The Scottish Parliament Building sits at the foot of the Royal Mile, where a brewery stood until the 1990s. Opened in 2004 after years of controversy over its costs and timescales, it was designed by Catalan architect Enric Miralles, who died before he saw it completed. His concept was deliberately anti-monumental: bundles of leaves and sticks rather than columns and grandeur, the land and its geology speaking through the walls.

Look closely, and you'll find it everywhere. The fencing patterns echo Scottish landscapes; the window bays outside MSPs' offices resemble upturned boats; the nature of the crags above seems to rush down into the building itself. Miralles drew on Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Gaudí and the rolling topography of Scotland to create something that divided opinion but has never been called forgettable.

VoiceMap's self-guided audio tours trace Miralles' design philosophy through the building's details, connecting its unconventional forms to the broader story of Scottish identity, devolution and what it means to build a parliament for a nation finding its political voice after 300 years of union.