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...

St Andrews set for new hotel and retail site

CONSTRUCTION has commenced on a new 65 bedroom Premier Inn hotel and Marks & Spencer Simply Food retail unit in St Andrews. The Largo Road...

Aspirations heat up for low energy building design standard

A passive house construction specialist says the time has come for the private sector to embrace the ultra-high energy efficient standard, to improve buildings...

Dr Francesco Bandarin presented with RIAS Honorary Fellowship

DR Francesco Bandarin has been honoured with an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). The UNESCO consultant was presented with the accolade...

Iconic church bell tower set for repair in Glasgow

ON behalf of the Archdiocese of Glasgow, Mosaic Architecture + Design has secured a grant of £93,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for...

Edinburgh practice marks a new chapter for landscapes

THE value of landscapes has been brought firmly into focus by the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s the view of Mike Harrison, co-founder of Edinburgh-based landscape architecture...

Top architect Gareth Hoskins dies aged 48

Gareth Hoskins, one of Scotland's best-known architects, has died at the age of 48. A former UK and Scottish Architect of the Year winner, he established Glasgow-based Hoskins Architects...

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...
CGI of whisky distillery

Plans submitted to transform former oil depot into new distillery in Ardrishaig

ORGANIC Architects, a specialist in designing sustainable distilleries, has submitted a planning application for a new craft whisky distillery and visitor destination on the west...

Architecture practice looks to improve safety at three Glasgow junctions

AN architecture practice has launched a campaign to identify specific solutions aimed at improving safety at three traffic junctions in Glasgow. New Practice's Waiting to...

Green light for Passivhaus extension at Trinity Academy

THE City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for a new Passivhaus extension at Trinity Academy. Listed building consent has also been obtained...

Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries claims Scotland’s best building award

THE Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries has won the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2017. Designed by Richard Murphy Architects and built...

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...

BDP unveils Glasgow-inspired design for PwC’s new office

BDP has completed the interior design of PwC’s new Glasgow office at the city's Aurora Building. The firm is relocating approximately 500 staff from its...
Laura McCrossan, Aitken Turnbull Architects

Are women breaking the architecture ‘glass ceiling’ in 2025?

By Laura McCrossan, associate director, Aitken Turnbull Architects WOMEN are steadily gaining ground in UK business, with the 2025 FTSE Women Leaders Review reporting that...

Hamilton architecture business wins latest Build Lanarkshire Programme

GAVIN McAuley, founder of Hamilton-based design studio, McAuley Architecture + interiors, has been crowned the winner of this year’s Build Lanarkshire Programme, delivered by...
OOBE team

Landscape architecture business opens new Glasgow studio

LANDSCAPE architecture practice OOBE has opened a new Glasgow studio at Tontine, 20 Trongate. Regional director Greg Meikle has been appointed to lead the firm's...

Lifetime Achievement Award for Professor Robin Webster

Professor Robin Webster OBE FRIAS was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual RIAS Awards Dinner this week. The Award was presented by RIAS...

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...
Archilink founders Shehan Hegur and Alistair Lea. Image credit: Mark Waugh

Scottish architectural surveying firm expands into Manchester

ABERDEEN-headquartered architectural surveying company Archilink Ltd has announced it is expanding into Manchester after achieving 'significant growth' this year. The company revealed it uses 'cutting-edge'...