Sunday Herald

A leading architecture magazine is to dedicate a special issue to a derelict 1960s seminary, considered one of Scotland's most important modern buildings, in a bid to force a decision on the ruin's future. More than 20 years after St Peter's seminary closed its doors, architecture journal Prospect is devoting its March issue to the campaign to save the ruin, which last year topped a poll of Scotland's best modern buildings. The seminary, designed by Glasgow firm Gillespie, Kidd and Coia in 1961, closed in the 1980s as the number of priests in training dropped, and has since fallen into serious disrepair. Vandals have caused extensive damage and covered the concrete structure in graffiti, while ceilings and roofs have collapsed, leaving the building open to the elements. The seminary, in Cardross, near Helensburgh, is owned by the Archdiocese of Glasgow, which is also responsible for the upkeep of the A-listed building.