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...
Students showcase how urban village could be created in Aberdeen
ARCHITECTURE students at Robert Gordon University have showcased how an urban village could be created in the historic heart of Aberdeen.
It forms part of...
BDP unveils Glasgow-inspired design for PwC’s new office
BDP has completed the interior design of PwC’s new Glasgow office at the city's Aurora Building.
The firm is relocating approximately 500 staff from its...
Heriot-Watt launches new architecture degree with focus on sustainability
EDINBURGH'S historic architecture and the modern architecture of Dubai are among the inspirations for a new master programme being launched by Heriot-Watt University.
The new...
RIAS announces 12 winners at annual awards
THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) announced 12 winners, representing the very best of current Scottish architecture, at its annual Awards Dinner held...
RIBA announces winners of its post-pandemic design competition
THE Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced three joint winners of its Rethink: 2025 design competition.
The initiative invited architects and students to...
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...
Architectural practice creates net zero workspace prospects in Kinross-shire
A Scottish architectural practice has created a net zero rural office for itself and other SMEs who share the firm's environmental ethos.
Orwell Farm in...
Scott Sutherland School students recognised at HIAA Awards
A student from the Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment has won the Highlands + Islands Architectural Association (HIAA) Student Awards 2024 for...
Churchill Homes appoints founder’s daughter to new creative director role
PROPERTY development company Churchill Homes has appointed Aimee Pirie, daughter of founder Gordon Pirie, to the newly created role of creative director.
The north east...
Judging panel revealed for Scottish Design Awards 2024
THE judging panel has been announced for the Scottish Design Awards 2024.
Each judge will be tasked with assessing the best architecture and design projects...
Borders architect leaves practice to further develop dementia-friendly technology
A director of a Borders-based architectural practice is stepping down after 21 years to continue the development of a technology created to improve the...
GEG Capital adds Bracewell Stirling Consulting to portfolio
INVERNESS-based investment group GEG Capital Ltd has acquired a stake in architectural practice Bracewell Stirling Consulting.
The addition of the consultancy, offering design, master...
Architects embrace online professional development during pandemic
NEW research has revealed a 'surge' in demand for online CPD content for architects and specifiers during the the Covid-19 pandemic.
SpecifiedBy, a specification-led marketing...
Let’s get together
Christoph Ackermann, architect and principal at BDP, explains why our workplace environments must adapt quicker, following a shift in post-pandemic working patterns
With more people...
Tenement fuel poverty project scoops Housing Design Award
PassivTEN, a unique study by John Gilbert Architects aimed at eliminating fuel poverty from Glasgow tenement housing, has won the Saltire Society 2014 Innovation...
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...
Aspirations heat up for low energy building design standard
A passive house construction specialist says the time has come for the private sector to embrace the ultra-high energy efficient standard, to improve buildings...
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...
HLM completes St Andrews student accommodation project
HLM has completed the new Whitehorn Hall student accommodation complex at the University of St Andrews, the largest single expansion of student bedrooms in the...
