Celebrating heritage through design
By Bruce Kennedy, architect director, BDP’s Glasgow studio
WE walk in the footsteps of our predecessors. Just as the inherited values of past generations shape...
Thumbs up for nation’s most northernly high school
RYDER Architecture has revealed details of the challenges involved in building the most northernly secondary school in the country.
Shetland's Anderson High, which was delivered...
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...
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...
Holmes Miller submits plans for transformational rugby project
HOLMES Miller architects has announced it has submitted a planning application on behalf of the Rugby Football League (RFL) to Manchester City Council for...
Architectural practice strengthens senior team with two new directors
MILL Architects has appointed two new directors to strengthen the existing management team.
Jo Parry-Geddes, RIAS advanced accredited conservation architect, and Darren Albury, who heads...
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...
Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries claims Scotland’s best building award
THE Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries has won the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2017.
Designed by Richard Murphy Architects and built...
Consultancy appoints technical director of architecture for Scotland
THE Rocket Group has announced the appointment of Sam Hinchliffe, ARB RIAS, as technical director of architecture for Scotland.
Sam joins the multi-disciplinary consultancy's Dundee-based...
HOKO adds new board members to help accelerate growth plans
HOKO, the Glasgow-headquartered architecture firm founded by architect and BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year judge Danny Campbell, has announced two senior appointments.
The company...
Rebuilding trust and revitalising communities
By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull Architects
RESTORING and refurbishing buildings that fall under the ownership of community trusts are becoming an increasingly important part...
Ossian Architects celebrates B Corp certification
OSSIAN Architects has become a certified B Corporation joining a global movement of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental performance,...
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...
Nuclear archive facility named Scotland’s best building
NUCLEUS, the Caithness-based national archive facility for the civil nuclear industry, has been crowned the winner of the 2018 RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in...
New Highland prison plans a step closer to reality
THE first new prison in the north of Scotland for more than a century has moved a step closer after planning permission in principle...
Vacant Glasgow city centre building set for new lease of life
MOSAIC Architecture + Design has been granted planning permission and listed building consent for the redevelopment of 50 Bothwell Street in Glasgow city centre.
The...
Architecture firm steps up in the Capital
ARCHITECTURAL and masterplanning firm 10 DESIGN has relocated to a newly refurbished office space in Edinburgh.
The company, is headquartered in Hong Kong with five...
Inverurie architecture practice celebrates ‘buoyant and busy’ first half of 2022
AN Inverurie-based architectural practice and planning consultancy has revealed it has secured projects with a total value exceeding £50 million this year so far.
Since...
Smith Scott Mullan confirms transition to employee ownership
ARCHITECTURAL practice Smith Scott Mullan will officially transition to employee ownership, with owners Graham Acheson, Eugene Mullan and Rick McCluggage transferring their shares to...
ABC white paper urges government to establish framework for circular construction transition
ANDERSON Bell Christie (ABC) has produced a white paper that identifies 'significant change' is needed across the construction industry to meet the national net...
