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31 Aug 2020 - No comments
A public-private partnership led by North Ayrshire Council and hub South West is to deliver 79 homes for social rent in Kilwinning following sign-off on the £12.43m initiative. St Michael's...
31 Aug 2020 - No comments
Rangers Football Club has brought forward plans to erect a purpose-built fan zone, incorporating a club museum, cafe, venue and retail over two floors. Replacing the current Edmiston House...
28 Aug 2020 - No comments
Inverclyde Council is to begin work next month on a £2.4m extension of the Rainbow Family Centre, Port Glasgow, as part of efforts to close a wealth-based attainment gap. Developed by Hub West...
28 Aug 2020 - No comments
Edinburgh's burgeoning student accommodation market is showing no signs of slowing with plans filed for a further 76 studio apartments at 65 London Road , Meadowbank. Led by HG Developments...
27 Aug 2020 - No comments
Multi-occupancy housing specialists Watkin Jones have alighted on a Glasgow office block for their next build to rent venture, after acquiring Portcullis House from Mapeley Investment Group....
27 Aug 2020 - No comments
North Lanarkshire Council has begun the demolition of three Airdrie tower blocks, part of a broader masterplan to deliver 5,000 new council homes by 2035. Central Demolition has been called in...
27 Aug 2020 - No comments
Glasgow City Council has agreed to lease land from the Glasgow School of Art to facilitate delivery of the Underline public realm improvements between St George's Cross and Cowcaddens....
27 Aug 2020 - No comments
A Highland community has taken amenity provision into their own hands following the sale of grassland at Lower-Foyers, Invernesshire. Stratherrick + Foyers Community Trust , aided by a grant...
26 Aug 2020 - No comments
Work to convert and extend a historic school in Glasgow's west end is nearing completion, with the finishing touches being made to 60 apartments. Fronting Dowanhill, Chancellor and White...
26 Aug 2020 - No comments
City of Edinburgh Council has given conditional consent to a mixed-use development off Gorgie Road. Kiltan Developments now have authority to build 28 mainstream flats alongside a further 140...
25 Aug 2020 - No comments
A Nordic-themed pop-up bar and event space is to return to the roof of Edinburgh's Waverley Mall , part of a seasonal takeover of the space for Christmas entertainment. Running throughout the...
25 Aug 2020 - No comments
A disused hotel in Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, is to be lent a new lease of life by a community development trust. All Roads Lead to Whithorn has teamed up with ARPL Architects to...
24 Aug 2020 - No comments
Architect Alan Dunlop has expanded his  home life and a rchitecture in time series to produce a series of evocative drawings, each illustrating a separate structure in danger of being lost to...
24 Aug 2020 - No comments
Foster & Partners have unveiled plans for a £300m temporary transparent home for MPs, relocated while vital renovation of the Houses of Parliament takes place. Situated on Horse Guards Parade...
24 Aug 2020 - No comments
Titan Homes have wasted no time in progressing a consented residential development of 45 apartments at Meadow Road , Partick, after acquiring the development. First proposed some five years...
21 Aug 2020 - No comments
Aberdeen City Council has awarded planning consent to the erection of an Elective Care Centre on land to the east of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Billed as a catch-all outpatient clinic the...
21 Aug 2020 - No comments
A competition-winning ' urban archaeology ' concept pioneered by ARPL Architects is to make its mark on Dumfries for the first time after conditional planning approval was granted for a mixed-use...
20 Aug 2020 - No comments
A high-profile planned concert venue in Edinburgh is to be significantly downsized amid a dispute with their New Town neighbours. Edinburgh St James, developer of the nearby St James Centre,...
20 Aug 2020 - No comments
A change of use application has been lodged with Aberdeenshire Council to convert an annexe of the Udny Arms Hotel on Newburgh Main Street to two townhouses. Overseen by Taylor Design...
19 Aug 2020 - No comments
A decaying Perth church has been thrown a lifeline by the YMCA after the youth organisation abandoned plans to demolish the C-listed structure . Instead, the charity will work with Fouin +...
19 Aug 2020 - No comments
The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre is tempting students into the industry with the launch of its Built Environment Innovation MSc Fund 2020-21. As many as 20 places are being made...
18 Aug 2020 - No comments
Cairns Hotels Group are expected to obtain planning consent for a pre-COVID 181-room hotel serving Glasgow Airport - after submitted plans were recommended for approval by Renfrewshire Council...
18 Aug 2020 - No comments
An outline masterplan governing the regeneration of a decommissioned runway at Edinburgh Airport has been drafted, detailing how a digital quarter might be established next to the transport hub....
17 Aug 2020 - No comments
Collective Architecture is pushing forward with the first element of the broader development for a former waste processing works at Powderhall, north of the city centre, with an application to...
17 Aug 2020 - No comments
The Highland Council and Sustrans have unveiled indicative public realm improvements for the Highland town of Wick , centred on the High Street and Market Square. Designed to improve the...
14 Aug 2020 - No comments
South Ayrshire Council has opened a public consultation for 90 new build amenity flats to replace three tower blocks at Riverside Place , Ayr. Led by Lawrence McPherson Architects (LMA) and...
14 Aug 2020 - No comments
Moves are underway to demolish a historic hotel in Ayr's town centre conservation area following a damning structural survey. Smith Architecture is proposing the hand demolition of the former...
13 Aug 2020 - No comments
A difficult tapered gap-site has been taken on by Zone Architects to create a well-located family home on the edge of Edinburgh's New Town. 68 Broughton Road formerly hosted a social club but...
13 Aug 2020 - No comments
Highland Council and LDN Architects have released a new set of perspectives illustrating their design intent for the A-listed  Inverness Castle . Efforts to transform the landmark into a...
13 Aug 2020 - No comments
AS Homes are pushing ahead with residential development in Glasgow's Castlemilk area with a planning submission detailing their intent to erect 36 flats for social rent on a brownfield site. A...
12 Aug 2020 - No comments
City of Edinburgh Council planners have unanimously approved a 230-bed student housing development at Gilmore Place which will bring a renewed lease of life to a C-listed chapel. S1...
12 Aug 2020 - No comments
Ryder Architecture has revisited plans for a new residential development at 33 Gilbert Street , Glasgow, on behalf of Surplus Property Investments. Further scaling back plans from last year...
12 Aug 2020 - No comments
An artificial surf park in Edinburgh has taken another step forwards after the project was granted consent from city planners to build overnight accommodation and a commercial hub complex. Led...
11 Aug 2020 - No comments
Simon Allford has been named as the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, commencing his two-year term of office from 1 September. As 79th president Allford has vowed to...
11 Aug 2020 - No comments
The Scottish Design Awards have announced a packed roster of nominated work for 2020 following two days of intense debate, dialogue and discussion by our panel of 11 judges. Conducted...
11 Aug 2020 - No comments
Falkirk Council and ADP Architecture are leading the delivery of a new early years nursery extension adjoining Carron Primary School . Part of a broader increase in the provision of nursery...
10 Aug 2020 - No comments
A dilapidated parade of shops on Glasgow's Gallowgate is set for dramatic change with the submission of plans to create 42 apartments above two new retail units. Designed by High Street...
10 Aug 2020 - No comments
Clyde Marine has instructed Nicholson McShane Architects to deliver a permanent office HQ and workshop on an upgraded quayside at Victoria Harbour , Greenock, to replace a series of temporary...
10 Aug 2020 - No comments
The JR Group has announced plans to build 12 apartments on Wishaw High Street, hot on the heels of delivering 30 affordable homes on the site of the derelict Wishaw Market at East Academy Street....
7 Aug 2020 - No comments
A historic and locally admired school building in Maryhill, Glasgow, has been rescued by Spectrum Properties following its conversion into apartments. Overseen by Jewitt & Wilkie Architects the...
7 Aug 2020 - No comments
Robertson Construction has been awarded the contract to build a 500-pupil replacement Milltimber School in Aberdeen to designs by Scott Brownrigg. The £16m school will rise on the Oldfold...
7 Aug 2020 - No comments
The City of Edinburgh Council has taken possession of its newest school with the official handover of Queensferry High . The £40m school has been delivered by Hub South East in partnership...
6 Aug 2020 - No comments
A Perthshire housing development first conceived in 2010 is to recommence with the appointment of Marshall construction as the main contractor. Led by Athron Hill Development Company the...
6 Aug 2020 - No comments
A former petrol station on Biggar Road , Midlothian, could play host to an apartment block under freshly filed plans from Gilberts Architects and CM Roofing and Building. Having ceased trading...
6 Aug 2020 - No comments
Richard Murphy has provided a personal perspective on the delivery of Edinburgh's newest crescent in the form of a home to home lockdown discussion. Invited by CALA Homes to speak about the...
5 Aug 2020 - No comments
CALA Homes are moving onto the next phase of their Jordanhill Park development with the unveiling of a collection of 17 four and five-bedroom townhouses. The phase two plans follow completion...
5 Aug 2020 - No comments
Fitzgerald Associates and First Construction are leading efforts to build five detached homes on 4.4 acres of land off Bairds Brae in Cults, two miles from Aberdeen city centre. Retaining an...
5 Aug 2020 - No comments
Concept designs for the remodelling of Edinburgh's Waverley Station have been unveiled, showcasing a major new public space on Waverley Bridge. A partnership between Network Rail, Transport...
4 Aug 2020 - No comments
The City of Edinburgh Council is to decide whether to greenlight a green link between Roseburn and Fountainbridge this Thursday as part of broader efforts to improve walking and cycling routes...
4 Aug 2020 - No comments
Dundee City Council has awarded planning consent for the development of a five-storey block of flats at Gellatly Street , subject to the approval of material finishes. Part new build, part...
4 Aug 2020 - No comments
The Architecture Fringe have united over 170 architecture and landscape architecture students in a singular showcase of class-leading work. Graduate Showcase is a digital collation of work...
3 Aug 2020 - No comments
Edinburgh's B-listed Boroughmuir High School has completed a transition to 87 apartments with the opening of a show home by CALA Homes. Apartments capitalise on the dramatic volume of former...

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