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Bewitched by the ghosts of his past, Peter Angus Gillies embarks on a journey from his mundane job in Canada to the West Cost of Scotland, where he is embroiled in a hunt for lost Jacobite gold - a thrilling story of adventure, mystery and romance.

Steel Architecture offers a re-interpretation of Modernist design through an examination of the history of metal-framed buildings, from the mills, warehouses and spectacular glasshouses of the nineteenth century to the multi-form, tall towers which currently characterize the skylines of the world's major cities. Based on extensive research, this insightful book reassesses the development of a signature landscape of Modernism through the lens of contemporary issues, and critically appraises some of the most prominent works of architecture of the Modern age, including Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion, Richard Neutra's Lovell Health House, and Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Topics covered include: Early commercial steel buildings Steel and mid twentieth-century consumerism The Chicago skyscrapers of the 1970s High Tech architecture The 'formalist' architecture of the late-Modern period Extensively illustrated and accessibly written, Steel Architecture discusses the meanings behind the visual vocabulary of Modern steel architecture, and places the style in the broad context of the social, political and economic preoccupations of its age.

A thrilling, yet poignant and moving story of love and war.

A moving love story and engaging account of early twentieth-century Highland life.