Could the answer to student housing ‘crisis’ be in the shop window?

TRANSFORMING vacant city centre buildings from retail to residential purposes could help ease the student housing crisis, the president of the Royal Incorporation of...

Architecture practice looks to improve safety at three Glasgow junctions

AN architecture practice has launched a campaign to identify specific solutions aimed at improving safety at three traffic junctions in Glasgow. New Practice's Waiting to...

Search for Mackintosh Building rebuild architect to be reviewed after ‘technical error’

THE procurement exercise for the architect-led design team for the reinstatement of Glasgow's fire-damaged Mackintosh Building has closed without an appointment being made. It comes...
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Glasgow practice embarks on employee ownership model

ANDERSON Bell + Christie has announced its transition to employee ownership. Following the transfer of 100% of the architectural practice's shares into an employee ownership...
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RIAS unveils four-strong shortlist for Scotland’s building of the year

A public realm project in Aberdeen, a rural infrastructure scheme that preserves a bridge in Glengairn, a new education building for University of Edinburgh,...
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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...

RIAS confirms winners of special category awards

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced the special category winners of the 2023 RIAS Awards. The Circular Economy Design Award, sponsored...

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...

‘Rebooted’ 3DReid Student Prize returns

ARCHITECTURE practice 3DReid has relaunched its Student Prize after skipping a year in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The firm revealed it has reassessed...

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...

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...
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‘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...

Anderson Bell + Christie to host workshop on Housing for Varying Needs proposals

ANDERSON Bell + Christie is set to host a free workshop designed to help housing associations and registered social landlords (RSLs) develop their consultation...
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...

Trio of Scottish projects win RIBA Awards

THREE Scottish projects are among the winners of the 2016 RIBA National Awards. The City of Glasgow College, Riverside Campus (Michael Laird Architects/Reiach and Hall...

Glasgow studio move gives architecture practice room to grow

THREESIXTY Architecture has moved into its new studio in The Garment Factory, described as a "unique and contemporary" Glasgow office development. The firm has occupied...

GLM expands in the west with opening of new office and senior appointment

ARCHITECTURE and building surveying practice Gibbon Lawson McKee Limited (GLM) has announced its expansion into the west of Scotland and a focus on commercial...

Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries claims Scotland’s best building award

THE Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries has won the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2017. Designed by Richard Murphy Architects and built...
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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...

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...