Edward Hollis explores the ways in which buildings and interiors shape our lives and memories. His work delves into the hidden narratives residing within our physical environments, examining how these spaces influence our emotions and recollections. Through compelling prose, Hollis invites readers to reconsider their relationship with the places they inhabit. His insights offer a deeper understanding of the profound significance of home and interiority.
Exploring the concept of interior spaces, this book delves into the significance of built structures, from simple shelters to intricately designed homes. It emphasizes how our environments shape our experiences, as we often find ourselves reflecting on our own interiors. The narrative encourages readers to visualize and appreciate the diverse forms and functions of the spaces we inhabit daily.
Riddle's Court is a unique survival: an A-listed 16th-century courtyard house set behind the Royal Mile close to Edinburgh Castle. Over the centuries it has been a merchant's house, aristocratic apartments, overcrowded tenements, a mechanics' subscription library, a university hall of residence, emergency post-war housing, a community learning centre and an Edinburgh Festival Fringe venue.The property contains significant architectural features, including a rare late 16th-century painted beam ceiling, an early 17th-century plaster ceiling and a late 19th-century ceiling by T.K. Bonnar. This is the story of the long and varied life of this remarkable building, right up to its recent magnificent restoration as the Patrick Geddes Centre for Learning and Conservation.
A brilliant, ambitious follow-up to The Secret Lives of Buildings, in which Hollis turns his focus from the great architectural constructions of the past and present to the now-vanished chambers they once contained
Takes us from the colossal achievements of antiquity to their ersatz rebuilding in Las Vegas, telling stories about buildings and the ways they change.