Rebuilding trust and revitalising communities

By Alasdair Rankin, MD, Aitken Turnbull Architects RESTORING and refurbishing buildings that fall under the ownership of community trusts are becoming an increasingly important part...

Keppie Design becomes employee-owned in firm’s 170th year

GLASGOW-based architecture practice Keppie Design has become the latest company in Scotland to transfer its entire shareholding to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The...

BDP celebrates double triumph at property awards

ARCHITECTURAL practice BDP is celebrating after securing double recognition at The Herald Property Awards for Scotland 2022. The Learning and Teaching Building, created for the...

Calton Hill City Observatory design team ‘delighted’ by award shortlisting

EDINBURGH'S Calton Hill City Observatory has been shortlisted for an AJ Architecture Award. The design by HarrisonStevens has been nominated in the Landscape and Public...

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...

Judging panel revealed for Scottish Design Awards 2024

THE judging panel has been announced for the Scottish Design Awards 2024. Each judge will be tasked with assessing the best architecture and design projects...

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...

Holmes Miller submits plans for transformational rugby project

HOLMES Miller architects has announced it has submitted a planning application on behalf of the Rugby Football League (RFL) to Manchester City Council for...

RIAS announces 12 winners at annual awards

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) announced 12 winners, representing the very best of current Scottish architecture, at its annual Awards Dinner held...
Andrew Dobbie, Danny Campbell and Amir Noori

HOKO adds new board members to help accelerate growth plans

HOKO, the Glasgow-headquartered architecture firm founded by architect and BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year judge Danny Campbell, has announced two senior appointments. The company...

Threesixty Architecture to help develop ‘transformative’ Fort William masterplan

THREESIXTY Architecture has been appointed to assist in developing a 'transformative' masterplan for Fort William's town centre. The creation of the masterplan is a collaborative...

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...

jmarchitects helps reaffirm Ardrossan youngster’s architecture ambitions

AN Ardrossan Academy pupil with ambitions of becoming an architect has been given his first introduction to the profession thanks to a firm working...

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...

Architectural practice creates net zero workspace prospects in Kinross-shire

A Scottish architectural practice has created a net zero rural office for itself and other SMEs who share the firm's environmental ethos. Orwell Farm in...

Practice celebrates double triumph at education awards ceremony

BDP is celebrating after landing two awards and a double commendation at the Learning Places Scotland Awards in Glasgow. The awards celebrate outstanding projects that...

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...

Festival of Architecture launched

DRIVING rain failed to dampen the spirits as RIAS launched the Festival of Architecture 2016 at Edinburgh’s Calton Hill. Described as “the most ambitious ever...

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...
Shareholders and employee EOT members in the JM Architecture offices

Scottish architecture firm transitions to Employee Ownership Trust model

ARCHITECTURAL practice jmarchitects has transitioned to employee ownership. The business is now owned by the 100 employees at its studios in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, and...