McBains names new director of architecture team

CONSTRUCTION consulting and design agency McBains has appointed Mark Baseby as director of its architecture team. He has been with the firm since 2000, working...
Gayle Henry and Lynsey Hutchinson, INCH Interiors

INCH Architecture launches dedicated care interiors business

INCH Architecture has launched what has been described as Scotland’s first dedicated care interiors business. INCH Interiors will focus on the UK care sector, with...

RIAS launches ‘Architect in the Hoose’ 2015

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is launching Architect in the Hoose to help homeowners and raise money for the Architects Benevolent...
Poster depicting finalists in 3DReid student prize

Finalists revealed for 3DReid Student Prize 2026

ARCHITECTURE and interior design practice 3DReid has revealed the shortlist for its Student Prize 2026, with the competition now in its 20th year. Five projects...

Architecture students team up with housebuilder on north east design project

STUDENTS from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment are building their skills with Cala Homes (North), as part of a student...

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...

Scottish Design Awards unite past and present at 25th anniversary dinner

THE Scottish Design Awards has marked 25 years of celebrating creativity from around Scotland with an anniversary dinner in Glasgow. Marking a return to live...

Design team wanted for £10m Camphill School works

CAMPHILL School Aberdeen (CSA) is to appoint a design team to deliver a £10 million capital investment development over two of its campuses. A competitive...

Architecture company scoops top design award

  HLM is celebrating after picking up a major prize at the Scottish Design Awards 2019. The firm triumphed in the Architecture: Residential category, thanks to...

RIAS confirms shortlist for Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has confirmed the seven-strong shortlist for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award.

Architecture practice launches new Edinburgh studio

JOHN Robertson Architects (JRA) has launched a new studio in Edinburgh. The studio, located on George Street, adds to the practice's existing studios in London...

Renovated arts hub to benefit future generations in Upper Nithsdale

AITKEN Turnbull Architects has explained how it breathed fresh life into one of south west Scotland’s flagship arts and community hubs. The extended and renovated...

Architecture practice secures government-backed loan to help mitigate Covid impact

AWARD-winning architecture practice 3DReid has secured a loan from Barclays through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Acquired in anticipation of a potential contraction...

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...

Architects and designers must embrace the circular economy

By Alasdair Rankin, managing director, Aitken Turnbull Architects Recently, I read an article about how academic innovation was helping to spearhead a transition to reduce waste...

Topping out ceremony marks milestone at University of Glasgow facility

HLM Architects recently attended a topping out event at the James McCune Smith Learning Hub at the University of Glasgow. The ceremony marked a major...
Aftermath of Glasgow Union Corner fire. Image credit: Kunal Tewari Photography / Shutterstock.com

Architect appointed to reactivate Glasgow’s Union Street fire site

O'DONNELL Brown has been appointed by Glasgow City Council to develop a concept design for the 'meanwhile use' of the Union Street fire site. 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...

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...

Mosaic submits plans for landmark Glasgow apartment hotel

GLASGOW could be the location for the UK's first Adina Apartment Hotel following Mosaic Architecture + Design’s resubmission of a planning application in the...