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Way back in October I mentioned the predilection of Scottish Government director of planning, Jim McKinnon, for referring to Andres Duany as “the Tiger Woods of urban design,” a simile that you...

So, step up to the plate, Fiona Hyslop MSP, Scotland’s 10th Minister for Architecture, or should I say Minister for Culture and External Affairs with a wee bit of architecture thrown into the...

A little bit less vision, a little bit more action So, step up to the plate, Fiona Hyslop MSP, Scotland’s 10th Minister for Architecture, or should I say Minister for Culture and External...

What a load of bollards Down Holyrood way, political distrust of the nation’s architects seems to have found new expression. Or so it seemed, for when guests arrived for the RIAS Andrew...

Menie are called, few are chosen I confess my ears pricked up when I heard on the news that a huge mammal had washed up on Balmedie Beach in Aberdeenshire, but it turned out the Beeb was...

The Roses Design Awards 2009 have awarded Reiach and Hall’s Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, with the title of best new building outside London after the hospital scooped this year’s prestigious...

Whitbybird and architects Cooper Cromar have begun work on site at the former post office building at number one George Square. The A-listed Victorian building - rebranded g1 George Square...

A shortlist of developers and registered social landlords has been announced to regenerate the notorious Park Hill housing estate in Sheffield. The developers, chosen by Sheffield City Council...

The huge blaze at the heart of Ancoats last month has, if anything, accelerated the pace of change in the area rather than slowed it down. Although it took 60 firefighters the whole of the night of...

Richard Murphy and George Ferguson, ex-President of the RIBA, paired up with gusto at a recent get together after throwing caution to the wind and taking to the skies in Murphy’s very own...

Bread for the board in the Bakehouse Regular Wrap readers will recall my review a few weeks go of the Scottish Government’s review of A+DS, a document that proved to be thick only with the...

Scottish Design Awards winner Fyne Homes have awarded maintenance contracts worth over £400k to three local Argyll and Bute firms. Building contractor George Hanson has been tasked with...

Sometimes conventions can be a bit too conventional The Caird Hall in Dundee on a cold, wet day (in May!) is not something to cheer the heart, especially when its capacious interior is only...

They took some honey and plenty of money Good to see the Donald appears to be taking my advice for once. Regular readers will recall my suggestion a few weeks ago that he take over Forth Ports...

On the square Let’s go straight to furryboot city, the antediluvian political infrastructure of which the Wrap has had occasion to reflect on before. I’m afraid it’s another example of...

Why bark when you can bite? Despite City Council protestations to the contrary, it can hardly be a surprise to anyone that things appear to have gone off the boil a bit on Edinburgh’s...

Public funding – mind the gap What is it about simple economics that supporters of PFI/PPP just don’t get? Politicians are particularly susceptible to the idea of getting buildings and...

Apologies before we begin – it’s a slightly truncated Wrap this week due to the file evaporating from my laptop before I had the chance to send it to the architecturescotland website. Although...

Gold Standard It’s been a few weeks since we last looked at Millennium Dome II - sorry the London Olympics – and the rich trove of political euphemisms it continues to generate over the...

He bought it for £5 million in 1999. He was given at least £550,000 in refurbishment and training grants for it in 2000. He made a large amount of money from selling advertising on it. He’s...

In one stroke, Historic Scotland has listed the largest swathe of post-war architecture in its history and in doing so brought the history of the conservation movement in Edinburgh full circle....

Get thee behind me Santa So, the holiday’s over, you’ve e-bayed the dud gifts and have been consuming Beecham’s powders in industrial quantities in the forlorn hope that you could...

The Last Emperor A couple of weeks ago I gave MAKE full marks for being upfront about the demise of its Scottish outpost but, as with all things on the public relations front, the important...

Sometimes you just have to love a credit crunch Things seem to be moving quietly forward there in furry boot city as regards the Trumpton development, but could it all be an illusion worthy of...

Jones Lang LaSalle, on behalf of Alliance Trust, has successfully let the sixth floor office at Monteith House, George Square, Glasgow to recruitment and management specialists Munro Consulting....

The Scottish Design Awards 2007 were held last Friday at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow. See full architecture results and images here. Glasgow’s Gareth Hoskins Architects came out top...

Nominations for the Scottish Design Awards 2007 were announced yesterday at the launch of an exhibition showcasing the nominations, held at The Arches. The exhibition runs from 5th-10th April....

MSPs have been given a final report on the cost of the Scottish Parliament building which places the final costs at £414.4 million - £16 million cheaper than expected. Designed by the late...

‘R3’ – a joint venture consortium of the Cruden Group and George Wimpey - has won preferred bidder status for a £120m ten year project to transform the Raploch area of Stirling.Gareth...

Ferry Village, a proposed new community between Braehead and Renfrew town centre has just been unveiled. The £245 million project will result in the construction of 2,000 new homes to be built by...

‘R3’ – a joint venture consortium of the Cruden Group and George Wimpey - has won preferred bidder status for a £120m ten year project to transform the Raploch area of Stirling.Gareth...