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...
Kingfisher Louvres products are now available to specify via the NBS platform
Kingfisher Louvres, a specialist manufacturer of aluminium architectural louvres, has made four of its most popular screening and single bank weather louvres available to specify via the NBS Source platform.
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...
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,...
Architects amongst first occupants of Glasgow office development
ARCHITECTURAL practice Threesixty Architecture and digital services provider Incremental Group have been confirmed as the first occupiers for The Garment Factory, a new office...
TV architect to crown design challenge winners at Perth ceremony
ARCHITECT and TV presenter George Clarke will announce the winners of a creative design challenge that will help shape a new £28 million complex-needs...
HAUS Collective appoints new associate director
HAUS Collective has announced the appointment of Graham Edwards as associate director at the Glasgow-based architecture studio.
With three decades of experience managing large-scale projects,...
European design awards launched
ENTRIES are now open for the 2015 European Copper in Architecture Awards. A celebration of contemporary architecture and showcase for architects designing with copper...
Holmes Miller appoints project director
ARCHITECTURAL practice Holmes Miller has promoted Joanne Hemmings to the role of project director.
The firm said the move recognises Joanne’s contribution to both project...
New biomimetic design courses to ‘derive inspiration from nature’
THE Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is developing a series of academic courses and collaborative research practice in partnership with the Eden Project and...
ARCKIT wins big at London Design Awards
A new architectural model making system won two major awards at the prestigious London Design Awards 2014 ceremony. ARCKIT received the Best Start-up Product...
GEZE UK to sponsor RIAS Awards Dinner
GEZE UK has announced it will sponsor the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) Awards Dinner for the fifth year in succession.
The event,...
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...
RIAS secures government funding for Ukraine reconstruction research
THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has secured grant funding from the Scottish Government to research the opportunities and implications of practicing...
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...
BDP earns conservation award for Ayr Grammar project
ARCHITECTURAL practice BDP has won a conservation accolade at this year’s GIA Awards for its Ayr Grammar Campus project.
The project also received a commendation...
Landmark project ensures bright future for Pennywell
LAST month Project Scotland reported that planning approval had been granted for an extra 177 homes in Pennywell, one of Scotland’s largest housing-led regeneration projects.
Urban...
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...
There’s an architect loose aboot this hoose
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has launched its Architect in the Hoose scheme for its third year, to raise money for...
Search for Mackintosh Building rebuild architect to be reviewed after ‘technical error’
THE procurement exercise for the architect-led design team for the reinstatement of Glasgow's fire-damaged Mackintosh Building has closed without an appointment being made.
It comes...
