RIAS/RIBA Awards shortlist revealed
A new high school in Perth, a hospice in Glasgow, and a sports centre in Inverclyde are included on an 18-strong shortlist for the...
LDN Architects to lead Elgin Town Hall design team
LDN Architects is to lead a design team tasked with revamping Elgin Town Hall, as part of the £31.6 million project to create a...
2015 Saltire Housing Design Awards launched
THE 2015 Saltire Housing Design Awards are launched this week by the Saltire Society, recognising design excellence across five categories – including a brand new...
Construction work underway at £78m Glasgow development
CONSTRUCTION of Moda's Holland Park neighbourhood in Glasgow is gathering pace. The £78 million development will replace the Strathclyde Police HQ in Pitt Street, close...
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...
Ian McKee named new chairman of RICS Scotland
IAN McKee(FRICS FCABE) has been appointed the new chairman of RICS Scotland.
Mr McKee, managing director of Edinburgh-based building surveying and architectural practice GLM, will...
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...
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...
Double award joy for architecture and planning practice
HALLIDAY Fraser Munro is celebrating after a double triumph at the Scottish Property Awards.
The firm was awarded the Business Resilience Award for its response...
Football stadiums evolve to meet modern demands
AN architect involved in the design of some of the world’s most iconic modern football stadiums has said that stadia can no longer be...
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...
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...
Inverurie practices to combine following acquisition
ARCHITECTURAL practice and planning consultancy Lippe Architects + Planners has been bought by fellow Inverurie-based business RJM Architectural Design.
All staff will transfer to the...
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...
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...
JRA appointed to reconfigure British Medical Association’s Edinburgh HQ
JOHN Robertson Architects (JRA) has been appointed to reconfigure the British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland headquarters at Edinburgh's 14 Queen Street.
The Grade A-listed 14 Queen...
McBains names new director of architecture team
CONSTRUCTION consulting and design agency McBains has appointed Mark Baseby as director of its architecture team.
He has been with the firm since 2000, working...
3DReid announces student prize victor
3DREID has announced Tiia Partanen from the University of Strathclyde as the winner of the firm's student prize.
This year's contest had a record number...
£2.7m Edinburgh hotel transformation complete
3DReid has announced the completion of a £2.7 million hotel refurbishment in Edinburgh.
The building - a former student residence - has been transformed into...
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...
