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Montrose architectural practice transitions to Employee Ownership Trust model

MONTROSE-based Crawford Architecture has officially transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The move puts the firm’s future in the hands of its team, giving...
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Elaine C Smith supports ‘Architect in the Hoose’ 2014

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is launching Architect in the Hoose to help homeowners and raise money for the Architects Benevolent Society...

“Dynamic” £110m UWS campus opens to students

THE £110 million University of the West of Scotland (UWS) campus at Hamilton International Technology Park has opened its doors to students. Designed by Mosaic,...

Climate policy must roll forward, not backward

By Peter Exley, professor and dean, Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment, Robert Gordon University No moral case seems strong enough to compel...

Malcolm Fraser Architects closes down

Malcolm Fraser Architects has announced it ceased trading on August 21as a result of being unable to make the business profitable. The practice was established...

Calton Hill City Observatory design team ‘delighted’ by award shortlisting

EDINBURGH'S Calton Hill City Observatory has been shortlisted for an AJ Architecture Award. The design by HarrisonStevens has been nominated in the Landscape and Public...

A new name for architecture practice as business targets UK-wide expansion

AN Edinburgh-based employee-owned architecture practice is rebranding and targeting a period of growth as it eyes expansion throughout the UK. Founded in 1994, AMA Studio...
Nominations sought for next RIAS president

Nominations sought for next RIAS president

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has opened the call for nominations for its 2025 elections, which will result in a new...

Reiach and Hall to lead Fruitmarket Gallery redevelopment

REIACH and Hall Architects have been appointed to lead the refurbishment of The Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh. The project will involve redeveloping the existing gallery...
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RIAS calls for more post-construction checks to safeguard building energy performance

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects (RIAS) is calling on MSPs to press for more post-construction checks, in response to changes in building regulations being...

Threesixty to design Stromness campus

Threesixty Architecture will be responsible for the design of the redevelopment of the old Academy and former Primary School of Stromness. Highlands + Islands Enterprise and...

RICS Scotland Conference highlights the need for collaboration and innovation

LEADERS from across Scotland's built environment came together at the RICS Scotland Conference 2026. The conference highlighted that collaboration is key across the built environment...

There’s an architect loose aboot this hoose

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has launched its Architect in the Hoose scheme for its third year, to raise money for...

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...

Design plans submitted for Glasgow mental health facility

KEPPIE Design has announced a detailed design proposal has been submitted for Stobhill Mental Health Estate. Appointed by hub West Scotland to deliver the project...

Can we trust governments, and ourselves, to address industry’s climate concerns?

By Alasdair Rankin, managing director of Aitken Turnbull architects   As we hopefully begin to emerge from one devastating global crisis, we are able to see...

Evolution of ‘warrior ideology’ shown in Perth construction find

ARCHAEOLOGISTS from the University of Aberdeen have recreated images of a figure found on a Pictish stone discovered during the construction of the A9/A85...

7N Architects launches Employee Ownership Trust

EDINBURGH-based 7N Architects has set up an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) with owner and founding director Ewan Anderson transferring 100% of his total shareholding...

BDP secures ‘perfect’ Glasgow location

RYDEN'S office agency team has said it has found the 'perfect' location for international architectural practice BDP within The Grosvenor Building, originally designed by...

Search for Mackintosh Building rebuild architect to be reviewed after ‘technical error’

THE procurement exercise for the architect-led design team for the reinstatement of Glasgow's fire-damaged Mackintosh Building has closed without an appointment being made. It comes...