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...
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RIAS calls for more post-construction checks to safeguard building energy performance

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects (RIAS) is calling on MSPs to press for more post-construction checks, in response to changes in building regulations being...

Austin-Smith:Lord helps restore London’s Great Pagoda

Architecture firm Austin-Smith:Lord is working with Historic Royal Palaces on the restoration of The Great Pagoda in London. The restoration of the 163 ft 18th century...

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...

Holmes Miller to lead Paisley Town Hall revamp

HOLMES Miller has announced it will lead the £22 million redesign of Paisley Town Hall. The architects will transform the inside of the 19th-century building...
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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...
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RIAS unveils four-strong shortlist for Scotland’s building of the year

A public realm project in Aberdeen, a rural infrastructure scheme that preserves a bridge in Glengairn, a new education building for University of Edinburgh,...

Entries sought for Perth site design challenge

ARCHITECT and TV presenter George Clarke has issued the final call for entries to a creative challenge designed to help shape the design of...

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...

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...

HLM appoints new head of hospitality, leisure and culture

HLM has appointed Patrick Arends as head of hospitality, leisure and culture at the practice. A past winner of the RIBA West Midlands Emerging Architect of...

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...
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GLM unveils new website as part of brand ‘evolution’

GLM, the architecture, building surveying, and project management firm, has announced the launch of its new website. Part of its broader brand evolution, this new...

Green light for new national leisure destination on the Pentland Hills

SMITH Scott Mullan Associates has announced that its plans for Destination Hillend, a new multi-activity national leisure destination on the Pentland Hills has been...
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GEG Capital adds Bracewell Stirling Consulting to portfolio

INVERNESS-based investment group GEG Capital Ltd has acquired a stake in architectural practice Bracewell Stirling Consulting. The addition of the consultancy, offering design, master...

Hamilton architecture business wins latest Build Lanarkshire Programme

GAVIN McAuley, founder of Hamilton-based design studio, McAuley Architecture + interiors, has been crowned the winner of this year’s Build Lanarkshire Programme, delivered by...

Architect blocks out doubts to achieve his dream

AN architect has vowed to help more young deaf people into the profession after becoming only the second deaf person in Scotland to achieve...

Judging panel announced for Scottish Design Awards 2023

THE 12-strong judging panel has been confirmed for the Scottish Design Awards 2023. The line-up includes Heather Claridge, director of design at Architecture & Design...
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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...