The aim of the project is to explore diverse design approaches in the creation of dwellings at the beginning of the 21st century. The project focus is a group of significant independent architects all based in Scotland who combine architectural practice with research-informed teaching at the Mackintosh School of Architecture at The Glasgow School of Art. The project aims to draw out ideas and preoccupations which inform their designs and design methodologies in creating individual and multiple occupancy dwellings. The project aims at setting out the nature of ‘dwelling’ from the perspective of the Mackintosh School of Architecture. It will identify trends and different themes in the work whilst also exploring shared values and approaches implicitly asking the question, “What identifies an MSA-inspired dwelling?”.