Graham + Sibbald bolsters architecture team across the UK
GRAHAM + Sibbald has revealed that the firm's architecture team completed a busy second half of 2023 with a number of key senior appointments...
Stitching together the Great Tapestry of Scotland building
AN architect involved in the creation of the £5 million Great Tapestry of Scotland building has revealed the inspiration behind the design of the...
£2.7m Edinburgh hotel transformation complete
3DReid has announced the completion of a £2.7 million hotel refurbishment in Edinburgh.
The building - a former student residence - has been transformed into...
ARCKIT wins big at London Design Awards
A new architectural model making system won two major awards at the prestigious London Design Awards 2014 ceremony. ARCKIT received the Best Start-up Product...
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...
BDP outlines role in landmark mixed-use scheme
BDP has revealed how it has helped complete the delivery of phase one of the new St James Quarter in Edinburgh.
Working with client Nuveen...
LDN Architects to lead Elgin Town Hall design team
LDN Architects is to lead a design team tasked with revamping Elgin Town Hall, as part of the £31.6 million project to create a...
3DReid Student Prize 2023 winner announced
3DReid has named Warren D’Souza from the University of Bath as the winner of this year's Student Prize award.
Tutors were invited to nominate one...
Architecture firm extends paid maternity and adoption leave to tackle sector gender ‘disparity’
GLASGOW-based firm Threesixty Architecture has announced it has introduced six months full pay maternity and adoption leave, in a bid to tackle ‘systemic’ gender...
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...
56three Architects appoints new head of interiors
EDINBURGH-based 56three Architects has announced the promotion of Amy Wootton to the role of head of interiors.
Amy, who joined the practice as an architect...
Paisley practice helps bring assisted-living to Kenya
A Paisley-based architecture practice has played a key role in what is thought to be Kenya's first assisted-living development.
Framed Estates has overseen the delivery...
2015 Saltire Housing Design Awards launched
THE 2015 Saltire Housing Design Awards are launched this week by the Saltire Society, recognising design excellence across five categories – including a brand new...
Livingston retail park set for “21st century facelift”
CONSTRUCTION is to start on a £3.5 million transformation of Livingston's Almondvale West Retail Park.
Designed by 3DReid's Glasgow studio, the site is situated adjacent to...
Nominations sought for next RIAS president
THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has opened the call for nominations for its 2025 elections, which will result in a new...
Could the answer to student housing ‘crisis’ be in the shop window?
TRANSFORMING vacant city centre buildings from retail to residential purposes could help ease the student housing crisis, the president of the Royal Incorporation of...
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...
Green light for Scottish National Gallery extension
THE National Galleries of Scotland has received planning approval for a £16.8 million extension to the historic Scottish National Gallery (SNG) in Edinburgh.
The planned revamp will treble the...
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...
Glasgow studio appoints new MD
GLASGOW-based ICA, a studio of 60 architects and interior designers, has announced the appointment of Susannah Macneill as managing director.
Susannah has been with the business...
