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ARCKIT wins big at London Design Awards

A new architectural model making system won two major awards at the prestigious London Design Awards 2014 ceremony. ARCKIT received the Best Start-up Product...

Architectural practice strengthens senior team with two new directors

MILL Architects has appointed two new directors to strengthen the existing management team. Jo Parry-Geddes, RIAS advanced accredited conservation architect, and Darren Albury, who heads...

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...

Former RIAS president appointed chairman of Glasgow Wood

GLASGOW Wood has appointed Robin Webster OBE as its new chairman to replace Brian Young. The charity and social enterprise provides volunteering opportunities to locals...

RIAS welcomes interim guidance for site inspections

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s interim guidance for site inspections in the wake of the Cole...
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The designer with (market) gaps in his plans

STAFF members all sit around one desk in Hoko Design – there is no hierarchy; no designated person to hop up onto the scaffolding...

Nuclear archive facility named Scotland’s best building

NUCLEUS, the Caithness-based national archive facility for the civil nuclear industry, has been crowned the winner of the 2018 RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in...

HLM appoints new head of hospitality, leisure and culture

HLM has appointed Patrick Arends as head of hospitality, leisure and culture at the practice. A past winner of the RIBA West Midlands Emerging Architect of...

£2.7m Edinburgh hotel transformation complete

3DReid has announced the completion of a £2.7 million hotel refurbishment in Edinburgh. The building - a former student residence - has been transformed into...

Festival of Architecture ‘report card’ hails event a huge success

THE Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has published its final ‘report card’ from the Festival of Architecture 2016, which revealed the year-long event provided...

There’s an architect loose aboot this hoose

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has launched its Architect in the Hoose scheme for its third year, to raise money for...

Neil Baxter leaves RIAS role

RIAS has announced it has agreed to the request from secretary Neil Baxter Hon FRIAS Hon FRIBA, to leave the organisation after ten years’...

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...

Delivering modern homes that reflect rural setting

Page/Park's Jonathan Walsh, who was project architect on a new 23-unit housing project in Kirkintilloch, provides an overview of the initiative to deliver much-needed...

Richard Murphy completes Edinburgh Academy hockey pavilion

A £2 million hockey pavilion for Edinburgh Academy has been completed by Richard Murphy Architects. The pavilion forms part of a wider masterplan strategy for...

Students showcase how urban village could be created in Aberdeen

ARCHITECTURE students at Robert Gordon University have showcased how an urban village could be created in the historic heart of Aberdeen. It forms part of...

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...

Tenement fuel poverty project scoops Housing Design Award

PassivTEN, a unique study by John Gilbert Architects aimed at eliminating fuel poverty from Glasgow tenement housing, has won the Saltire Society 2014 Innovation...

Stitching together the Great Tapestry of Scotland building

AN architect involved in the creation of the £5 million Great Tapestry of Scotland building has revealed the inspiration behind the design of the...

Award-winning Scottish architecture firm opens Manchester studio

AITKEN Turnbull has opened new architectural studio in the centre of Manchester following a 'surge' in demand from a growing client base in the...