British Imperialism, National Identity, and Scotland’s Built Environment

Over the last decade, analyses of Scotland’s historic global diasporas have incorporated more pronounced conversations on how current political, social, and economic contexts are rooted in legacies British Empire. While this has produced narratives highlighting key role imperial expansion, resonance establishing perpetuating systems white oppression less widely addressed consciousness its own identity. Through consideration architecture’s cultural analogies reflect represent Imperial ideologies, paper will explore architectural urban discourse funded by outputs It discuss an architecturally focused reading our built environment can clearly recognise systemic colonialism imperialism within realm, further enhance inclusive heritage. This highlight a nuanced approach to is necessary challenge established authorised heritage male histories. demonstrate function telling stories prominent Empire supports human-rights based analysis.