Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen

Aberdeen regeneration project wins Scotland’s top architecture award

UNION Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen has been crowned the winner of the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award by the Royal Incorporation of...

Notable Scots celebrated with Honorary Fellowships

FOUR distinguished Scots received Honorary Fellowships of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland at the annual RIAS Centenary and Awards Dinner in Glasgow this week. Film composer,...
Phoebe Vendil (left) and Caitlin Griffiths

Architecture students take top prizes in Women in Property Scotland Student Awards

THREE architecture students from the universities of Strathclyde, Edinburgh and Dundee have been announced as the regional winners at the Women in Property Central...

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...

‘Microhomes’ tipped to help address Scotland’s housing crisis

A Scottish architectural practice is pioneering new ‘microhomes’ to help address the nation’s housing crisis. Lorne Haycock, founder of Linwood-based LH Architecture, told Project Scotland...

Edinburgh fire station granted listed building status for postmodern architecture significance

HISTORIC Environment Scotland (HES) has designated Tollcross Fire Station in Edinburgh city centre as a Category B listed building due to its significance as...

7N Architects launches Employee Ownership Trust

EDINBURGH-based 7N Architects has set up an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) with owner and founding director Ewan Anderson transferring 100% of his total shareholding...

Two BDP projects nominated in national retrofit competition

TWO BDP-designed education projects - Ayr Grammar Campus and the University of Strathclyde Learning and Teaching Project - have been shortlisted in the annual...
Anderson Bell Christie Building with Nature

Anderson Bell Christie offers Building with Nature accreditation

ANDERSON Bell Christie (ABC) has announced that the practice is now offering Building with Nature accreditation, to ensure its masterplanning and architectural projects are...

Holmes Miller expands into south east England with new studio

HOLMES Miller Architects has announced an expansion into south east England with the opening of a new studio in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The move is...
ORA Architects team

Fife-based design and architecture practice sees turnover soar by 11%

FIFE-based ORA Architects has reported a 'significant' uplift in business performance after growing turnover by 11% in 2024/25, with a further 10% growth projected...

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...

Funding boost for multi-million pound project to revamp Paisley Museum

AMBITIOUS plans to transform Paisley Museum into a 'world class' visitor destination have received a boost after The National Lottery Heritage Fund committed to £3.8...

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...

7N Architects to lead Lerwick Lanes masterplan

7N Architects has secured the contract to undertake the Lerwick Lanes masterplan, Shetland Islands Council has announced. The local authority said the tender exercise attracted...
Rosebank Distillery

RIAS unveils winners of special category awards 2025

A Falkirk distillery, a self-build home in the Outer Hebrides, and a primary school in Perth are among the winners of a Royal Incorporation...

New Highland prison plans a step closer to reality

THE first new prison in the north of Scotland for more than a century has moved a step closer after planning permission in principle...

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...

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...

Festival of Architecture launched

DRIVING rain failed to dampen the spirits as RIAS launched the Festival of Architecture 2016 at Edinburgh’s Calton Hill. Described as “the most ambitious ever...