Green light for new national leisure destination on the Pentland Hills

SMITH Scott Mullan Associates has announced that its plans for Destination Hillend, a new multi-activity national leisure destination on the Pentland Hills has been...

Plans submitted for ‘unique’ retirement community near Aberdeen

PLANS have been submitted to create an active retirement community on the outskirts of Aberdeen, which has been tipped to provide a 'unique' model of...

Notable Scots celebrated with Honorary Fellowships

FOUR distinguished Scots received Honorary Fellowships of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland at the annual RIAS Centenary and Awards Dinner in Glasgow this week. Film composer,...
Natural materials used in construction

ABC white paper urges government to establish framework for circular construction transition

ANDERSON Bell Christie (ABC) has produced a white paper that identifies 'significant change' is needed across the construction industry to meet the national net...

Topping out ceremony marks milestone at University of Glasgow facility

HLM Architects recently attended a topping out event at the James McCune Smith Learning Hub at the University of Glasgow. The ceremony marked a major...

‘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...

Threesixty to design Stromness campus

Threesixty Architecture will be responsible for the design of the redevelopment of the old Academy and former Primary School of Stromness. Highlands + Islands Enterprise and...

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...

Glasgow launches competition to redesign fire-damaged landmark

GLASGOW City Council is set to launch a new competition to redesign Albert Cross after it was gutted by two major fires. In the first...

Edinburgh-based charity submits plans for new Craigmillar facility

AN Edinburgh-based charity has submitted a planning application for a new facility in Craigmillar. Thistle, a health and wellbeing charity marking its 75th anniversary this...

Green light for £25m Glasgow Trongate mixed-use development

MOSAIC Architecture + Design has been granted planning permission for a £25 million mixed-use development in Glasgow's Trongate, which will include retail spaces, a...
ORA Architects team

Fife-based design and architecture practice sees turnover soar by 11%

FIFE-based ORA Architects has reported a 'significant' uplift in business performance after growing turnover by 11% in 2024/25, with a further 10% growth projected...

New images help bring Innovation Hub at MSIP in Dundee to life

NEW photos have been released of the Innovation Hub at the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP), which opened last month. MSIP is a joint venture...

Architects have ‘crucial’ role to play in volume housebuilding

AN architect for a major Scottish housebuilder has emphasised the “transformational” effect good design can have on large-scale housing developments. Susan Wilson, architectural manager with...

RIBA announces winners of its post-pandemic design competition

THE Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced three joint winners of its Rethink: 2025 design competition. The initiative invited architects and students to...

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...

Making junctions safer in memory of Emma

RESPONDENTS to a new campaign launched in memory of a young architect who lost her life whilst cycling in Glasgow city centre have been...

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...

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...

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...