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31 Jul 2018 - No comments
The City of Edinburgh Council is maintaining its output of new housing with plans for a further 30 mid-market flats on the site of a former care home, sister scheme to a similar development in...
31 Jul 2018 - No comments
West Dunbartonshire Council has completed the migration of 500 staff to a £15.4m town centre headquarters carved out of Dumbarton’s A-listed former Burgh Hall and Academy Building. In...
31 Jul 2018 - No comments
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has committed itself to spend up to £30m on replacement cladding for buildings which have failed post-Grenfell fire safety tests, the majority of which will be spent at...
31 Jul 2018 - No comments
Reigart are proceeding with a painstaking stabilisation work to the Mackintosh Building by taking down dangerous brickwork from the east gable, south and north facades. Steel restraint...
30 Jul 2018 - No comments
CALA Homes are drumming up interest in a block of 12 apartments in Bothwell ahead of the launch of a show apartment designed by interior designer Eileen Kesson in August. Conceived alongside...
30 Jul 2018 - No comments
The City of Edinburgh Council and Anderson Bell + Christie have teamed together for the latest element of the city’s 21st Century Homes initiative with plans for 40 houses for social rent on...
27 Jul 2018 - No comments
Shettleston Housing Association is to extend its supply of affordable homes with construction of 40 new build properties on the site of St Mark’s Primary School at Muiryfauld Drive, Glasgow....
27 Jul 2018 - No comments
Partick Housing Association have moved to meet tenant demand with an application to build 24 flats within a five-storey block at 32 Laurel Street , Glasgow. Designed by Coltart Earley the...
27 Jul 2018 - No comments
NHS Forth Valley are to conduct a series of public tours at the newly completed GP and Minor Injuries Unit at Stirling Health & Care Village , ahead of its phased opening from 13 August....
26 Jul 2018 - No comments
ZM Architecture and Form Atlarge are leading proposals to refurbish and extend Glencoe Visitor Centre on behalf of the National Trust for Scotland to provide additional café and display space....
26 Jul 2018 - No comments
Springfield Properties are to build 133 homes spread across two sites in the former fishing village of Ardersier. Comprising a mixture of flats, terraced and semi-detached homes the twin...
25 Jul 2018 - No comments
The University of St Andrews has marked the beginning of construction work at its £12.5m music centre on Queens Terrace, a purpose-built venue which will double as a performance and recording...
25 Jul 2018 - No comments
Oliver + Robb Architect, CCG and Abertay Housing Association are partnering on the delivery of 43 affordable homes at Dunholm Place, Dundee , on the site of the former Charleston Primary....
24 Jul 2018 - No comments
Glasgow School of Art contractor Reigart has begun the delicate job of dismantling dangerous sections of masonry from the fire ravaged Mackintosh Building. Downtaking of the south façade and...
24 Jul 2018 - No comments
The Trump Organisation has filed plans for a £150m residential development in Aberdeenshire as part of a second phase of development at its Menie golf course , including 500 homes, 50 hotel...
24 Jul 2018 - No comments
An existing mosque in Pollokshields, Glasgow, has submitted plans for an ambitious contemporary extension to cater for a growing congregation. Inkdesign Architecture have been drafted in by...
23 Jul 2018 - No comments
Barclays have agreed to purchase a 450,000sq/ft office development at Glasgow's Buchanan Wharf from Drum Property Group to house a new campus headquarters. In the process the bank will...
23 Jul 2018 - No comments
NHS Lothian is progressing a £45m purpose-built eye hospital after selecting Graham Construction as the preferred contractor to replace the current Princess Alexandra Eye Hospital in Edinburgh....
20 Jul 2018 - No comments
A disused Inverness office block has been earmarked for 16 serviced apartments as part of a redevelopment and extension spearheaded by HRI Munro Architecture. The project will see conversion...
19 Jul 2018 - No comments
A new community and heritage centre for the Isle of Skye is on the cards with the emergence of plans by Rural Design Architects for the north of the island at Flodigarry. A one-hectare site...
19 Jul 2018 - No comments
A number of homes at Muirton Living were handed over to Fairfield Housing Co-operative, with residents set to move in later this summer.   A multi-million pound project, the regeneration...
18 Jul 2018 - No comments
LBA has partnered with Code, a unique hotel brand, to secure planning permission to convert 1A Parliament Square from a former courthouse building into 5 Star Capsule Hotel accommodation. The...
18 Jul 2018 - No comments
Kenneth Reid Architects are proposing to double the number of purpose-built student studio rooms to be created at Mayfield Road, Edinburgh , by extending the building footprint over adjacent...
17 Jul 2018 - No comments
Hotel Indigo has opened its latest hotel in Dundee , capitalising on an expected tourism bonanza brought by the imminent opening of anew V&A museum. The 102-room destination occupies a...
17 Jul 2018 - No comments
McLaughlin & Harvey have handed over a revitalised Queen’s Hall in Dunoon Argyll & Bute Council, completing a £12m revitalisation of the public venue. Designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects...
16 Jul 2018 - No comments
Sutherland has been chosen by the UK government to play host to the country’s first vertical launch spaceport, with Prestwick still in the running to host a horizontal launch runway . The...
16 Jul 2018 - No comments
Scottish Event Campus have initiated a feasibility study for an ambitious £150m expansion of its Clyde campus to accommodate a new conference facility and expanded exhibition space. Tandem...
16 Jul 2018 - No comments
The Glasgow Institute of Architects is throwing its weight behind a full rebuild of the Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building with the launch of a live-build competition . Scheduled to...
13 Jul 2018 - No comments
A disused Aberdeen school is to be repurposed as a hotel following an application to extend and refurbish prepared by Graham Mitchell Architects. An application filed by the Chester Hotel for...
13 Jul 2018 - No comments
Allison Architecture in partnership with A&G Property Group are promoting the development of a three-storey mews house off Claremont Terrace Lane , the latest in a series of mews properties to be...
12 Jul 2018 - No comments
Lochfield Park Housing Association and Grant Murray Architects are pushing to build 84 homes at Abbeycraig Road, Easterhouse , to replace a former school and playground. Consisting of terraced...
12 Jul 2018 - No comments
The National Trust for Scotland has commissioned Denizen Works to build a timber observation tower within Inverewe Garden, Wester Ross, to improve the visitor experience for those not suffering...
12 Jul 2018 - No comments
Ardenglen Housing Association are to proceed with 22 new homes on the site of a former school at Ardencraig Road, Castlemilk , this autumn. Expected to take a year to complete the £3.6m build...
11 Jul 2018 - No comments
Network Rail has issued a fresh batch of visualisations to inform rail users of what awaits them following completion of a major reimagining of Glasgow's Queen Street Station . Part of the...
11 Jul 2018 - No comments
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is pushing ahead with a 301-bed student accommodation build in Cowcaddens, Glasgow, after developer Soller Group struck a finance deal with Beaufort Capital...
11 Jul 2018 - No comments
Structural engineer David Narro Associates and contractor Reigart have begun the process of carefully dismantling unsafe sections of masonry from the fire-ravaged Mackintosh building as part of...
11 Jul 2018 - No comments
With schools still out for what looks like a long hot summer now is the perfect time to reflect on the standard of education provision, prompting Urban Realm to take a closer look at a number of...
10 Jul 2018 - No comments
Brunton Design are in the home straight of an 18-month journey to planning after applying the finishing touches to their vision for 43 flats above ground floor retail at Marketgait, Dundee, on the...
10 Jul 2018 - No comments
Passengers have been given their first taste of a new look Dundee railway station following completion of the £38m build by Balfour Beatty. Over the past 32 months contractors have been...
10 Jul 2018 - No comments
The Scottish Civic Trust have unveiled their 2018 Doors Open Day programme , ushering in the annual celebration of heritage and the built environment. Throughout September hundreds of sites...
9 Jul 2018 - No comments
Morgan McDonnell Architects have followed up their Doolan prize winning Advocate’s Close development by authoring new plans for the conversion and extension of disused offices at 15-17 Market...
9 Jul 2018 - No comments
West Lothian Council have taken possession of the £32m West Calder High School following a handover by Hub South East and Morrison Construction. The 1,100-pupil school has been designed by...
9 Jul 2018 - No comments
Brunton Design are seeking planning consent for five flats above two ground floor commercial units at 231 King Street, Broughty Ferry on behalf of Handleflat Ltd. Taking the place of an...
9 Jul 2018 - No comments
Robertson Property have announced plans to build a 90-bed hotel and 99-bed student accommodation block at Abbey Park, St Andrews . A full planning application isn’t expected until later this...
6 Jul 2018 - No comments
Yotel have won planning consent to convert a disused office building on Glasgow’s Argyle Street as the chain continues its global expansion drive. Following hot on the heels of similar...
6 Jul 2018 - No comments
Robertson Northern have begun delivery of 44 affordable homes at Spynie in Elgin, the social housing component of a larger 435 unit estate by Scotia Homes. Hamilton Gardens has been designed by...
6 Jul 2018 - No comments
Glenmorangie Distillery has embarked on a major expansion to meet global demand for its signature single malt whisky. Work has already begun on the multi-million pound venture which will enable...
5 Jul 2018 - No comments
A Perthshire visitor centre is in line for significant expansion following submission of plans by Design Mill to rebuild the Bankfoot destination. Taste Perthshire offers a mix of retail and...
5 Jul 2018 - No comments
BAM Properties and TCP Developments have commenced delivery of 284,000sq/ft of office space at Glasgow’s Atlantic Square after securing a significant pre-let from HMRC. The government...
5 Jul 2018 - No comments
Hoskins Architects have completed their re-imagining of Vienna’s Weltmuseum Wien (World Museum), in collaboration with Ralph Appelbaum Associates. Opened to the public last October the...
5 Jul 2018 - No comments
Retailer Scotmid has teamed up with developer Structured House Group to submit joint plans for the development of a new convenience store and 152 student apartments at 236 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh....
4 Jul 2018 - No comments
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has formally opened its £50m headquarters at Heriot-Watt University Research Park, furthering its work in the processing, testing, supply and...
4 Jul 2018 - No comments
Hillcrest Housing Association and Collective Architecture have penned plans for 130 new build homes within Dundee’s Ellengowan Estate.   Located in the Springhill area of the city the...
4 Jul 2018 - No comments
North Lanarkshire Council has taken an important step toward the delivery of an extended visitor centre at Drumpelier Country Park near Coatbridge, serving as a gateway to the Seven Lochs Wetland...
4 Jul 2018 - No comments
ISA have called last orders on a disused pub on Edinburgh’s Lanark Road after lodging proposals by Thistle Residential to erect 25 flats in its place. Overlooking the Water of Leith, at...
3 Jul 2018 - No comments
LBA have won planning consent to erect a terrace of four contemporary townhouses at Baberton Avenue, Juniper Green , designed to nestle within the sloping topography. The elevated plot...
3 Jul 2018 - No comments
Peel Lifestyle Outlets are taking forward plans for a £100m retail-led destination at Glasgow Harbour with the submission of new plans for a 350,000sq/ft mixed use development....
3 Jul 2018 - No comments
Renfrewshire Council has taken possession of an £8.5m schools campus in the Foxbar district of Paisley ahead of its opening in time for the start of the new school year next month. St...
3 Jul 2018 - No comments
A major remodeling of Aberdeen Station’s Union Square front entrance has been proposed as part of a wider programme of improvements commissioned by site owner Abellio Scotrail. The...
2 Jul 2018 - No comments
Aberdeen City Council is ramping up the large-scale delivery of new council housing by progressing a 302-home social housing project on brownfield land at Wellheads Road, Dyce , six miles north...
2 Jul 2018 - No comments
Design teams are being urged to register their interest in a £10m capital investment programme by Camphill School Aberdeen to replace existing buildings considered no longer fit for purpose....

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