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...
Architects embrace online professional development during pandemic
NEW research has revealed a 'surge' in demand for online CPD content for architects and specifiers during the the Covid-19 pandemic.
SpecifiedBy, a specification-led marketing...
Architectural workers open first Unite union branch
ARCHITECTURAL workers have opened the sector’s first ever branch in the Unite union.
The Section of Architectural Workers (SAW), set up in 2019, has officially...
Keppie Design appointed architect for new AECC
KEPPIE Design has been appointed as architect for the new state-of-the-art Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC).
Aberdeen City Council has recently approved the financial proposals...
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...
Vacant Glasgow city centre building set for new lease of life
MOSAIC Architecture + Design has been granted planning permission and listed building consent for the redevelopment of 50 Bothwell Street in Glasgow city centre.
The...
Cattle ‘flyover’ in contention for top industry award
A ‘flyover’ for cattle is in the frame for a top industry award.
Perthshire-based firm Bell Ingram Design teamed up with the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of...
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...
HLM completes St Andrews student accommodation project
HLM has completed the new Whitehorn Hall student accommodation complex at the University of St Andrews, the largest single expansion of student bedrooms in the...
Renovated arts hub to benefit future generations in Upper Nithsdale
AITKEN Turnbull Architects has explained how it breathed fresh life into one of south west Scotland’s flagship arts and community hubs.
The extended and renovated...
Garrion Tower refurbishment plans gather pace
BLOCK Architects has revealed information about the practice's role in a project for the renovation and extension of the Grade B-listed Garrion Tower, near...
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...
Making junctions safer in memory of Emma
RESPONDENTS to a new campaign launched in memory of a young architect who lost her life whilst cycling in Glasgow city centre have been...
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...
Livingston retail park set for “21st century facelift”
CONSTRUCTION is to start on a £3.5 million transformation of Livingston's Almondvale West Retail Park.
Designed by 3DReid's Glasgow studio, the site is situated adjacent to...
Glasgow-based architecture practice switches to nine-day fortnight
GLASGOW-headquartered architecture practice Holmes Miller has officially switched to a nine-day fortnight following a successful trial.
In an employee-led decision, the practice has made the...
Neil Baxter leaves RIAS role
RIAS has announced it has agreed to the request from secretary Neil Baxter Hon FRIAS Hon FRIBA, to leave the organisation after ten years’...
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...
New images bring to life Paisley Town Hall transformation
NEW photos commissioned by architects Holmes Miller have highlighted the stunning transformation of Paisley Town Hall.
As part of Renfrewshire Council’s wider regeneration programme of...
Why Scotland’s architects have designs on England’s green and pleasant land!
The Scottish architecture & design sector is strong. There’s a huge range of talent and an ability and desire to deliver projects at a...
