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...

Scotland’s RIAS buildings of the year announced

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced the winners of this year's national architecture awards. As well as new housing, education and...

District 10 cleans up at Dundee Institute of Architects Awards

DISTRICT 10 at Seabreas, Dundee, the first commercial building constructed from shipping containers in Scotland, achieved a clean sweep of the Dundee Institute of Architects...

GLM expands in the west with opening of new office and senior appointment

ARCHITECTURE and building surveying practice Gibbon Lawson McKee Limited (GLM) has announced its expansion into the west of Scotland and a focus on commercial...

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...
Laura McCrossan, Aitken Turnbull Architects

Are women breaking the architecture ‘glass ceiling’ in 2025?

By Laura McCrossan, associate director, Aitken Turnbull Architects WOMEN are steadily gaining ground in UK business, with the 2025 FTSE Women Leaders Review reporting that...

Construction work underway at £78m Glasgow development

CONSTRUCTION of Moda's Holland Park neighbourhood in Glasgow is gathering pace. The £78 million development will replace the Strathclyde Police HQ in Pitt Street, close...

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...

GEZE UK to sponsor RIAS Awards Dinner

GEZE UK has announced it will sponsor the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) Awards Dinner for the fifth year in succession. The event,...

Architecture company scoops top design award

  HLM is celebrating after picking up a major prize at the Scottish Design Awards 2019. The firm triumphed in the Architecture: Residential category, thanks to...

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...

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...
Dalian House, Glasgow

Mosaic hails project to repurpose Glasgow building

MOSAIC Architecture + Design has completed work on the redevelopment of the former Dalian House in Glasgow city centre. The development provides 92 Build To...

Austin-Smith:Lord helps restore London’s Great Pagoda

Architecture firm Austin-Smith:Lord is working with Historic Royal Palaces on the restoration of The Great Pagoda in London. The restoration of the 163 ft 18th century...

Architect blocks out doubts to achieve his dream

AN architect has vowed to help more young deaf people into the profession after becoming only the second deaf person in Scotland to achieve...

Architectural workers open first Unite union branch

ARCHITECTURAL workers have opened the sector’s first ever branch in the Unite union. The Section of Architectural Workers (SAW), set up in 2019, has officially...
Crawford Architecture team

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...

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...

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...

RIAS confirms winners of special category awards

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced the special category winners of the 2023 RIAS Awards. The Circular Economy Design Award, sponsored...