Highlands and Islands Enterprise Inverness Campus

Dundee practice appointed by HIE for Inverness Campus design work

DUNDEE-based architecture practice Andrew Black Design has been appointed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to deliver design and consultancy services for a new...

Scots practice recognised for Singapore hospice project

A Glasgow-based architectural practice has been recognised for its work on a Singapore hospice project. Keppie Design's collaboration with local firm, New Space Architects, has...

Digital collaboration helped keep high profile Edinburgh project on course during lockdown

DIGITAL collaboration played a key role in progressing design development on the £1 billion Edinburgh St James project during lockdown, according to the architectural...

Mosaic submits plans for landmark Glasgow apartment hotel

GLASGOW could be the location for the UK's first Adina Apartment Hotel following Mosaic Architecture + Design’s resubmission of a planning application in the...

Scotland’s RIAS buildings of the year announced

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced the winners of this year's national architecture awards. As well as new housing, education and...

Architect Samantha McCabe appointed to Women in Property role

SAMANTHA McCabe has been appointed central Scotland chair for Women in Property. Samantha, an architect and associate with Oberlanders Architects, will take on the role...
Libby Heathcote

Libby Heathcote elected as next RIAS president

LIBBY Heathcote, an associate director at Reiach and Hall Architects, has been elected as the next president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in...

Glasgow launches competition to redesign fire-damaged landmark

GLASGOW City Council is set to launch a new competition to redesign Albert Cross after it was gutted by two major fires. In the first...

Borders architect leaves practice to further develop dementia-friendly technology

A director of a Borders-based architectural practice is stepping down after 21 years to continue the development of a technology created to improve the...

Landmark project ensures bright future for Pennywell

LAST month Project Scotland reported that planning approval had been granted for an extra 177 homes in Pennywell, one of Scotland’s largest housing-led regeneration projects. Urban...

Architect calls for feasibility study into Scotland/Northern Ireland bridge link

THE prospect of a bridge linking Scotland to Northern Ireland continues to gather momentum, with a top Scottish architect calling for a feasibility study...

Saunders Centre secures Best Building prize

PagePark Architects' Saunders Centre in Glasgow has landed the coveted RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2016. The science and technology building for...

Celebrating heritage through design

By Bruce Kennedy, architect director, BDP’s Glasgow studio WE walk in the footsteps of our predecessors. Just as the inherited values of past generations shape...

Keppie reveals outcome of enterprise project

KEPPIE Design, in partnership with East Ayrshire Council and Ayrshire College, has announced that Cumnock Academy has been awarded the top prize at the finale...
Usher Building, University of Edinburgh by Hassell

‘Exceptional’ shortlist unveiled for 2026 RIAS Awards

AN outdoor swimming pool, a 15th century tower house and doocot, and an Arbroath arts studio are among the projects shortlisted for the 2026 RIAS...
Nominations sought for next RIAS president

Nominations sought for next RIAS president

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has opened the call for nominations for its 2025 elections, which will result in a new...

Robin Webster named new RIAS president

ROBIN Webster OBE has been elected the next president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). He will succeed Stewart Henderson at...

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...
Andrew Dobbie, Danny Campbell and Amir Noori

HOKO adds new board members to help accelerate growth plans

HOKO, the Glasgow-headquartered architecture firm founded by architect and BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year judge Danny Campbell, has announced two senior appointments. The company...

Earlier engagement between architects and developers could offer more creative solutions to housing shortage

By George Buchanan, director of George Buchanan Architects As a seasoned architect, I'm no stranger to the built environment and the challenges we face in...