ABSTRACT
A key aspect of this research has been to go beyond academic boundaries and
seek inputs concerning the study and its implications from architectural prac-
tices, professional and policy organisations, as well as the interested wider
public.1 The main issues discussed in these events were: identification of any
further contributions to the project findings; discussion on the current relevance
of these findings; and comments on possible future follow-up activities. As
such it was hoped that the study would generate some discussion and possible
action in these organisations which would take forward findings and recom-
mendations. This chapter reports on the results of the participatory workshops/
dissemination events which discussed and prioritised these, and sets out a
succinct set of recommendations and areas for further research, which is part
of its remit as a scoping study. It then concludes by reasserting the relation-
ships between architecture and society, and the role of participation in this, as
a key part of the architect’s normal activity. This needs to be interpreted in dif-
ferent ways within different political, economic, social and cultural contexts,
and the study includes an Appendix with initial thoughts on the relevance of
this for contemporary policy and practice in the Scottish context, which
emerged in discussions with policy-makers, profession/practices and academ-
ics in the process of research.
