Robert's Edinburgh
Old and new side-by-side

The University and the City of Edinburgh went through major phases of modernisation while Robert was a student. The University’s plan for a new ‘Arts Faculty’ centred on George Square, with the new University Library as its centrepiece, was put into action in the early 1960s.

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A modernising city
Architecture and engineering fascinated Robert, and the juxtaposition of the old and new across the town, from the bridges to the high-rises, was a constant focus of his lens.
Click the arrows to see examples of what he captured.
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