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‘Exceptional’ shortlist unveiled for 2026 RIAS Awards

AN outdoor swimming pool, a 15th century tower house and doocot, and an Arbroath arts studio are among the projects shortlisted for the 2026 RIAS...

Keppie Design appointed architect for new AECC

KEPPIE Design has been appointed as architect for the new state-of-the-art Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). Aberdeen City Council has recently approved the financial proposals...

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...
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Architects appointed to George Square design project

JOHN McAslan + Partners has been commissioned to reconsider the 'synergy and balance' between George Square and the surrounding streets in relation to contemporary...

Silver lining for Ayrshire architects

AYRSHIRE-based LMA Architects has been ranked 10th in the Silver Employer of the Year (2-49) category at the annual Investors in People Awards. Winners and...
Stephen Lynas

Bracewell Stirling Consulting appoints business development manager

ARCHITECTURAL firm Bracewell Stirling Consulting has announced the appointment of Stephen Lynas to the new role of business development manager. He will support Bracewell Stirling's...
Highlands and Islands Enterprise Inverness Campus

Dundee practice appointed by HIE for Inverness Campus design work

DUNDEE-based architecture practice Andrew Black Design has been appointed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to deliver design and consultancy services for a new...

Double award joy for architecture and planning practice

HALLIDAY Fraser Munro is celebrating after a double triumph at the Scottish Property Awards. The firm was awarded the Business Resilience Award for its response...

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...

Funding challenges remain, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel

By Alasdair Rankin, managing director, Aitken Turnbull Architects It’s well known that we are in the middle of a housing crisis; high prices and funding...

RIAS announces programme for organisation’s first virtual convention

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced the programme for its annual convention, which this year in moving to an online...

Edinburgh-based charity submits plans for new Craigmillar facility

AN Edinburgh-based charity has submitted a planning application for a new facility in Craigmillar. Thistle, a health and wellbeing charity marking its 75th anniversary this...

RIAS seeks architect-led team for Dundee project

RIAS Consultancy is managing a value based selection process for the appointment of an architect-led multidisciplinary design team for The High School of Dundee. The...
Ewan Hooper and Grigor Brown

Edinburgh practice announces double promotion

EDINBURGH-based Ossian Architects has announced that Ewan Hooper and Grigor Brown have been promoted to associates, in recognition of their contributions to the practice’s work...

Architects have pivotal role to stimulate culture of health and wellbeing

By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull THE last year has brought into sharp focus that one of the lasting legacies of Covid-19 – when the...

Dundee practice appoints new Associate

HANS Grabowski has been appointed an Associate at Dundee-based architects Andrew Black Design. Hans has over 22 years’ of experience in all stages of design projects,...
Libby Heathcote

‘Now is a pivotal moment for architects to restate what we do’

Libby Heathcote, an associate director at Reiach and Hall Architects, is the new president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). Libby...

“Dynamic” £110m UWS campus opens to students

THE £110 million University of the West of Scotland (UWS) campus at Hamilton International Technology Park has opened its doors to students. Designed by Mosaic,...

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...

Plans submitted for ‘unique’ retirement community near Aberdeen

PLANS have been submitted to create an active retirement community on the outskirts of Aberdeen, which has been tipped to provide a 'unique' model of...