BDP returns to Edinburgh following Pattern Design acquisition
ARCHITECTURE practice BDP has opened a new studio at Thirlestane Road in Edinburgh city centre.
The business said the move forms part of its acquisition...
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...
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...
Digital collaboration helped keep high profile Edinburgh project on course during lockdown
DIGITAL collaboration played a key role in progressing design development on the £1 billion Edinburgh St James project during lockdown, according to the architectural...
RIAS secures government funding for Ukraine reconstruction research
THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has secured grant funding from the Scottish Government to research the opportunities and implications of practicing...
GLM ‘immensely proud’ as architectural technologist shortlisted for major award
EDINBURGH-headquartered GLM's Taylor Davison has been shortlisted for the prestigious Chartered Architectural Technologist (AT) of the Year Award.
Taylor was nominated by colleagues at GLM...
The designer with (market) gaps in his plans
STAFF members all sit around one desk in Hoko Design – there is no hierarchy; no designated person to hop up onto the scaffolding...
Architect appointed for next phase of £14.5m Pitlochry Festival Theatre transformation
JAMES F Stephen Architects (JFSA) and Suzie Bridges Architects are to collaborate for the next phase of works on the multi-million-pound transformation of Pitlochry...
Making a haus a home
A planning application has been submitted for three carbon neutral homes in Aberdeenshire, which have been specified to the rigorous Passivhaus standard.
The dwellings are...
White paper highlights need to address ‘hidden costs’ of embodied carbon in new buildings
NEW research published by Anderson Bell Christie (ABC), funded by Scottish Enterprise and Innovate UK, has revealed that the 'hidden costs' of embodied carbon...
Edinburgh practice marks a new chapter for landscapes
THE value of landscapes has been brought firmly into focus by the Covid-19 pandemic.
That’s the view of Mike Harrison, co-founder of Edinburgh-based landscape architecture...
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...
Graham + Sibbald expands architecture team with double hire
PROPERTY agency and multi-disciplinary consultancy Graham + Sibbald has appointed a new director and associate across its Manchester and Glasgow offices.
Carole Latham has joined...
RIAS expresses disappointment at Perth City Hall process
THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has expressed disappointment at the procedure which has led to Perth and Kinross Council's plans to...
St Andrews development wins top architecture award
West Burn Lane in St Andrews has been awarded the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2015.
The commercial residential development, by Edinburgh-based Sutherland...
TV architect to crown design challenge winners at Perth ceremony
ARCHITECT and TV presenter George Clarke will announce the winners of a creative design challenge that will help shape a new £28 million complex-needs...
Scottish architectural surveying firm expands into Manchester
ABERDEEN-headquartered architectural surveying company Archilink Ltd has announced it is expanding into Manchester after achieving 'significant growth' this year.
The company revealed it uses 'cutting-edge'...
Neil Baxter leaves RIAS role
RIAS has announced it has agreed to the request from secretary Neil Baxter Hon FRIAS Hon FRIBA, to leave the organisation after ten years’...
Architect calls for feasibility study into Scotland/Northern Ireland bridge link
THE prospect of a bridge linking Scotland to Northern Ireland continues to gather momentum, with a top Scottish architect calling for a feasibility study...
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...
