Dreweatts will sell the contents of Cairness House in Buchan, Aberdeenshire in an auction next month. One of the most historically important houses in the region and more specifically, the history of Neoclassicism in Scotland. The house was designed and constructed between 1791 and 1797, by esteemed Scottish architect James Playfair (1755-1794), who was championed
The French architect duo, winners of the 2023 Soane medal, whose work has ranged from straw huts to social housing, talk about the freedom of working with what’s already there – and how to step back from perfection