'the value of all things lies in their purpose
in the germinating seed
the fundamental principle is
from the inside out
everything in life is in essence biological
the biology of the plan or section
its as necessary or as obvious as that
of a creature of nature.
the introduction of the word biology
illuminates all researches in the
field of building.
living, working,
cultivating body and mind,
moving from place to place, are
parallel processes to those of the blood,
nervous and respiratory systems.'
corbusier 1960
saint peter's seminary cardross, 2011
now derelict, saint peter's seminary has become an icon of scottish architecture. the building was completed in 1966 by architects gillespie, kidd and coia. the building served as a seminary for twenty years and then a drug rehabilitation unit after that.
