News & Events - Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland

The AHSS Forth & Borders Cases Panel, meeting in the McWilliam Room (former Feast Room) of the Glasite Meeting House.

Forth & Borders group: Cases panel Secretary & Convenor wanted

Cases Panel Secretary & Convener wanted Are you thinking about a future role in the heritage sector? Looking for a learning and training opportunity?

Tensions in visual organ design in the 19th-century UK

22 January 2026, 7.30pm | Explore 19th-century UK organ design with Chris Bragg of Sowne of Organe.

Rescuing Buildings at Risk in Northern Ireland with Karen Latimer

9 February 2026, 6.30pm | Karen Latimer OBE is a trustee of Hearth, the largest and most experienced building preservation trust in Northern Ireland.

The Ironwork of James Sellars, Architect

19 February 2026, 7.30pm | Gordon R Urquhart, historian and author, examines the ironwork designs of Victorian architect James Sellars.

Architecture and Urbanism in late Georgian Edinburgh - John Lowrey

9 March 2026, 6.30pm | John Lowrey is a senior lecturer in architectural history at Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA), part of...

Heritage with Purpose: Adaptive Reuse and Community-Centred Design

19 March 2026, 7.30pm | Join Sarah Jane Storrie, as she shares insights gained from over twenty years of experience in the adaptive reuse of...

Extending the National Gallery of Scotland with Dominic Echlin & Thomas Hamilton

13 April 2026, 6.30pm | Architect Thomas Hamilton and engineer Dominic Echlin discuss building challenges behind the new Scottish Galleries at the National Gallery.

If a landscape ‘speaks’, can we hear it?

A member responds to Professor Aonghus Mackechnie's thought-provoking lecture to the AHSS Forth and Borders Group and Scotland’s Garden and Landscape Heritage.

'Greek' Thomson and the Watson Street Warehouses

20 November 2025, 7.30pm | Dominic d'Angelo looks at the Watson Street warehouses designed by 'Greek Thomson for Gavin & William Millar.

'If a landscape ‘speaks’, can we hear it?' with Aonghus Mackechnie

10 November 2025, 6.30pm | Professor Aonghus MacKechnie will take us on a tour of Scotland, geographically, over time, and across political and cultural movements.

69th AGM (Edinburgh, Inverleith)

Saturday 8th November 11am - Join us in Edinburgh for our 69th AGM and a tour of St Colm’s, the former United Free Church Training...

Glasgow 850

23 October 2025, 7.30pm | Join Niall Murphy for a captivating lecture on Glasgow’s 850-year journey through politics, culture, and heritage.