‘Minimum intervention’ approach at the heart of GLM success story
“WE do more with less.”
That’s what Ian McKee describes as GLM’s Unique Selling Point.
Ian is Managing Director of the Edinburgh-based firm, home to an...
Design plans submitted for Glasgow mental health facility
KEPPIE Design has announced a detailed design proposal has been submitted for Stobhill Mental Health Estate.
Appointed by hub West Scotland to deliver the project...
National recognition for HLM
HLM has been shortlisted for Employer of the Year at the AJ100 Awards 2018.
The design and architecture firm, which has studios in Glasgow, has...
Search for Mackintosh Building rebuild architect to be reviewed after ‘technical error’
THE procurement exercise for the architect-led design team for the reinstatement of Glasgow's fire-damaged Mackintosh Building has closed without an appointment being made.
It comes...
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...
Why Scotland’s architects have designs on England’s green and pleasant land!
The Scottish architecture & design sector is strong. There’s a huge range of talent and an ability and desire to deliver projects at a...
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...
Milestone for £16 million architecture school at RGU
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has completed the second phase of its £120m Garthdee campus project.
The new £16 million Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built...
RIAS confirms shortlist for Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has confirmed the seven-strong shortlist for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award.
HAUS Collective appoints new associate director
HAUS Collective has announced the appointment of Graham Edwards as associate director at the Glasgow-based architecture studio.
With three decades of experience managing large-scale projects,...
A bright future for Scotland’s town and city centres?
A number of leading architectural practices have told Project Scotland their views on what can be done to rejuvenate our town and city centres...
Mosaic submits plans for landmark Glasgow apartment hotel
GLASGOW could be the location for the UK's first Adina Apartment Hotel following Mosaic Architecture + Design’s resubmission of a planning application in the...
Green light for Passivhaus extension at Trinity Academy
THE City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for a new Passivhaus extension at Trinity Academy. Listed building consent has also been obtained...
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...
Architecture practice secures government-backed loan to help mitigate Covid impact
AWARD-winning architecture practice 3DReid has secured a loan from Barclays through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
Acquired in anticipation of a potential contraction...
Early engagement with architects is key to unlocking site potential
A Glasgow architect is calling for more early engagement with key housing project stakeholders to help unlock the true potential of sites.
George Buchanan, who...
BDP earns conservation award for Ayr Grammar project
ARCHITECTURAL practice BDP has won a conservation accolade at this year’s GIA Awards for its Ayr Grammar Campus project.
The project also received a commendation...
‘Travelling exhibition’ to collect views on future of housing in Scotland
EDINBURGH School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA) and Collective Architecture will deliver a 'travelling exhibition' to support the Scottish Government’s consultation on the...
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...
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...
