# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 05 Nov, 2025 at 09:45 am – Wed, 05 Nov, 2025 at 03:50 pm
- **Event Description**: The conference will explore how photography has shaped and recorded the urban architectural heritage of Scotland.About this EventSHIFTING PERSPECTIVES is a conference organised by . It will explore how photography has shaped and recorded the urban architectural heritage of Scotland. By examining Scottish photography from the 1840s to the present day, architectural styles, photographic records, and the influence of new technologies, the conference will provide a comprehensive look at how cities and towns have been represented and perceived through the lens. Academics, students, architects, photographers, and cultural historians will gather to discuss how photography influences not only the perception of Scotland’s built environment but also the way our modern towns and cities are planned and designed.Studies in Photography is grateful for the support of Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and Scottish Council on Archives.If you would like to join the Scottish Society for the History of Photography, and receive two journals per year, as well as updates about exhibitions and future events, you can find out more information at Studies in Photography. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/b1e53600-9a2d-11f0-9676-41bc27d506f8-rimg-w1200-h316-dcffffff-gmir.jpg Agenda?: 09:45 AM - 10:15 AMREGISTRATION?: 10:15 AM - 10:20 AMWELCOME?: 10:20 AM - 10:40 AMHILL AND ADAMSON'S EDINBURGHHost: Louise Pearson?: 10:40 AM - 11:00 AMTHE PHOTOGRAPHY OF SCIPIO MACTAGGART (1812-1886)Host: Donald MacDougall?: 11:00 AM - 11:20 AMIMAGINED PROSPECTS: VIEWPOINTS, CITYSCAPES AND URBAN PHOTOGRAPHYHost: John Perivolaris and Ed Welch?: 11:20 AM - 11:40 AMBREAK?: 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM3D PERSPECTIVES: SCOTLAND’S URBAN ARCHITECTURE THROUGH THE STEREOSCOPEHost: Peter Blair?: 12:00 PM - 12:20 PMTHE NATIONAL COLLECTION OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY (NCAP)Host: Joshua Al-Najar?: 12:20 PM - 12:40 PMQ&A?: 12:40 PM - 02:00 PMLUNCH?: 02:00 PM - 02:20 PMEXPLORING TACTICS: CAPTURING HERITAGE USING UNCONVENTIONAL METHODSHost: Mark Chalmers?: 02:20 PM - 02:40 PMVANISHING SKYLINESHost: Chris Leslie?: 02:40 PM - 03:00 PMURSULA CLARK’S PHOTOGRAPHS FOR ‘ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND’ BY GEORGE HAYHost: Dr David Barber?: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PMRE-EVALUATING SCOTTISH NEW TOWN ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH PHOTO OBSERVATIONHost: Sylvia Grace Borda?: 03:30 PM - 03:45 PMQ&A?: 03:45 PM - 03:50 PMCLOSING REMARKS?: 03:50 PMEND
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/shifting-perspectives-scotlands-urban-architecture-through-the-lens/100001462901209899
- **Event Categories**: Exhibitions, Photography
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 25, max: 25, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Edinburgh
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: National Library of Scotland
- **lat**: 55.9477608
- **long**: -3.1916724
- **full address**: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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- **Alt text**: Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/58ee47b784dd2952ba2af35217358b689d1b6bea4d85e687d2337312d2918b9c-rimg-w1200-h688-dcf1f1f1-gmir.jpg?v=1758881921

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens being held?
  - **A:** Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens takes place on Wed, 05 Nov, 2025 at 09:45 am to Wed, 05 Nov, 2025 at 03:50 pm at National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens?
  - **A:** Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens is organized by Studies in Photography.

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