Green light for new national leisure destination on the Pentland Hills
SMITH Scott Mullan Associates has announced that its plans for Destination Hillend, a new multi-activity national leisure destination on the Pentland Hills has been...
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...
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...
RIAS bestows youngest ever Fellowship
A Scottish architect has become the youngest ever inductee to the RIAS Fellowship.
Michael Dougall (32), currently President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA),...
A bright future for Scotland’s town and city centres?
A number of leading architectural practices have told Project Scotland their views on what can be done to rejuvenate our town and city centres...
Could the answer to student housing ‘crisis’ be in the shop window?
TRANSFORMING vacant city centre buildings from retail to residential purposes could help ease the student housing crisis, the president of the Royal Incorporation of...
Life’s too short not to follow your dreams
AN award-winning Hamilton-based chartered architectural design-led studio is going from ‘strength to strength’ after its founder decided to take the plunge and launch his...
Bracewell makes strategic investment in Gould Singleton Architects
STIRLING-based Bracewell has announced a strategic investment in Gould Singleton Architects.
The architectural practice said the investment in the Midlands-based firm will expand its reach...
Architect appointed for next phase of £14.5m Pitlochry Festival Theatre transformation
JAMES F Stephen Architects (JFSA) and Suzie Bridges Architects are to collaborate for the next phase of works on the multi-million-pound transformation of Pitlochry...
Richard Murphy completes Edinburgh Academy hockey pavilion
A £2 million hockey pavilion for Edinburgh Academy has been completed by Richard Murphy Architects.
The pavilion forms part of a wider masterplan strategy for...
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...
Festival of Architecture ‘report card’ hails event a huge success
THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has published its final ‘report card’ from the Festival of Architecture 2016, which revealed the year-long event provided...
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...
Transformative Dundee project sends positive message out to industry
THE transformative Waterfront Place project in Dundee – featuring an urban beach, active travel hub, public art, interactive play area, and public realm and...
Robin Webster named new RIAS president
ROBIN Webster OBE has been elected the next president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). He will succeed Stewart Henderson at...
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...
Architecture and Design Scotland appoints new director of design
HEATHER Claridge has been appointed director of design at Architecture and Design Scotland.
She joins from Glasgow City Council and will direct the organisation's advice...
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...
7N Architects to lead Lerwick Lanes masterplan
7N Architects has secured the contract to undertake the Lerwick Lanes masterplan, Shetland Islands Council has announced.
The local authority said the tender exercise attracted...
