A Bestiary of Buildings: Scotland's Cinema and their Architects - From Egypt to Spain, via Govan Presented by Gordon Barr and Gary Painter
Featuring Scottish architects who went on to build or influence cinemas across the UK and beyond. From James McKissack to William R Glen, Albert V Gardner to Thomas Lamb, McNair & Elder to B Marcus Priteca: this talk told some of the stories of the role of Scotland’s specialist cinema architects both at home and abroad and how they turned Glasgow from second City of the Empire into the Empire’s premier Cinema City. After which the audience enjoyed the usual Open Chat session.