Docomomo Scotland
Campaigning for the conservation of Scotland’s 20th-century built heritage
Upcoming Events
Peter Womersley’s Buildings in Scotland
A talk by Rebecca Wober
Thursday, 11th June, 7pm
in Edinburgh and online
Peter Womersley (1923–1993) was one of the most significant, yet often overlooked, modernist architects of post-war Britain.
The architect and educator Rebecca Wober will present Womersley’s buildings in Scotland in a talk shaped by her personal research interests. She has been investigating the architect’s oeuvre for years, academically and architecturally.
20th-century stroll through
Edinburgh’s Morningside
Saturday, 25th July, 12:30pm
in Edinburgh
Guided walk through the Morningside neighbourhood to take a look at various significant 20th-century buildings, ranging from private houses to commercial, educational and healthcare facilities.
The walk will be guided by the architectural historian Dr. Clive B. Fenton and the conservation architect Carsten Hermann, both committee members of Docomomo Scotland.
We’re a national chapter of Docomomo International
An international non-profit organisation, Docomomo International is dedicated to the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement.
Initiated in 1988, it is currently headquartered in the Netherlands, supported by select international specialist committees and by national chapters from around the world.
Current campaigns
Charles Anderson mural removed from
Scottish Law Commission building
The 1960s concrete mural, designed by the Scottish sculptor Charles Anderson, above the entrance to the former Scottish Law Commission building, on Edinburgh’s Causewayside, has been removed on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. Created for the original building owner, the Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board (SCEEB), the artwork is to be removed prior to the the demolition of the building.
It remains currently unclear if the removal was undertaken, as planned, to transfer the five-piece sculpture to the SCEEB successor organisation Qualifications Scotland.
Demolition of street-facing parts of
Charing Cross Complex almost completion
Most of the Charing Cross Complex in Glasgow, also known as Elmbank Gardens Complex, along the M8 motorway opposite the Mitchell Library, has now been demolished, except for the complex’s 14-storey tower block with its Charing Cross subway station. The demolition includes parts of a 20th-century outdoor artwork by the Scottish sculptor Charles Anderson.
The building complex was designed by the renowned architectural firm Richard Seifert Co-Partnership and constructed between 1971 and 1975.
Listing requested for Argyle House
in Edinburgh, now at risk
“Experts have applied to have the building which features in the Netflix Dept Q series granted listed status, and this is now under consideration.
“It comes as Argyle House in Edinburgh has been the subject of a planning application for demolition. The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland …, Docomomo Scotland … and the Twentieth Century Society have raised the bid.”
Edinburgh’s Wesfield Court
proposed for listing
We’ve asked Historic Environment Scotland to assess the listing of Westfield Court, in Edinburgh’s Gorgie area. The building, designed by Williamson and Hubbard of Kirkcaldy betwee 1946 and 1948, was built from 1949 till 1952.
We consider the multistorey building an innovative and substantially intact survivor of the pioneering phase of Scottish Modernist mass housing.
60 Key Scottish Monuments
Compiled in 1993, the list of key Scottish monuments tables list of sixty notable post-war buildings in Scotland.
The buildings date from the period 1945–1970 and were selected by a panel as being significant examples of architectural style, building materials and location. The purpose was in part to raise the profile of post-war architecture and to “demonstrate that architecture, as an art, flourished during those years”.
About us
Membership
We’re a membership organisation, run by volunteers. To remain independent and unbiased, we do not receive any public funding.
You can support us by becoming a member of Docomomo Scotland and Docomomo International. Annual membership starts at £10.
Keep up to date
We campaign, organise lectures and tours, comments on development proposals and propose heritage listings and recordings.
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Volunteering
As per our Constitution, we’re run by a Committee elected by our membership. We depend on our members, especially those voluntering for us.
If you would like to get involved to help us in any way, e.g. by helping with our campaigning, casework, events, publicity, research, please get in touch with us. We love to hear from you!
We’re a charity
We’re a not-for-profit charitable organisation. We advance the education of the public and stimulate interest in buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement in Scotland by encouraging research, documentation and conservation.
Docomomo Scotland is registered at the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator with the number SC032552.