October 10 2023

Understanding the past to better respond to the future is the bedrock of our autumn edition as we cast an eye forward while celebrating history.

At Paisley Town Hall this approach has put Renfrewshire Council in good stead, turning what threatened to be an albatross into a shining light in the city’s cultural crown.

We also take time to look back at practice books and pamphlets from years gone by. More than just an exercise in nostalgia it shines a light on the evolving demands of marketing and promotion in the digital age.

In Ukraine, it is the daily realities of war command attention but even here thoughts are turning to the future. For architects working in the line of fire, however, this is not a time for despair but hope, inspiring us all.

We also look at how the rise of kit homes in the Outer Hebrides follows an established architectural lineage and we return to our in-depth engineering feature, a profile of a profession grappling with the rise of AI, the skills crisis and a race to the bottom on fees.

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