Graham Cooper

Anns an Ogmhios 1745, tha muinntir gleann sitheil Thulach Neasail, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain, a’ cluinntinn na naidheachd gu bheil am Prionnsa Tearlach Eideard Stiubhart air tighinn gu tir an Eirisgeigh. Feumaidh an t-uachdaran Tearlach Gordanach agus am ministear Ualtar Syme, banntrach le triuir nighean, roghainn a dheanamh. An toir iad an taic do na Seumasaich ann a bhith a’ glacadh Crun Bhreatainn? Aig an aon am air tir-mor na Roinn Eorpa, tha Uilleam Augustus, Diuc Chumberland, a’ cumail suil gheur air an ar-a-mach Sheumasach, mi-fhoighidneach gus am faigh e an sas anns a’ chomhraig. Chan fhada gus am bi saoghal nan Gordanach agus nan Symes air a thilgeadh bun os cionn. In June 1745, the people of peaceful Tullynessle Glen, Aberdeenshire, hear the news that Prince Charles Edward Stuart has landed on Eriskay. The laird Charles Gordon and the minister Walter Syme, a widower with three daughters, must make a decision. Will they give their support to the Jacobites in seizing the British Crow? t the same time on the European mainland, William Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland, is keeping a close eye on the Jacobite rising, impatient until he can be involved in the conflict. It won’t be long until the world of the Gordons and the Symes is thrown upside down.

"Project Japan" is the product of a long journey by author Graham Cooper. A sustained rolling program relating to contemporary art and architecture in Japan, this project involved over a decade of commitment, more than a dozen research and documentation visits to Japan and the help of an influential network of participants. A full-color introduction to art in the context of architecture; the book includes buildings by such renowned contemporary architects as Toyo Ito, Shigeru Ban, Kazuyo Sejima and Yoshio Taniguchi as well as schemes by other leading or emerging architects and artists. "Project Japan" celebrates a special time when artists in Japan regained their self-belief, rediscovering confidence in their own distinctive cultural identity. It also recognizes that traditional buildings, classical gardens and the historic town scape are keys to understanding the current scene.