Design team announced for £40m Edinburgh Innovation Hub build

CONTRACTORS have been appointed to take forward the £40 million delivery of an innovation hub on land adjacent to Queen Margaret University near Musselburgh. The...

Over 100 local firms attend Ardrossan Campus meet the buyer event

OVER 100 local firms attended a recent meet the buyer event to find out about opportunities on the build of the new Ardrossan Campus. Main...

BAM making ‘excellent’ progress on build of £20m North Lanarkshire community hub

BAM Construction is making 'excellent' progress on the build of a £20 million community hub in North Lanarkshire, the area's council has said. Due for...
Topping out

Milestone marked on 11-storey Glasgow student accommodation build

CLARK Contracts has celebrated the topping out of The Ice Vault student accommodation development on Glasgow's Osborne Street. The complex is being delivered on behalf...

Plans launched for Penicuik High School redevelopment

PLANS have been submitted to Midlothian Council for the redevelopment of Penicuik High School. The plans, by Holmes Miller, include the re-use and retrofit of the...

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...
Site of new student accommodation in Edinburgh

‘Complex’ Edinburgh heritage site reaps benefits of 3D modelling and digital coordination

WILL Rudd is currently delivering a package of structural and civil engineering solutions for the redevelopment of 179 Canongate - a purpose-built student accommodation...

Contract awarded for £3.6m Orkney primary school project

CASEY Construction has been awarded a £3.6 million contract to extend and refurbish St Andrews Primary School in Orkney. The project will allow for an...

Contractor appointed for build of ‘state-of-the-art’ campus in Scottish Borders

MORRISON Construction has been appointed to deliver an education, medical, and community campus in Earlston. The firm will deliver the building on behalf of the...

Ark Estates leases prominent commercial unit to UHI Inverness for Sustainable Construction Centre

ARK Estates has leased a prominent commercial unit at Inverness' 58 Harbour Road to UHI Inverness. The learning institute is to transform the building into...
Richard Park

Hub Scotland education infrastructure success highlighted on eve of Glasgow event

ON the eve of this year’s Learning Places Scotland and EdTech conference and exhibition, it has been revealed that the national hub programme is...

Kier begins build of new Girvan school

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to mark the commencement of works on the new Girvan Primary School and Early Years Centre. Pupils and school...
Learning Places Scotland (LPS) Awards

Hub South East celebrates recognition for education projects

HUB South East is celebrating after two education projects delivered for West Lothian and East Lothian Councils received recognition. Beatlie School Campus and Wallyford Learning...

New Aberdeen school scoops award

THE new £16.4 million Milltimber Primary School in Aberdeen has won a prestigious architectural award. Located within the Oldford Farm development, the school - which...
Flying Colours Nursery

Edinburgh projects boost Will Rudd’s bespoke design ability in education buildings

Will Rudd Edinburgh has helped design and deliver a number of striking education environments in Scotland’s capital over the past year. MD Gillian Ogilvie...

RAAC repairs at Forres Academy estimated to hit £624,000

WORK costs relating to the discovery of RAAC at Forres Academy are expected to reach £624,000, Moray Council has said. The local authority is currently...
Student accommodation complex, Glasgow

Plans approved for 410-bed student complex in Glasgow’s Anderston area

GRAHAM Investment Projects has secured planning consent from Glasgow City Council to deliver a 410-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in the city’s Anderston...

Prestonpans school to use timber structure to mitigate RAAC risk

A new timber structure is to be put in place at Preston Lodge High School to support the existing roof after it was found...
Artist’s impression of plans

Back to the future: new student complex plans take inspiration from site’s history

THE principles of tenemental living could be the key to meeting the academic and social needs of the modern-day student, a senior project manager...

£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...