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...

Malcolm Fraser Architects closes down

Malcolm Fraser Architects has announced it ceased trading on August 21as a result of being unable to make the business profitable. The practice was established...

Creating a challenge culture to deliver positive impact

By Martin Stevens, managing director and co-founder of HarrisonStevens AS an organisation with challenge engrained in our business culture, we are used to taking ourselves...
Shareholders and employee EOT members in the JM Architecture offices

Scottish architecture firm transitions to Employee Ownership Trust model

ARCHITECTURAL practice jmarchitects has transitioned to employee ownership. The business is now owned by the 100 employees at its studios in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, and...
Hillside School

CD Architects celebrate milestone in Aberdour campus plans

THE architects behind a proposed new school campus in Aberdour, Fife, have revealed their delight that the project is now progressing. Project Scotland recently reported...

Thumbs up for nation’s most northernly high school

RYDER Architecture has revealed details of the challenges involved in building the most northernly secondary school in the country. Shetland's Anderson High, which was delivered...

Stitching together the Great Tapestry of Scotland building

AN architect involved in the creation of the £5 million Great Tapestry of Scotland building has revealed the inspiration behind the design of the...
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...

Let’s get together

Christoph Ackermann, architect and principal at BDP, explains why our workplace environments must adapt quicker, following a shift in post-pandemic working patterns With more people...

How resilient is Glasgow’s architecture?

By Bruce Kennedy, an architect director at BDP IN more than 30 years as a practicing architect in Glasgow, I have witnessed the city’s resilience...

3DReid to lead design of Edinburgh boutique hotel

ARCHITECTURE and design specialist 3DReid has announced it will deliver the new Malmaison boutique hotel on Edinburgh's St Andrew Square. The practice has been appointed...
Callum Ford

Aitken Turnbull announces raft of senior promotions

ARCHITECTURAL practice Aitken Turnbull has made a series of senior promotions across its Edinburgh and Galashiels studios. The firm has promoted Callum Ford, Fraser Hunter,...
Bracewell on stage receiving award

Bracewell earns award recognition for collaborative approach

ARCHITECTURE practice Bracewell has expressed its delighted after being named Supporting Member of the Year at the 2026 Homes for Scotland Awards. The award was in...

Architecture and Design Scotland appoints new director of design

HEATHER Claridge has been appointed director of design at Architecture and Design Scotland. She joins from Glasgow City Council and will direct the organisation's advice...

Former RIAS president appointed chairman of Glasgow Wood

GLASGOW Wood has appointed Robin Webster OBE as its new chairman to replace Brian Young. The charity and social enterprise provides volunteering opportunities to locals...
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Architects appointed to George Square design project

JOHN McAslan + Partners has been commissioned to reconsider the 'synergy and balance' between George Square and the surrounding streets in relation to contemporary...

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...

Glasgow studio appoints new MD

GLASGOW-based ICA, a studio of 60 architects and interior designers, has announced the appointment of Susannah Macneill as managing director. Susannah has been with the business...

How Scottish architecture is making its mark on global design

By Christoph Ackermann, architect and principal at BDP Glasgow THE proud architecture of Scotland has always reflected social movements, imitated prevailing ideas and influenced design...

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...