Architecture firm steps up in the Capital

ARCHITECTURAL and masterplanning firm 10 DESIGN has relocated to a newly refurbished office space in Edinburgh. The company, is headquartered in Hong Kong with five...

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...

A new name for architecture practice as business targets UK-wide expansion

AN Edinburgh-based employee-owned architecture practice is rebranding and targeting a period of growth as it eyes expansion throughout the UK. Founded in 1994, AMA Studio...

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...

Evolution of ‘warrior ideology’ shown in Perth construction find

ARCHAEOLOGISTS from the University of Aberdeen have recreated images of a figure found on a Pictish stone discovered during the construction of the A9/A85...
Blairgowrie exterior

Scotland’s first Passivhaus leisure development opens in Blairgowrie

SCOTLAND'S first Passivhaus leisure development has officially been opened in Blairgowrie. Designed by Holmes Miller, the £36 million project was delivered by Hub East Central...
Libby Heathcote

Libby Heathcote elected as next RIAS president

LIBBY Heathcote, an associate director at Reiach and Hall Architects, has been elected as the next president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in...

Perthshire architect to help shape workplaces of the future

AN award-winning Scottish architect has launched his own practice with visions of helping to shape the workplaces of the future. Ross Ellis Stewart will run...

Cattle ‘flyover’ in contention for top industry award

A ‘flyover’ for cattle is in the frame for a top industry award. Perthshire-based firm Bell Ingram Design teamed up with the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of...
Poster depicting finalists in 3DReid student prize

Finalists revealed for 3DReid Student Prize 2026

ARCHITECTURE and interior design practice 3DReid has revealed the shortlist for its Student Prize 2026, with the competition now in its 20th year. Five projects...

Richard Murphy Architects to develop future vision for Leith’s Custom House

RICHARD Murphy Architects has been appointed to design a vision for the future of Leith's Custom House. Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) and the City...

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...

How resilient is Glasgow’s architecture?

By Bruce Kennedy, an architect director at BDP IN more than 30 years as a practicing architect in Glasgow, I have witnessed the city’s resilience...

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...

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...

RIAS calls for ‘fundamental reform’ of Scotland’s construction procurement approach

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s recent consultation on raising tender threshold values under the Procurement Reform...

Vacant Glasgow city centre building set for new lease of life

MOSAIC Architecture + Design has been granted planning permission and listed building consent for the redevelopment of 50 Bothwell Street in Glasgow city centre. The...

Scott Sutherland School students recognised at HIAA Awards

A student from the Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment has won the Highlands + Islands Architectural Association (HIAA) Student Awards 2024 for...
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New book charts Glasgow’s 21st-century architectural evolution

A new book marks a celebration of Glasgow's architectural evolution since the turn of the millennium. Glasgow From Above blends architectural commentary with striking aerial...

Scots practice recognised for Singapore hospice project

A Glasgow-based architectural practice has been recognised for its work on a Singapore hospice project. Keppie Design's collaboration with local firm, New Space Architects, has...