Perthshire architect to help shape workplaces of the future
AN award-winning Scottish architect has launched his own practice with visions of helping to shape the workplaces of the future.
Ross Ellis Stewart will run...
New lease of life for historic auditorium
Austin-Smith:Lord’s conservation team and interior designer Julia Grant are to rejuvenate the auditorium at one of Scotland's oldest theatres.
The project is part of a £2.4 million renovation...
Consultancy appoints technical director of architecture for Scotland
THE Rocket Group has announced the appointment of Sam Hinchliffe, ARB RIAS, as technical director of architecture for Scotland.
Sam joins the multi-disciplinary consultancy's Dundee-based...
Holmes Miller to take lead architect role for new Dundee FC stadium
HOLMES Miller Architects has been appointed by Dundee Football Club to begin work on designing a new 12,500-capacity stadium for the club.
The project will...
RIAS names shortlist for Camphill works
RIAS has announced a six-strong shortlist in a competition to select an architect and design team to deliver a £10 million project at Camphill...
Double award joy for architecture and planning practice
HALLIDAY Fraser Munro is celebrating after a double triumph at the Scottish Property Awards.
The firm was awarded the Business Resilience Award for its response...
New images help bring Innovation Hub at MSIP in Dundee to life
NEW photos have been released of the Innovation Hub at the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP), which opened last month.
MSIP is a joint venture...
Glasgow architecture studio funds educational courses for homelessness charity
GLASGOW-based architecture studio HAUS Collective is funding educational courses for homelessness charity The Marie Trust after raising £15,000 on a charity bike ride.
To mark...
Inverurie practices to combine following acquisition
ARCHITECTURAL practice and planning consultancy Lippe Architects + Planners has been bought by fellow Inverurie-based business RJM Architectural Design.
All staff will transfer to the...
Architecture firm extends paid maternity and adoption leave to tackle sector gender ‘disparity’
GLASGOW-based firm Threesixty Architecture has announced it has introduced six months full pay maternity and adoption leave, in a bid to tackle ‘systemic’ gender...
Two BDP projects nominated in national retrofit competition
TWO BDP-designed education projects - Ayr Grammar Campus and the University of Strathclyde Learning and Teaching Project - have been shortlisted in the annual...
Green light for £25m Glasgow Trongate mixed-use development
MOSAIC Architecture + Design has been granted planning permission for a £25 million mixed-use development in Glasgow's Trongate, which will include retail spaces, a...
GLM expands in the west with opening of new office and senior appointment
ARCHITECTURE and building surveying practice Gibbon Lawson McKee Limited (GLM) has announced its expansion into the west of Scotland and a focus on commercial...
Architects have ‘crucial’ role to play in volume housebuilding
AN architect for a major Scottish housebuilder has emphasised the “transformational” effect good design can have on large-scale housing developments.
Susan Wilson, architectural manager with...
Glasgow studio appoints new MD
GLASGOW-based ICA, a studio of 60 architects and interior designers, has announced the appointment of Susannah Macneill as managing director.
Susannah has been with the business...
RIAS welcomes interim guidance for site inspections
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s interim guidance for site inspections in the wake of the Cole...
St Andrews development wins top architecture award
West Burn Lane in St Andrews has been awarded the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2015.
The commercial residential development, by Edinburgh-based Sutherland...
GLM unveils new website as part of brand ‘evolution’
GLM, the architecture, building surveying, and project management firm, has announced the launch of its new website.
Part of its broader brand evolution, this new...
Architectural practice announces third UK hub
HOLMES Miller has established a new office in Leeds to support demand for public sector projects across England.
The office is the third UK hub...
Edinburgh practice honoured for sustainable development
EDINBURGH-based Kettle Collective is calling for architects to be at the forefront of tackling carbon reduction after winning a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development.
This...
