Early engagement with architects is key to unlocking site potential
A Glasgow architect is calling for more early engagement with key housing project stakeholders to help unlock the true potential of sites.
George Buchanan, who...
Bracewell makes strategic investment in Gould Singleton Architects
STIRLING-based Bracewell has announced a strategic investment in Gould Singleton Architects.
The architectural practice said the investment in the Midlands-based firm will expand its reach...
Green light for Passivhaus extension at Trinity Academy
THE City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for a new Passivhaus extension at Trinity Academy. Listed building consent has also been obtained...
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...
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...
Sheppard watches over student flock
Architecture practice Sheppard Robson has completed a £14m remodelling of two university buildings in Glasgow city centre.
Strathclyde University’s Lord Hope and Curran buildings were...
Lippe Architects mark 30 years in business
North East Architects Practice, Lippe Architects held a Celebration Dinner recently to mark 30 years in business.
Amongst the 130 invited guests to the Meldrum House Hotel,...
Rubber soul: former factory bounces back in the capital
THE only surviving structure from the 19th century Castle Mills industrial complex in Edinburgh has been brought back to life following a lengthy restoration project, led...
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...
Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre shortlisted for industry award
SCOTLAND'S National Retrofit Centre (SNRC) has been shortlisted in the Adaptive Reuse into Other category at the AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards, organised by...
Graham + Sibbald bolsters architecture team across the UK
GRAHAM + Sibbald has revealed that the firm's architecture team completed a busy second half of 2023 with a number of key senior appointments...
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...
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...
Architects and designers must embrace the circular economy
By Alasdair Rankin, managing director, Aitken Turnbull Architects
Recently, I read an article about how academic innovation was helping to spearhead a transition to reduce waste...
Evolution of ‘warrior ideology’ shown in Perth construction find
ARCHAEOLOGISTS from the University of Aberdeen have recreated images of a figure found on a Pictish stone discovered during the construction of the A9/A85...
National recognition for HLM
HLM has been shortlisted for Employer of the Year at the AJ100 Awards 2018.
The design and architecture firm, which has studios in Glasgow, has...
Scottish architectural surveying firm expands into Manchester
ABERDEEN-headquartered architectural surveying company Archilink Ltd has announced it is expanding into Manchester after achieving 'significant growth' this year.
The company revealed it uses 'cutting-edge'...
Plans unveiled for “pioneering” Glasgow office building
ARCHITECTURAL practice 3DReid has submitted plans for a "pioneering" office building in Glasgow's Merchant City area.
The firm's proposals for Inovo2, a building to complement...
3DReid announces student prize victor
3DREID has announced Tiia Partanen from the University of Strathclyde as the winner of the firm's student prize.
This year's contest had a record number...
