Holmes Miller submits plans for transformational rugby project

HOLMES Miller architects has announced it has submitted a planning application on behalf of the Rugby Football League (RFL) to Manchester City Council for...

Glasgow start-up architecture business eyes UK expansion

A Glasgow-based residential architecture start-up has announced plans to begin a UK expansion after securing 'significant' investment. The total £400,000 raised has been described as...
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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...

Garrion Tower refurbishment plans gather pace

BLOCK Architects has revealed information about the practice's role in a project for the renovation and extension of the Grade B-listed Garrion Tower, near...

Top ten: 2019 RIAS Awards winners announced

THE V&A Dundee and Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience in Speyside were among the ten winners announced at the 2019 RIAS Awards. Other successful projects...

Neil Baxter leaves RIAS role

RIAS has announced it has agreed to the request from secretary Neil Baxter Hon FRIAS Hon FRIBA, to leave the organisation after ten years’...

Notable Scots celebrated with Honorary Fellowships

FOUR distinguished Scots received Honorary Fellowships of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland at the annual RIAS Centenary and Awards Dinner in Glasgow this week. Film composer,...

Architect calls for feasibility study into Scotland/Northern Ireland bridge link

THE prospect of a bridge linking Scotland to Northern Ireland continues to gather momentum, with a top Scottish architect calling for a feasibility study...

LDN Architects to lead Elgin Town Hall design team

LDN Architects is to lead a design team tasked with revamping Elgin Town Hall, as part of the £31.6 million project to create a...

First look at ‘radical’ Paisley Museum vision

THE first images have been released showing how Paisley Museum will be transformed in a £42 million project. Architects AL_A are behind design plans for...

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...

RIAS/RIBA Awards shortlist revealed

A new high school in Perth, a hospice in Glasgow, and a sports centre in Inverclyde are included on an 18-strong shortlist for the...

Creating a challenge culture to deliver positive impact

By Martin Stevens, managing director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens AS an organisation with challenge engrained in our business culture, we are used to taking ourselves...
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Aitken Turnbull announces raft of senior promotions

ARCHITECTURAL practice Aitken Turnbull has made a series of senior promotions across its Edinburgh and Galashiels studios. The firm has promoted Callum Ford, Fraser Hunter,...

Plans unveiled for “pioneering” Glasgow office building

ARCHITECTURAL practice 3DReid has submitted plans for a "pioneering" office building in Glasgow's Merchant City area. The firm's proposals for Inovo2, a building to complement...

Off to a good start: West Highland Way project completed

GLASGOW-based PagePark Architects has recently completed work on a design project at the start of the famous West Highland Way in Milngavie. The 96-mile path...

Glasgow-headquartered architecture firm reports soaring turnover south of the border

GLASGOW-headquartered architecture firm Holmes Miller has announced it has recorded 100% growth in turnover in the south east of England over the past year...

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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Are women breaking the architecture ‘glass ceiling’ in 2025?

By Laura McCrossan, associate director, Aitken Turnbull Architects WOMEN are steadily gaining ground in UK business, with the 2025 FTSE Women Leaders Review reporting that...

RIAS launches manifesto ahead of Scottish Parliament election

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has published its policy manifesto ahead of the Scottish Parliament election on May 7. As a charity...