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31 Oct 2018 - No comments
The Scottish government has granted consent to a giant metallic bear looming over the A1 at Dunbar in memory of national park pioneer John Muir. Dunbar-born Muir is best known for successfully...
31 Oct 2018 - No comments
Glasgow City Council has marked the start of construction on what is being billed as Europe’s first ‘smart canal’ scheme via the introduction of digital drainage technology to mitigate flood...
31 Oct 2018 - No comments
jmarchitects have showcased their work to convert two grade A listed mill buildings into a four star Hotel Indigo comprising 102 bedrooms, a restaurant and bar within what was once the world’s...
30 Oct 2018 - No comments
The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice have marked a milestone moment with the unveil of a purpose-built care hub in the grounds of Bellahouston park, Glasgow. Today’s opening of The Arnold...
30 Oct 2018 - No comments
A bid to transform a B-listed disused mill into a mix of housing, a nursery, industrial unit, bakery and café has won listed building consent after planners judged that the proposed changes would...
29 Oct 2018 - No comments
The University of Glasgow has broken ground on a £113m Research Hub immediately after it won planning consent to build the centrepiece of its estate expansion programme. Located on the site...
29 Oct 2018 - No comments
Aberdeen City Council is supporting a bid to demolish the Atholl House office block to enable construction of a 17-storey mixed use development comprising a 192-bed hotel, 413 student...
26 Oct 2018 - No comments
Glasgow City Council has awarded planning consent for a four-star Clayton Hotel at the former Custom House on the Broomielaw. The £90m riverfront development could bring 300 bedrooms along...
26 Oct 2018 - No comments
Robin Baker Architects are set to rejuvenate the Perthshire town of Dunkeld with plans to create a mixed retail and residential build within the conservation area. Plans submitted to Perth &...
25 Oct 2018 - No comments
Dem-Master have moved on site with the demolition of Glasgow’s Corunna House as a first step in the delivery of a 227,000sq/ft office block designed by Cooper Cromar. Rising over 12 floors...
25 Oct 2018 - No comments
Eldon Housing Association with Collective Architecture have prepared plans for 69 affordable homes at Coopersknowe Crescent on the outskirts of Galashiels. Incorporating a mix of bungalows,...
24 Oct 2018 - No comments
NHS Highland have filed a planning application for a new community hospital at Broadford on the isle of Skye, part of a wider reorganization of health and social care services. The £15m...
24 Oct 2018 - No comments
Formal plans for further expansion of Inverness Campus have been brought forward with the submission of plans for a healthcare and life sciences hub . Spearheaded by NHS Highland, University...
24 Oct 2018 - No comments
Duddingston House Properties and Urbanist Hotels, co-developers behind a hotel vision for Edinburgh’s Old Royal High School , have reaffirmed their commitment to press ahead with the project...
23 Oct 2018 - No comments
Edinburgh councillors have agreed to reach a final decision on whether or not to proceed with a planned tram extension to Newhaven until March 2019. The concrete deadline follows an...
23 Oct 2018 - No comments
Langstane Housing Association acting in collaboration with Norr Architects have notified Aberdeen City Council of their intent to carve five flats for social rent out of a vacant hostel at 17...
23 Oct 2018 - No comments
The University of Edinburgh has significantly expanded its data science and artificial intelligence resources with the unveiling of the Bayes Centre , a technology hub uniting academics and...
22 Oct 2018 - No comments
Edinburgh’s City Observatory is to begin a new life as a spectacular arts venue following restoration of the A-listed William Playfair designed complex to form a lofty exhibition space,...
22 Oct 2018 - No comments
The University of Edinburgh has partnered with BDP to create a new School of Engineering within the King’s Building campus. Offering 6,500sq/m of floor space the five-storey build is the...
19 Oct 2018 - No comments
Scottish Borders Council has cleared the way to demolish a failed Galashiels housing estate in order to progress plans for 115 new homes. Waverley Housing have advanced plans to regenerate the...
19 Oct 2018 - No comments
A contractor team comprising Reigart Construction, SGB and Mabey Total Solutions have successfully stabilised the west gable of the Mackintosh Building, four months after a devastating fire tore...
19 Oct 2018 - No comments
Diageo and Blyth + Blyth have drawn up plans for an overhauled visitor experience at Glenkinchie Distillery by transforming existing brick warehouses into a lounge, shop, bar, classroom, tasting...
18 Oct 2018 - No comments
A £20m hotel in Edinburgh’s Old Town has been unwrapped for the first time, showcasing the latest addition to the UNESCO World Heritage site. The eight storey hotel is being delivered by...
18 Oct 2018 - No comments
Cunninghame Housing Association are to deliver 45 new homes for social rent on the former Lockerbie Academy site on Glasgow Road, Lockerbie, following the completion of demolition works....
18 Oct 2018 - No comments
Keppie Design have marked the start of interior fit-out work at a 12,500-capacity arena in Aberdeen, close to the city’s airport, with the release of new indicative visualisations of how the...
17 Oct 2018 - No comments
Robertson have filed plans for a 90-bed hotel and 100-bed student accommodation proposal in St Andrews, Fife, set within 3,500sq/m of public parkland. The £23m Abbey Park development has...
17 Oct 2018 - No comments
Ardgowan Distillery have tightened up their plans for a £12m whisky distillery at the Ardgowan Estate, Inverclyde, as part of an ongoing whisky renaissance. The revised Ardgowan Distillery...
16 Oct 2018 - No comments
Sanctuary Scotland have completed the latest phases of a residential-led masterplan for Glasgow’s Anderston district, replacing 1960s flats with modern homes and reinstating lost streetscape....
16 Oct 2018 - No comments
Edinburgh Marina Holdings have launched 106 apartments designed specifically for the over-55 market, dovetailing with the release of 340 berths within the marina itself. Royal Wharf...
15 Oct 2018 - No comments
CALA Homes have taken possession of the former Jordanhill Campus , clearing the way for the developer to begin delivery of over 400 homes. Close to £100m will be invested across the 31...
15 Oct 2018 - No comments
Charlie House are championing plans for a palliative care centre in Aberdeen dedicated to supporting children with disabilities across the north east. The charitable care provider has...
15 Oct 2018 - No comments
Scottish Borders Council have received a planning application from Aitken Turnbull Architects to erect a new business centre in Hawick. The plans call for demolition of the former...
12 Oct 2018 - No comments
The days of a disused Dundee pub look to be numbered following submission of plans by Jon Frullani Architect for its demolition and replacement with four shops and nine flats. The Rock Public...
12 Oct 2018 - No comments
Diageo has provided its first indication of how a new Islay distillery could look after staging a public exhibition of its outline plans to overhaul the visitor experience at Caol Isla ahead of a...
12 Oct 2018 - No comments
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park has proven to be a fertile hunting ground for linearchitecture with this week’s opening of a mountainside hunting lodge. Overcoming complex...
11 Oct 2018 - No comments
Barratt Homes have brought forward proposals for a residential and commercial development at Bath Road , taking the place of a former storage yard in the Leith Docks area of Edinburgh. EMA...
11 Oct 2018 - No comments
Edinburgh City Council has given its consent to a revised design framework for 1,600 homes at Western Harbour in Leith. Their backing clears the way for Forth Ports to deliver a masterplan...
10 Oct 2018 - No comments
Inverclyde Council have reopened a Gourock primary school to pupils following a £5m renovation undertaken by CCG, Hirst landscape architects and Elder & Cannon architects. Moorfoot Primary has...
10 Oct 2018 - No comments
 HFD Property Group, haa design, Gravenand Mosaic Architecture + Design have completed work on a £110m campus for the University of the West of Scotland at Hamilton International Technology...
9 Oct 2018 - No comments
East Renfrewshire Council has pledged to significantly expand nursery provision across the authority area to meet enhanced childcare obligations with a £23m plan to build five new centres. New...
9 Oct 2018 - No comments
The City of Dundee has long labored under the clichés of jute, jam and journalism but in turning east to Japan, for its V&A Museum the city has not just alighted on a new alliteration but a new...
9 Oct 2018 - No comments
The City of Edinburgh Council is pushing forward plans to demolish low-rise sixties housing around Coatfield Lane in order to facilitate development of 32 homes for social rent arranged across...
9 Oct 2018 - No comments
Comprehensive Design Architects have been brought on board by M&M Asset Management to oversee a contraction in the footprint of Greenock’s Oak Mall in response to a retail downturn and...
8 Oct 2018 - No comments
Dualchas Architects have premiered their plans for a new cinema in Fort William which will bring a two-screen venue together with an accompanying café and bar to the heart of the Highland town....
8 Oct 2018 - No comments
Velux has partnered with Sinclair Watt Architects to bring forward a £7m expansion of its head office at Woodside Way in Glenrothes, Fife. A custom 3,500m extension will include a customer...
8 Oct 2018 - No comments
Promised plans for a significant new office development in Glasgow’s International Financial Services District have materialised in the form of a 283,000sq/ft development by Osborne & Co, part...
8 Oct 2018 - No comments
Fresh impetus has been given to the timely regeneration of Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street with proposals to repurpose an underused building as a co-working space for small and medium sized...
5 Oct 2018 - No comments
Two self-build homes in Aberdeenshire have come to national attention after being named as finalists in a UK-wide contest. Denwell Cottage in Insch is in the running for the title of ‘best...
4 Oct 2018 - No comments
Robin Webster , founder of Cameronwebster Architects, is to succeed Stewart Henderson as president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland on 11 October following a members vote....
4 Oct 2018 - No comments
Collective Arhitecture have seen off five other shortlisted challengers to win a design contest for Camphill School Aberdeen. The competition was organized by the RIAS Consultancy to find a...
4 Oct 2018 - No comments
Morrison Construction has begun the process of renovating and extending the former Dochgarroch village hall to form a £ 2.5m visitor destination on the banks of Loch Ness. Scheduled to open...
3 Oct 2018 - No comments
Sheppard Robson Architects have secured planning consent for 460 private rented sector homes alongside 430 student rooms on the site of a disused textile factory which has lain vacant since 2004....
2 Oct 2018 - No comments
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde are progressing plans for a £17m health centre in Greenock with the aim of addressing persistent negative health indicators within the town and wider Inverclyde...
1 Oct 2018 - No comments
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of Dubai, is to build a nine-bedroom extension and staff lodges to his existing estate at Inverinate in Wester Ross....

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