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...

BDP celebrates double triumph at property awards

ARCHITECTURAL practice BDP is celebrating after securing double recognition at The Herald Property Awards for Scotland 2022. The Learning and Teaching Building, created for the...

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...

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...

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...
Lucent, Glasgow

Mosaic lands BCO award for Glasgow office redevelopment

MOSAIC Architecture + Design is celebrating after triumphing at the British Council for Offices (BCO) Scotland awards for its work on an office redevelopment...

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...

Aberdeen-based architectural surveying firm eyes further growth

ARCHILINK has announced that it is on course to surpass £1 million in revenue by the end of the financial year, having achieved 'significant'...

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...

Top architect Gareth Hoskins dies aged 48

Gareth Hoskins, one of Scotland's best-known architects, has died at the age of 48. A former UK and Scottish Architect of the Year winner, he established Glasgow-based Hoskins Architects...
Phoebe Vendil (left) and Caitlin Griffiths

Architecture students take top prizes in Women in Property Scotland Student Awards

THREE architecture students from the universities of Strathclyde, Edinburgh and Dundee have been announced as the regional winners at the Women in Property Central...

Green light for National Manufacturing Institute Scotland facility

PLANNING permission has been obtained for the construction of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) facility near Glasgow Airport. Situated on Netherton Campus at the...

How Scottish architecture is making its mark on global design

By Christoph Ackermann, architect and principal at BDP Glasgow THE proud architecture of Scotland has always reflected social movements, imitated prevailing ideas and influenced design...

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...
CGI of Black Swan House

Off-grid Ayrshire home to integrate sustainability at every turn

HYDE + Hyde Architects have shared new renders of one of their latest projects - an off-grid home that will sit on the edge...

Earlier engagement between architects and developers could offer more creative solutions to housing shortage

By George Buchanan, director of George Buchanan Architects As a seasoned architect, I'm no stranger to the built environment and the challenges we face in...

TV presenter backs RIAS charity scheme

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has launched Architect in the Hoose to help homeowners and raise money for the Architects Benevolent...

Strong Scottish shortlist revealed for RIAS/RIBA Awards 2015

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced a 24 strong shortlist for its 2015 awards. The judging panel for this year, chaired by...
L-R: Alistair Whitson, Rachel Armistead, James Grant and Sebastian Mercer

Aitken Turnbull staff members celebrate milestone anniversaries

FIVE employees from Aitken Turnbull Architects have celebrated milestone anniversaries, endorsing the firm’s legacy to 'nurture, grow and invest' in its team across four...

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...