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...

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...

Holmes Miller projects in the frame for prestigious architectural awards

AN Edinburgh sports centre and a primary school in Morningside, both designed by Holmes Miller, are in the running for a top architectural award. Meadowbank...
Lynsay Bell Manson, MD at Studio LBA

Designing viable masterplans without compromise

By Lynsay Bell Manson, MD at Studio LBA THE future of masterplanning in Scotland is undergoing a transformative shift, one that puts people, place and...
ABC carbon lifecycle assessment

Anderson Bell Christie unveils embodied carbon lifecycle assessment offering

ANDERSON Bell Christie (ABC) has announced it is now offering clients an in-house embodied carbon lifecycle assessment using One Click LCA. The software is compliant...

Graham + Sibbald appoints director of architectural services

GRAHAM + Sibbald has announced the promotion of Rachel Murray to director of architectural services. Rachel first joined the firm's architectural team in 2022, with...
Holmes Miller acquires Coltart Earley

Holmes Miller completes acquisition of Glasgow-based architectural practice

HOLMES Miller Limited (HM) has completed the acquisition of Coltart Earley Architecture (CEA), a Glasgow-based architectural practice founded in 1990 by Bill Coltart and...
Highlands and Islands Enterprise Inverness Campus

Dundee practice appointed by HIE for Inverness Campus design work

DUNDEE-based architecture practice Andrew Black Design has been appointed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to deliver design and consultancy services for a new...

Firm shortlisted for four gongs at Learning Places Scotland Awards

FOUR Holmes Miller projects have been nominated for honours at the Learning Places Scotland Awards later this month. Held in partnership with the Scottish Government,...

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...

First look at ‘radical’ Paisley Museum vision

THE first images have been released showing how Paisley Museum will be transformed in a £42 million project. Architects AL_A are behind design plans for...

Holmes Miller to take lead architect role for new Dundee FC stadium

HOLMES Miller Architects has been appointed by Dundee Football Club to begin work on designing a new 12,500-capacity stadium for the club. The project will...
Rosebank Distillery

RIAS unveils winners of special category awards 2025

A Falkirk distillery, a self-build home in the Outer Hebrides, and a primary school in Perth are among the winners of a Royal Incorporation...
Dr Fatma Pelin Ekdi

Anderson Bell Christie hails KTP success with University of Strathclyde

EMPLOYEE-owned architectural practice Anderson Bell Christie (ABC) has completed a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the University of Strathclyde, funded by Innovate UK. The...

Earlier engagement between architects and developers could offer more creative solutions to housing shortage

By George Buchanan, director of George Buchanan Architects As a seasoned architect, I'm no stranger to the built environment and the challenges we face in...

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...

Conservation project complete at historic Edinburgh building

AUSTIN-Smith:Lord has completed a conservation project for The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. The architects were tasked with refurbishing the four upper storeys of...

Delivering modern homes that reflect rural setting

Page/Park's Jonathan Walsh, who was project architect on a new 23-unit housing project in Kirkintilloch, provides an overview of the initiative to deliver much-needed...

3DReid Student Prize 2023 winner announced

3DReid has named Warren D’Souza from the University of Bath as the winner of this year's Student Prize award. Tutors were invited to nominate one...

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...