Festival of Architecture ‘report card’ hails event a huge success

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has published its final ‘report card’ from the Festival of Architecture 2016, which revealed the year-long event provided...
BDP Glasgow office

BDP relocates to Glasgow’s historic Grosvenor Building

DESIGN practice BDP has moved into its new Glasgow studio in The Grosvenor Building in Gordon Street - a space originally designed by renowned...
ARPL's design

Designed to prosper

As the construction industry continues to toil under the strain of a weak economy the need to ensure the final product lives up to...

RIAS expresses disappointment at Perth City Hall process

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has expressed disappointment at the procedure which has led to Perth and Kinross Council's plans to...

St Andrews development wins top architecture award

West Burn Lane in St Andrews has been awarded the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2015. The commercial residential development, by Edinburgh-based Sutherland...

RIAS award winners demonstrate ‘resilience’ of architecture profession

A Jedburgh school, Lockerbie sawmill visitor centre, and Portobello townhouse development are among the eight winners of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland...

Reiach and Hall to lead Fruitmarket Gallery redevelopment

REIACH and Hall Architects have been appointed to lead the refurbishment of The Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh. The project will involve redeveloping the existing gallery...

Consultancy appoints technical director of architecture for Scotland

THE Rocket Group has announced the appointment of Sam Hinchliffe, ARB RIAS, as technical director of architecture for Scotland. Sam joins the multi-disciplinary consultancy's Dundee-based...

Edinburgh glamping specialist confirms English expansion

AN Edinburgh-based glamping site design consultancy has announced plans to open its first office in England as part of the firm's expansion plans. Glampitect said...

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...

HAUS founders get on their bike for gruelling charity challenge

TO mark ten years of practice, the founders of Glasgow-based architecture studio HAUS Collective are aiming to raise £10,000 for homelessness charity, The Marie...

Yorkshire architecture firm expands into Scotland with Edinburgh office

YORKSHIRE-based architectural practice brown + company has opened an office in Edinburgh which will be run by award-winning architect Rob Miller. Rob has already made...

Dumfries architecture practice adds Passivhaus specialist to its team

AN architecture practice has hired a Passivhaus specialist as it continues to grow its portfolio of housing association and community housing projects across Dumfries...
Blairgowrie exterior

Scotland’s first Passivhaus leisure development opens in Blairgowrie

SCOTLAND'S first Passivhaus leisure development has officially been opened in Blairgowrie. Designed by Holmes Miller, the £36 million project was delivered by Hub East Central...

Threesixty to design Stromness campus

Threesixty Architecture will be responsible for the design of the redevelopment of the old Academy and former Primary School of Stromness. Highlands + Islands Enterprise and...

Period of growth sees Bracewell Stirling Consulting open new head office

BRACEWELL Stirling Consulting (BSC) has relocated its head office to a new premises at Scion House at the Stirling University Innovation Park. Previously situated in...

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...

Inverurie architecture practice celebrates ‘buoyant and busy’ first half of 2022

AN Inverurie-based architectural practice and planning consultancy has revealed it has secured projects with a total value exceeding £50 million this year so far. Since...
RIAS president Karen Anderson

New supplementary charter marks major milestone for RIAS

A new supplementary charter for the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has come into force, following consultation with the membership and subsequent...

RIAS welcomes interim guidance for site inspections

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s interim guidance for site inspections in the wake of the Cole...