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ear organic shapes, as seen in the leaf inspired roof lights in the garden lobby and the ‘upturned boat’ shaped plan of the towers, the building connects with the land. It also does this by using Scottish stone in its Canongate wall [62] and in the way its landscaped ‘fingers’ ‘reach out’ into the landscape as well as the framing of the landscape through the many windows [63] . It ‘grows out of the site’.

 

The Scottish parliament building goes against the reduction of modernism and embraces a highly ornamental style [64] , the reverse of modernist ‘less is more’ Miralles agrees with the post modern riposte ‘more is different’ [65] which helps to create a romantic vision of the Scottish nationhood. It is seen in the following decorative suggestions, as well as the exceptional workmanship [66] put into them;

 

There is a Saltire cross, although slightly tilted, imprinted in the concrete vaulted ceiling of the lobby just past the public entrance. [67]

 

The ‘Hairdryer/trigger/tilted body’ black granite on the facade of the MSPs offices reminds some people of the popular Scottish ‘The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch’ believing that the leaning skating Reverend was stylised into this geometrical form. Some say it represents ‘a statesman skating over thin ice’ or a well balanced movement- a perfect metaphor for democratic debate. [68]

 

There is a cut out shape on the Debating chamber window screens representing a bottle or a human silhouette this has been said to humanise the scale of the chamber and remind those inside of the people they serve, although it has also been linked to the Scottish love of Whisky. [69]

 

The Hammer beam structure in the ceiling of both the Garden lobby and the debating chamber reflects the beam structure in the 1639 Scottish parliament [70] .

 

MSP’s pass under a stone lintel- the Arniston stone- when going into the debating chamber; this was originally part of the pre-1707 parliament house. It symbolises a connection between the past and present parliament. [71]

 

The Canongate wall is imbedded with rocks from around Scotland and quotes from famous Scots [72] .

 

The roof lights in the garden lobby are likened to Scottish leaves, upturned boats and shoal fish celebrating the processional route [73] .

 

Arranged in a shallow horseshoe seating plan the 131 MSP desks of the debating chamber each with a leaf and twig styled laminated finish echo Mackintosh and Gaudi [74] . The governing party sit in the middle and the opposition sit on either side, all with seats on the front row [75] , to encourage exchange rather that oppos本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。