Coalition Formed to Save Modernist Landmark From Ruin

Coalition formed to save Modernist landmark from ruin

Leading Scottish heritage and design organisations have joined forces in a bid to restore one of Scotland’s most significant modernist buildings

Bernat Klein Studio: Bid to save one of Scotland’s most important 20th century buildings - Scottish Field

Designed in 1972 by renowned modernist architect Peter Womersley, the Bernat Klein Studio is one of Scotland’s most important twentieth-century buildings. The late modernist studio in the Scottish Borders was built for Serbian textile designer Bernat Klein, whose home High Sutherland was within walking distance of the building. Klein fabrics were used by many world… The post Bernat Klein Studio: Bid to save one of Scotland’s most important 20th …

Heritage groups unite to save a Modernist Borders icon from ruin : July 2025 : News : Architecture in profile the building environment in Scotland - Urban Realm

A group of heritage bodies and architects have come together in a last ditch bid to save Peter Womersley's Bernat Klein Studio near Selkirk from falling further into ruin. The crumbling Modernist landmark has been at risk after a burst water pipe scuppered plans to convert it into apartments and is now listed for auction, with a guide price of £18,000. This potential opening has...

Coalition makes rescue bid for ‘severely dilapidated’ Peter Womersley gem

The Architects’ Journal Coalition makes rescue bid for ‘severely dilapidated’ Peter Womersley gem Leading Scottish heritage and design bodies have joined forces in a rescue bid for Peter Womersley’s rundown 1972 Bernat Klein Studio, which comes up for auction this monthThe post Coalition makes rescue bid for ‘severely dilapidated’ Peter Womersley gem appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite