Glasgow architecture studio funds educational courses for homelessness charity

GLASGOW-based architecture studio HAUS Collective is funding educational courses for homelessness charity The Marie Trust after raising £15,000 on a charity bike ride. To mark...

Architects embrace online professional development during pandemic

NEW research has revealed a 'surge' in demand for online CPD content for architects and specifiers during the the Covid-19 pandemic. SpecifiedBy, a specification-led marketing...

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...
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...

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...
Concept design for Glasgow’s fire-damaged Union Corner

Concept design aims to spark debate about future of fire-damaged Glasgow site

A London-based architectural designer whose concept design for Glasgow’s fire-damaged Union Corner went viral on social media is hoping others in the profession use...
RIAS president Karen Anderson

Architectural institutes unite for fire and life safety design guidance

THE architectural professional institutes of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland have formed a coordinated body to ensure standardised guidance...

RIBA workload trends research shows ‘first glimpse of positivity’

THE RIBA Future Trends Workload Index rose to +3 in July - up from -17 in June and a major step forward after four...

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...

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...

Architecture and planning practice launches Replanet project

HALLIDAY Fraser Munro has announced the launch of its Replanet initiative, designed to underpin the journey to carbon zero and its commitment to a...

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...

Can we trust governments, and ourselves, to address industry’s climate concerns?

By Alasdair Rankin, managing director of Aitken Turnbull architects   As we hopefully begin to emerge from one devastating global crisis, we are able to see...

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.

Graham + Sibbald bolsters architecture team across the UK

GRAHAM + Sibbald has revealed that the firm's architecture team completed a busy second half of 2023 with a number of key senior appointments...
Phoebe Vendil (left) and Caitlin Griffiths

Architecture students take top prizes in Women in Property Scotland Student Awards

THREE architecture students from the universities of Strathclyde, Edinburgh and Dundee have been announced as the regional winners at the Women in Property Central...

Nuclear archive facility named Scotland’s best building

NUCLEUS, the Caithness-based national archive facility for the civil nuclear industry, has been crowned the winner of the 2018 RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in...

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...

Renovated arts hub to benefit future generations in Upper Nithsdale

AITKEN Turnbull Architects has explained how it breathed fresh life into one of south west Scotland’s flagship arts and community hubs. The extended and renovated...

RIAS announces programme for organisation’s first virtual convention

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced the programme for its annual convention, which this year in moving to an online...