Plans approved for build of new Forres Academy
PLANS for the build of a new Forres Academy next to Applegrove Primary in the town have been approved by Moray Council.
The development will...
Project management team appointed for new Fife College campus
GARDINER & Theobald has been appointed to project manage the Fife College element of the Dunfermline Learning Campus.
The relocation of the campus to the...
Build of new Stirling school underway
GROUND has been broken on the new Corbiewood Primary School being built to serve the emerging South Stirling Gateway housing development.
The seven-classroom school is...
£59m Maybole Community Campus to open to pupils in August
WORK on the £59 million Maybole Community Campus is progressing well, South Ayrshire Council has said.
Being delivered by hub South West Scotland on behalf...
Practice celebrates double triumph at education awards ceremony
BDP is celebrating after landing two awards and a double commendation at the Learning Places Scotland Awards in Glasgow.
The awards celebrate outstanding projects that...
UK’s first fully battery-powered pile driving rig trialled at Ardrossan school site
ROGER Bullivant Limited (RBL) has announced it has trialled the first ever fully battery-powered pile driving rig in the UK at a school site...
Bringing life to the desert with biophilic design
By Bruce Kennedy, an architect director at BDP Glasgow
WHEN visitors cross the threshold of Heriot Watt’s new university campus in Dubai, they leave behind...
Outdoor learning gives children a healthy view of the world
By Kath MacTaggart, a landscape architect at BDP Glasgow studio
RAISED in the rural south west of Scotland, I remember only too well wet playtimes...
ARC Building project brings Indeglås double award joy
FRESH from winning a category award for ‘Partitioning’, and the national ‘Project of the Year’ prize at the Finishes and Interiors (FIS) 2023 Contractors...
Clark Contracts begins transformation of GCU’s Centre for Executive Education
CLARK Contracts has commenced refurbishment and transformation works at Glasgow Caledonian University's (GCU) Centre for Executive Education.
The project involves the refurbishment of the ground...
Remote work allows Inverness Campus projects to continue
REMOTE work has allowed two key projects on the Highland and Island's Enterprise's (HIE) Inverness Campus to progress during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Work is continuing...
Education secretary sees construction progress of £47.2m Wallyford secondary school
SCOTLAND'S education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has visited the site of the new £47.2 million secondary school in Wallyford to see the construction progress.
She met with...
Morgan Sindall completes student accommodation makeover in Glasgow
MORGAN Sindall Construction has completed its first project on the University of Glasgow’s capital projects framework, which involved the complete refurbishment of Maclay Residences.
The...
Smart technology used to benefit Midlothian school
A Midlothian school is set for a raft of benefits thanks to the findings of a smart technology project.
Lasswade High School is setting up...
M&E package of works complete at new £3 million Greenock nursery
BUILDING services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) has announced the firm's work is complete at the new £3 million Larkfield Early Years Centre in Greenock.
Arc-Tech provided M&E...
Plans approved for new Girvan primary school
CONSTRUCTION work is expected to start on the new Sacred Heart Primary School in Girvan this May, South Ayrshire Council has revealed.
Planning permission has...
Robertson Construction completes build of £16m Aberdeen school
ROBERTSON Construction has completed the £16 million build of Milltimber Primary School in Aberdeen.
The school officially opened its doors to pupils and staff this...
University of St Andrews opens ‘pioneering’ affordable housing development
WORK has been completed on the build of a 'pioneering' new affordable housing development for postgraduate students and staff at the University of St...
Aberdeen to invest £247m on school builds and upgrades
ABERDEEN City Council has announced it is to spend £247 million on schools over the next five years.
The figure includes £121 million on the...
Edinburgh’s Old Royal Infirmary building reopens following transformation
THE doors to Edinburgh's transformed and revitalised Old Royal Infirmary building have officially opened.
Built in 1879, the city landmark housed the capital's main hospital...
