Delivering modern homes that reflect rural setting

Page/Park's Jonathan Walsh, who was project architect on a new 23-unit housing project in Kirkintilloch, provides an overview of the initiative to deliver much-needed...

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...
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Architects appointed to George Square design project

JOHN McAslan + Partners has been commissioned to reconsider the 'synergy and balance' between George Square and the surrounding streets in relation to contemporary...

RIAS launches ‘Architect in the Hoose’ 2015

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is launching Architect in the Hoose to help homeowners and raise money for the Architects Benevolent...

3DReid announces student prize victor

3DREID has announced Tiia Partanen from the University of Strathclyde as the winner of the firm's student prize. This year's contest had a record number...

Bracewell makes strategic investment in Gould Singleton Architects

STIRLING-based Bracewell has announced a strategic investment in Gould Singleton Architects. The architectural practice said the investment in the Midlands-based firm will expand its reach...

Edinburgh glamping specialist confirms English expansion

AN Edinburgh-based glamping site design consultancy has announced plans to open its first office in England as part of the firm's expansion plans. Glampitect said...

New lease of life for historic auditorium

Austin-Smith:Lord’s conservation team and interior designer Julia Grant are to rejuvenate the auditorium at one of Scotland's oldest theatres. The project is part of a £2.4 million renovation...

Ackermann appointed principal at BDP

CHRISTOPH Ackermann has been appointed principal at architectural practice BDP. He will join Scott Mackenzie in the Glasgow Studio, where he will strengthen the design...

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...
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Rubber soul: former factory bounces back in the capital

THE only surviving structure from the 19th century Castle Mills industrial complex in Edinburgh has been brought back to life following a lengthy restoration project, led...

Architects have pivotal role to stimulate culture of health and wellbeing

By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull THE last year has brought into sharp focus that one of the lasting legacies of Covid-19 – when the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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Elaine C Smith supports ‘Architect in the Hoose’ 2014

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is launching Architect in the Hoose to help homeowners and raise money for the Architects Benevolent Society...

Holmes Miller to take lead architect role for new Dundee FC stadium

HOLMES Miller Architects has been appointed by Dundee Football Club to begin work on designing a new 12,500-capacity stadium for the club. The project will...

Glasgow School of Art restoration team appointed

THE design team that will lead the restoration of the world-renowned Mackintosh Building has been announced. Following the fire that devastated the Glasgow School of Art...