Scotland's Architecture Bookshop offering wide range of contracts, books and gifts. Part of The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. bookshop.rias.org.uk uk.bookshop.org/shop/RIASBookshop eventbrite.co.uk/cc/bookshoplates-1351289https://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3mhipuwuk6k2zThis is coming up the week after next! Although a note that Rosalie will now be talking to PPRIAS Chris Stewart from Collective rather than Alistair [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhipuwuk6k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3mftxzq6mac2pWe’re excited to welcome Rosalie Menon and Alistair Leith. Come along on Thursday 2nd April at 6:30pm to hear and see them talk about Glasgow From Above - their new book showing Glasgow’s architecture and history from a new angle. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshoplates-glasgow-from-above-tickets-1982428191085?aff=odcleoeventsincollection27 Feb 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftxzq6mac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3meyacagia22oOur Book of the Week is ‘The Senses in Interior Design’ edited by John Potvin, Marie-Ève Marchand and Benoit Beaulieu from @manchesterup.bsky.social These stimulating essays explore how interior design has been shaped by sensory experiences through the ages. Available online and in-store.16 Feb 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyacagia22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3mem23h5sas27Here’s a wee glimpse at what’s been hitting the bookshop shelves recently11 Feb 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mem23h5sas27https://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3me6zrffohc2jThis is coming up next week! Should be a great event with Bruce Peters and Drew Plunkett talking with Pamela Flanagan from @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social all about their new book on British Interior Design in the past century #interiordesign #interiordesignscotland #booklaunch #edinburgh [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3me6zrffohc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3mdiijqcdas2tPrint copies of RIAS Review #63 now available in the shop Books reviewed in this issue: ‘Albert Kahn Inc.: Architecture, Labor and Industry, 1905-1961’ ‘Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation’ ‘Making Space: Interior Design by Women’ All available in-store and online28 Jan 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdiijqcdas2thttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3mdd6all4e22fOur Book of the Week is ‘Architecture and Artifice’ by Christine Casey from @yalebooks.bsky.social The book uses archival material and insights from architectural conservation to consider the materials and craftsmanship that shaped 18th-century architecture in Britain & Ireland.26 Jan 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdd6all4e22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3md3i7vusc22rWe love getting parcels from @themodernist.bsky.social This week's included a lovely pile of 'Modernist Churches of Scotland' and Commonplace - a new photo zine produced in collaboration with Uhm! Publishing Issue One: Brighton and Issue Two: Blackpool Fronts are now in stock23 Jan 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3i7vusc22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3mckeulni5k2vWe’re delighted to be welcoming Bruce Peter, Professor of Design History at Glasgow School of Art to kick off our BookshopLATES event series for 2026. Join us on Thu 12th Feb to hear to hear from Bruce about his recent book ‘British Interior Design since 1925’ Tickets available via Eventbrite16 Jan 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckeulni5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3mcacxjjnbs2sAs we head into January we’re taking a look at our best selling titles from 2025 Books linked to our BookshopLATES events have a strong showing again - watch this space for news on our first events of 2026 later this week12 Jan 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcacxjjnbs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3m7prbo57vc2mThe RIAS Bookshop will be closed Friday 12th December. We’ll be back open Monday morning11 Dec 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7prbo57vc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3m6wr3po54k23Introducing our 2025 Arch-vent Calendar featuring some of the excellent books published this year. First up is Post-War Homes by Dominic Bradbury from RIBA Publishing. Featuring 30 illustrated case studies of 1950s and 60s housing, including standalone homes and mid & high-rise projects.01 Dec 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wr3po54k23https://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3m6eq2e22qs2yOur Book of the Week is ‘The Modern British City 1945-2000’ published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social Exploring post-war transformations in British cities, this book reveals how architectural, political and social shifts combined to shape our modern urban landscapes24 Nov 2025 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6eq2e22qs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3m5t5nljkjk2nFinally the quintessential book on Scottish Brutalism has arrived! Our Book of the Week is Brutal Scotland by Simon Phipps (@new-brutalism.bsky.social) Lavishly illustrated in monochrome, it reveals the stark beauty of these monumental buildings. Copies available in store and online.17 Nov 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5t5nljkjk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3m5bn5syr622eOur Book of the Week, ‘Making Space’ by Jane Hall from @phaidonpress.bsky.social is a global survey of the most creative women practicing interior design in the 20th and 21st centuries. Copies are available in store, online and at our pop-up shop @edinburghcollegeofart.bsky.social on Thu 13/Fri 1410 Nov 2025 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bn5syr622ehttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3m4zwogrop224Just arrived in the shop: New Utopia - Cumbernauld The new zine in the Concrete Aesthetic series from Uhm Publishing landed this week along with more copies of their other Scottish titles07 Nov 2025 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4zwogrop224https://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3m4skdd2jgk2rWe’re been looking forward to this one since it was announced by @themodernist.bsky.social ‘Modernist Scotland’ by Bruce Peter is our Book of the Week. Copies available in store and online at bookshop.rias.org.uk04 Nov 2025 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4skdd2jgk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3m4dnszk4e22zThis week's book is 'Embodied Carbon for Sustainable Building Conservation' edited by Oriel Prizeman for @routledgebooks.bsky.social Featuring multi-disciplinary perspectives on treating embodied carbon in the conservation of historic environments, it provides the latest research and guidance.29 Oct 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dnszk4e22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3m3p24sqiyk22Our Book of the Week is ‘Transform’ from Monacelli Press Featuring 12 projects from TenBerke studios which combine the best of old and new to create visibly repurposed places remade for and by the people who use them bookshop.rias.org.uk/products/transform21 Oct 2025 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3p24sqiyk22https://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3m3ct3gtytk2wJoin us on the 5th November to celebrate RIBA’s new title New Scottish Houses with author and architecture journalist Isabelle Priest. Tickets on our Eventbrite16 Oct 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ct3gtytk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3m2qzpon3lc2tThis week’s featured title is ‘Sustainable and Regenerative Materials for Architecture’ A handbook of low- and no-carbon materials focusing on sustainable materials,their sourcing, technical properties and the processes required for their use in architecture. Copies available in store & online09 Oct 2025 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2qzpon3lc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3lydcoplkvc2tOur Book of the Week is Cliff Hague and Richard Rodger's 'Campaigning for Edinburgh' from Birlinn Books. Celebrating their 150th anniversary, this fascinating history of @thecockburn.bsky.social documents their tireless work preserving Edinburgh’s unique built environment for future generations.08 Sep 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydcoplkvc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3ly3s2cmabc2aNext Thursday (11th September), we mark 150 years of the Cockburn Association with the authors of their recent book ‘Campaigning for Edinburgh’. Join us at the RIAS Bookshop. Doors open at 6pm for a 6:30pm start. Tickets available: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshoplates-campaigning-for-edinburgh-tickets-1478029448869?aff=oddtdtcreator05 Sep 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3s2cmabc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3lxtxxla5ns2zOur Book of the Week is an overview from architectural practice fardaa of their project to adapt a ruined byre into the dining space for restaurant Croft 3 on Mull. Copies available in store and online at bookshop.rias.org.uk02 Sep 2025 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxtxxla5ns2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3lx7thbovns2hOur Book of the Week is an exploration of Scotland’s lighthouses from the earliest beacons to the automation of modern times, featuring photos and drawings from the Historic Environment Scotland archive.25 Aug 2025 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx7thbovns2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3lwoabrb6ic2dWe looking to escape the crowds with this week’s book pick, ‘Bothy: In Search of Simple Shelter’ by Kat Hill from @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social Copies available in store or online at bookshop.rias.org.uk18 Aug 2025 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwoabrb6ic2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3lvqjlxamr222Our Book of the Week is ‘100 Sustainable Scottish Buildings’ published by SEDA. A showcase of diverse building projects from across Scotland, all of which adopted a sustainable approach to design Copies are available in store or via bookshop.rias.org.uk/products/100-sustainable-scottish-buildings06 Aug 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqjlxamr222https://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3lukcwyjr622cOur Book of the Week is Isabelle Priest’s ‘New Scottish Homes’ from RIBA. A sumptuous celebration of the cutting edge of contemporary Scottish residential architecture.22 Jul 2025 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3lukcwyjr622chttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3ltejnijri22pOur Book of the Week is ‘1960s University Buildings’ by John Barr. John will be joining us on Thu for our next BookshopLATE to discuss how universities became the home of cutting edge architecture in the sixties www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshoplates-1960s-university-buildings-tickets-139436601929907 Jul 2025 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltejnijri22phttps://bsky.app/profile/riasbookshop.bsky.social/post/3lsviwhyl5c2qOur Book of the Week is Roger Emmerson’s ‘Scotland in 100 Buildings’ from @luathpress.bsky.social A perfectly pocket-sized guide to Scotland’s architectural heritage from prehistory to the modern day.01 Jul 2025 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:ojea3qvptw67gmou2f27qsep/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsviwhyl5c2q