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...
Scottish Government ‘can no longer ignore housing crisis’
HOMES for Scotland has said the Scottish Government can no longer ignore the 'housing crisis' after new figures revealed completions and starts across all...
Clyde Gateway to resume £150m worth of construction work
CLYDE Gateway is preparing for a 'massive' surge in activity as construction restarts across Glasgow's east end regeneration area.
The development and investment organisation said...
Vision unveiled for £2 billion Edinburgh neighbourhood with scope for 7,000 homes
THE team behind 205 acres of development land in the west of Edinburgh has unveiled its vision for a new neighbourhood with the potential...
Scottish budget reaction: lack of focus on built environment ‘disappointing’
THE lack of focus on the built environment in the Scottish budget 2026-27 has been described as 'disappointing' by RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered...
Retentions: will proposed deposit scheme help to rebuild trust?
By Keith Emmerson, an associate in Gillespie Macandrew LLP’s dispute resolution team, specialising in construction
IN April 2020, I wrote on the Scottish Government’s consultation...
Ten years on: Glasgow City Region City Deal has been ‘catalyst for transformation’
THE UK and Scottish governments have joined local leaders to mark ten years of the Glasgow City Region City Deal and reflect on what...
Mitchell Library ready for new chapter
GLASGOW’S famous Mitchell Library is set for a new chapter with a £3.4 million refurbishment now underway.
The iconic 102-year-old building – one of the...
UK housing market plateaus but Scotland holds firm
HOUSE price momentum slowed to the same level it was a year ago and new buyer enquiries fell for the second consecutive month, according to...
£10m Tomatin mixed-use development plans approved
HIGHLAND Council has given the green light to proposals for a new £10 million pound hotel and retail/food village at the Tomatin junction on...
Granton Waterfront development receives £42m funding boost
SCOTTISH Government funding of up to £42 million is to support the next stage of work at the country's largest low carbon housing development...
Glasgow unveils £30 billion ‘Greenprint’ investment plan to boost net zero goals
GLASGOW City Council has launched a £30 billion portfolio of investment projects designed to aid the city's ambition of becoming net zero by 2030.
The...
Review into Glasgow hospital design announced
A review into the design of Glasgow’s flagship Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has been announced, following the death of a child.
Scottish health secretary Jeane...
531-bed Glasgow city centre student complex poised for approval
PLANS for a 531-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Glasgow City Centre look set to be approved.
Glasgow City Council has ‘minded to grant’...
Milestone for new Gaelic primary school
A major milestone has been reached in the construction of a new Gaelic primary school in Portree.
Pupils were joined on the site of the new Portree...
Balfour Beatty completes disposal of 536-bed Glasgow student accommodation
BALFOUR Beatty has announced the sale of Foundry Courtyard, a 536-bed student accommodation building in Glasgow.
The group has sold its 100% stake to an...
Work to start on £25m low carbon innovation centre
WORK is set to begin on a new £25 million low carbon innovation centre in Midlothian, which has been tipped to significantly improve the...
Construction output figures reveal a slight dip in April
MONTHLY UK construction output fell by 0.4% in April 2022 - the first monthly decline seen since October 2021, according to the latest figures...
Plans lodged for Glenrothes regeneration scheme
ADVANCE Construction has lodged plans for a regeneration project in Fife, which would transform the Tullis Russell Paper Mill site.
The firm is proposing around...
CIOB urges sector to “get real” about worker exploitation
THE Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is calling for UK contractors to face up to “significant human right risks in their supply chains”, as...
