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booming. The Victorian merchants who made Glasgow flourish appreciated good design. From the 1890s, creations by local architects such as Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson and John Burnet, sprung up all around the city. The merchants liked to decorate their mansions with fine art so institutions such as The Royal Glasgow Institute for the Fine Arts and the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists were established, providing a focus for artists’ work to be seen and purchased. Glasgow Art Club, opened in 1867 and offered

If time travel was possible and one could somehow travel from Scotland nineteenth century to Scotland twentieth, a dramatic difference would be noticed. In those one hundred years much in Scotland transformed. This essay shall look at the changes that took place and how the growth of cities in Scotland influenced the development of social welfare. During the 1760s Scottish economy started undergoing some important transformations. There was a shift from agriculture to industry which did not happen

Re7nnie Mackintosh was born on June 7, 1868. He was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. Mackintosh was the son of a police superintendent. Charles was an architect, artist, and designer in Scotland. He designed in the post impressionist movement. Mackintosh was considered to be a huge influence on European architecture in his time. Charles was the fourth child out of eleven children. Later in his life, he went to The Glasgow School of Art and met Margaret MacDonald his future wife. Later they became

At the time, Glasgow was a bustling industrial center known for the production of railway engines, carriages, over half of the world’s sea-going ships, and textile manufacturing. Glasgow’s cultural scene was also flourishing due to the involvement of citizens of the

The discussions as stated in chapter three was structured in as follows: OBSERVABLE EFFECT OF REGENERATION PROCESS ON THE ECONOMY The Scottish Government has set up suitable programmes to create a sustainable environment through the Sustainable Glasgow initiative. This initiative is set up to deliver a project programme that the main plan is to develop the economy by making direct contact with the city, people and businesses to open up more investments and help tackle possible challenges. This development

Soccer Explains the World The Pornography of Sect.” One of the biggest rivals in European soccer history is the Glasgow Ranger versus Glasgow Celtics. For example when the Glasgow Rangers wear their orange jerseys which were showing the color of Protestantism walking into their stadium during game day, they sing vulgar and racist chants and getting into brawls outnumbering the Glasgow Celtic supports by 37, 000. A chant you might hear is “If you hate the f***in’ Fenians clap your hands” (Foer 35)

The main purpose of this essay is to provide a critical analysis of….Discussion will centre round the importance of utilising health promotion to reduce health inequalities. Health promotion is a process of empowerment which enables communities and individuals to strengthen control over the determinants of health in order to achieve their fullest potential. (WHO 2008) 1The rationale for health promotion derives from the opportunity to prevent ill health and reduce inequalities through the promotion

architecture. I will investigate his influences and how he affected architecture in Scotland over his lifetime. Born on 7th June 1868 in Glasgow, Mackintosh became interested in architecture as a profession from an early age, and, at the age of sixteen secured an apprenticeship with John Hutchison. In order to complete his apprenticeship, he enrolled in the Glasgow School of Art in 1884, where he met Margaret MacDonald, an artist and his future wife. Due to poor health, Mackintosh often spent weekends

1. Introduction This dissertation examines the persistence of ancient symbols from Neolithic and Pictish eras and the ways in which they reappear in Scottish art. The discussion takes the form of a hypothetical exhibition which brings together examples of art from many periods and in a variety of formats. Rugoff (2006, p.46) states ‘exhibitions need to ask interesting questions, even unanswerable questions, instead of handing us tidy answers’. By bringing together cultural artefacts and works

factors, which led to Glasgow’s importance. Firstly, there were many nearby coal and iron fields. These are the two essential ingredients required to produce steel, making Glasgow an ideal place for industry. On top of this, there is a very deep, large river (R. Clyde) running right into the heart of Glasgow and out the other side. This provoked heavy ship industry in the