An interesting building on an interesting site. The views up the Raining’s Stairs are dramatic and inspiring. They make you want to explore.

The lightness and wonder as you enter the Sagradia Familia is a sensation that everyone will experience. It is unlike any other church. When you first approach the church, it looks like a chaotic mess, lots of idiosyncratic detail, piled one on top of the other. For years I considered this the work of a madman, but I have had to eat my hat. Guadi was a very clever man.

An illustrated talk by MAAC Studio Director, Calum Maclean, will reveal the hidden architecture of Inverness that reveals a remarkable untold story of its merchant princes and clan chiefs in the 1600's.

If you like radical, progressive ideas you have to love the renaissance. It is an important milestone, marking the emergence of reason and scientific enquiry. It would eclipse mysticism and superstition, leading to the industrial revolution, every technological advance that followed and our modern concept of human rights.

This is one of my favourite buildings around Inverness, it is a little community building in Farr. Designed and built 10 years ago by Neil Sutherland Architects it has matured in its woodland setting beautifully. If you are looking for a day out, this is delightful place to visit. 

Like great literature, within the traditions of classical architecture there was always room for drama, humour, mystery and intrigue. Take a look at some of these columns, from around the Highlands.