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In the post-war period Scotland continued to produce important architects, including [[James Stirling (architect)|James Stirling]] (1926–92), who, with James Gowan (1923-) designed the Flats at Ham Common, London (1955–58), considered a landmark in the development of modernist, [[brutalist]] residential planning, a style which would have a profound impact in Scotland.<ref>H. F. Mallgrave, ''Modern Architectural Theory: A Historical Survey, 1673–1968'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005), ISBN 0-521-79306-8, p. 353.</ref> Their later work, almost all of it outside of Scotland, would be highly influential on an international scale.<ref>G. H. Baker, ''The Architecture of James Stirling and His Partners James Gowan and Michael Wilford: A Study of Architectural Creativity in the Twentieth Century'' (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2011), ISBN 1-4094-0926-0.</ref>
The main thrust of post-war planning would be one of clearance and rebuilding, beginning in [[Paisley]], where from 1955 the populations of districts were decanted, the buildings demolished and rebuilding began, resulting, in the first district, George Street/ Canal Street, in low flats in render{{clarify|Not a well-known term. I was going to link to "[[Cement render", but I know a lot of council houses are more stucco than the examples seen there, so I decided to let you handle this.|date=July 2013}}render]] and reused rubble around landscaped courtyards, with a 15-storey tower at one end.<ref name=GlendinningMacInnes&MacKechniep450&452>M. Glendinning, R. MacInnes and A. MacKechnie, ''A History of Scottish Architecture: from the Renaissance to the Present Day'' (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2002), ISBN 978-0-7486-0849-2, pp. 450 and 451.</ref> As the post-war desire for urban regeneration gained momentum it would focus on the [[tower block]], championed in Glasgow by [[David Gibson (UK politician)|David Gibson]], convener of the city housing committee. Projects like the brutalist [[Red Road (flats)|Red Road Flats]] originally offered hope of a new beginning and an escape from the overcrowded nineteenth-century tenements of the city, but lacked a sufficient infrastructure and soon deteriorated. They also made extensive use of [[asbestos]] as a fire retardant, leading to long term health problems for builders and residents.<ref>R. Johnston and A. Mcivor, ''Lethal Work: A History of the Asbestos Tragedy in Scotland'' (East Linton, Tuckwell Press, 2000), pp. 103–4.</ref> [[Robert Matthew]] (1906–75) and [[Basil Spence]] (1907–76) were responsible for redeveloping the [[Gorbals]] in Glasgow, for demolitions at the University of Edinburgh and the stark rebuilding typified by the David Hume Tower (1960–63).<ref name=Gardiner2005p173/> The new confidence of this period can also be seen in infrastructure projects, of which the [[Forth Road Bridge]] (opened 1962) was a key example.<ref name=GlendinningMacInnes&MacKechniep450>M. Glendinning, R. MacInnes and A. MacKechnie, ''A History of Scottish Architecture: from the Renaissance to the Present Day'' (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2002), ISBN 978-0-7486-0849-2, p. 450.</ref>
[[File:St Pauls RC Church Glenrothes.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Modernist Church coated with white render with large modern stained glass window and a wooden cross protruding from the roof of the two storey tower element of the building |St. Paul's R.C. Church, Glenrothes, one of the first modernist churches produced by [[Gillespie, Kidd & Coia]]]]
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