Heriot-Watt launches new architecture degree with focus on sustainability
EDINBURGH'S historic architecture and the modern architecture of Dubai are among the inspirations for a new master programme being launched by Heriot-Watt University.
The new...
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...
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...
Edinburgh practice to design world’s second tallest tower
AN Edinburgh-based architecture practice is to design the world's second tallest tower in Russia.
Kettle Collective revealed the tower will be built in St Petersburg...
BDP returns to Edinburgh following Pattern Design acquisition
ARCHITECTURE practice BDP has opened a new studio at Thirlestane Road in Edinburgh city centre.
The business said the move forms part of its acquisition...
RIAS calls for ‘fundamental reform’ of Scotland’s construction procurement approach
THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s recent consultation on raising tender threshold values under the Procurement Reform...
Dr Francesco Bandarin presented with RIAS Honorary Fellowship
DR Francesco Bandarin has been honoured with an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).
The UNESCO consultant was presented with the accolade...
TV presenter backs RIAS charity scheme
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has launched Architect in the Hoose to help homeowners and raise money for the Architects Benevolent...
Milestone for £16 million architecture school at RGU
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has completed the second phase of its £120m Garthdee campus project.
The new £16 million Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built...
A new name for architecture practice as business targets UK-wide expansion
AN Edinburgh-based employee-owned architecture practice is rebranding and targeting a period of growth as it eyes expansion throughout the UK.
Founded in 1994, AMA Studio...
“Dynamic” £110m UWS campus opens to students
THE £110 million University of the West of Scotland (UWS) campus at Hamilton International Technology Park has opened its doors to students.
Designed by Mosaic,...
Carefully designed landscape helps shape outdoor learning at Caledonia High
LANDSCAPE architecture practice OOBE has revealed its role in helping to shape the new £88 million Caledonia High School in Rosyth.
Working alongside architects AHR,...
Climate policy must roll forward, not backward
By Peter Exley, professor and dean, Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment, Robert Gordon University
No moral case seems strong enough to compel...
Keppie Design appointed architect for new AECC
KEPPIE Design has been appointed as architect for the new state-of-the-art Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC).
Aberdeen City Council has recently approved the financial proposals...
St Andrews development wins top architecture award
West Burn Lane in St Andrews has been awarded the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2015.
The commercial residential development, by Edinburgh-based Sutherland...
Bracewell Stirling Consulting makes series of key appointments as new Oban office opens
BRACEWELL Stirling Consulting has made a series of key hires to bolster its team and support the launch of an enhanced master-planning service.
Additionally, the...
Education as a building block for community integration
By David Halliday, MD at Halliday Fraser Munro
COMMUNITY plays a major role in all our lives, as has been emphasised during these uncertain times. ...
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...
Updated national marine centre plans unveiled
THE Scottish Seabird Centre has unveiled details of the updated architectural plan for the proposed national marine centre in north Berwick.
The designs for the site have...
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...
