While most architecture books focus on the final product, this work delves into how architectural outcomes are achieved. It examines how architects, drawing from their ideas and experiences as inhabitants, design the spaces we live in and how these spaces influence our lives beyond mere lifestyle choices. Contributions from Scotland-based practitioners and educators at The Glasgow School of Art, including Stephen Hoey, Henry McKeown, Ian Alexander, and others, reveal the unique values shaping their design processes. Each essay centers on a specific building, detailing the architects' design philosophies and motivations. Distinguished experts like Dick van Gameren, Simon Henley, and Graeme Hutton contextualize these approaches within a broader international framework, offering insights into contemporary design in Scotland. Accompanied by a diverse array of images, the essays celebrate both the architects' inspirations and their notable works. Collectively, this exploration highlights the significant impact of our living environments on well-being and underscores the social responsibility architects bear in shaping the built environment, particularly in creating dwellings.
