The inside architecture of the Scottish Parliament building

I'm in no way an expert in architecture but I really enjoyed the diversity of designs inside and outside the Scottish Parliament building. Everything was designed with some kind of meaning underneath it and I like that. The fact that it's not just concrete and wood slapped together in some random shape but in some meaningful way makes it worthy of praise I think.

This skylight for instance is one of a series lighting the main foyer area at the foot of the stairs leading to the debating chamber. They were designed specifically to look like the hull of ships as a reminder of the years of history of ship building (I think) that are part of the greater history of Scotland.

+Bodhipaksa this is what I meant earlier.

The inside architecture of the Scottish Parliament building

I’m in no way an expert in architecture but I really enjoyed the diversity of designs inside and outside the Scottish Parliament building. Everything was designed with some kind of meaning underneath it and I like that. The fact that it’s not just concrete and wood slapped together in some random shape but in some meaningful way makes it worthy of praise I think.

This skylight for

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