A new exhibition at V&A Dundee celebrates the work of the Scottish-Japanese architectural partnership Ushida Findlay, formed by Kathryn Findlay and Eisaku Ushida. The pair became known for a sensual, surreal style of building that fused Celtic and Japanese design traditions with an interest in nature, fractal geometry and chaos theory, producing striking works such as Tokyo's Soft and Hairy House and the sculptural Truss Wall House. The show matters as a tribute to Findlay, a pioneering figure who died of a brain tumour in 2014, aged 60.

Part of the Royal Scottish Academy's bicentenary programme, the exhibition presents a chronological archive of photographs, drawings, models and sketchbooks, including delicate pre-computer hand drawings and 35mm slides displayed on a lightbox. It traces Findlay's unconventional path from a sheep farm in rural Angus to studying architecture, working in Tokyo under Arata Isozaki and later teaching in Dundee. Findlay was the first female architect to become a Scottish academician, and she helped bring V&A Dundee into being by suggesting architect Kengo Kuma. The reviewer praises the show but feels it deserves a larger gallery.