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29 Feb 2016 - No comments
Whitbread have thrown open the doors to two new hotels at the £150m New Waverley development in Edinburgh’s Old Town.
The Premier Inn and Hub by Premier Inn destinations will deliver 248...
29 Feb 2016 - No comments
Edinburgh World Heritage has named 12 Old Town closes which are to be given a makeover as part of a programme of infrastructure and environmental improvements.
Thoroughfares in line for an...
29 Feb 2016 - No comments
Glasgow City Council has revealed the shortlist of design teams in the running to oversee the refurbishment of Glasgow’s Burrell Collection , projected to cost as much as £66m, with Gardiner &...
29 Feb 2016 - No comments
A team led by Sheppard Robson Architects have secured the commission to oversee the £63.5m Knockroon Campus within the Broomfield area of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire, following a design...
26 Feb 2016 - No comments
South Lanarkshire College has opened the doors to the latest addition to its East Kilbride campus, a low carbon teaching building designed by Austin-Smith:Lord.
The first UK building to attain...
26 Feb 2016 - No comments
David Blaikie Architects have completed an angular extension to a suburban Edinburgh home, doubling the size of the existing property by providing a new kitchen, dining and living space below a...
26 Feb 2016 - No comments
Robertson Homes have published indicative renderings of their planned conversion of a B-listed former Inverness hospital to form 56 new homes, ahead of a presentation to Highland Council’s...
26 Feb 2016 - No comments
Kier Construction has been awarded the contract to build a £45m learning campus in Kilmarnock, clearing the way for construction work to get underway within the next few weeks.
Delivered by...
25 Feb 2016 - No comments
A £1.65m community centre in the small fishing village of Aultbea has been given the go-ahead by Highland Council on an empty plot adjacent to the existing outdated hall.
Commissioned by...
25 Feb 2016 - No comments
Shawlands Arcade, a prominent shopping centre in the south side of Glasgow, is set to be redeveloped following an acquisition of the 5.75 acre site by Strathclyde Pension Fund and Ediston Real...
24 Feb 2016 - No comments
Robertson Construction and Norr are to build a triple arch masonry road bridge serving the Glenlivet distillery visitor centre after being appointed by Chivas Brothers.
The traditional...
24 Feb 2016 - No comments
Yeoman McAllister Architects have submitted plans for 34 homes on the site of existing garages at 116 Colinton Road, Edinburgh , on behalf of Eastern Properties and Westerwood.
Designed to...
23 Feb 2016 - No comments
A two year collaboration between Hoskins Architects and exhibition designers Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) is coming to fruition with a ground breaking ceremony on site of the Weltmuseum Wien,...
23 Feb 2016 - No comments
North Ayrshire Council has re-opened Saltcoats town hall to the public following a £3.77m refurbishment of the Countess Street landmark.
This work included a revamp of the main hall and side...
22 Feb 2016 - No comments
Campaigners have called for enforcement action to be taken against the owners of an A-listed mews property in Glasgow’s west end after the property was demolished last week without permission....
22 Feb 2016 - No comments
Quartermile Developments has begun on delivery of the £35m final phase of office development as it ploughs ahead with a mixed use master plan for the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary ....
19 Feb 2016 - No comments
Mactaggart & Mickel have unwrapped seven affordable homes at Polnoon, Eaglesham, in the latest phase of a 121 home development designed by Proctor and Matthews Architects with Horner + Maclennan...
19 Feb 2016 - No comments
BMJ Architects have secured planning consent to erect a 5,500sq/m research institute within the Bloomsbury Conservation Area, London.
The Bloomsbury Research Institute is being spearheaded by...
19 Feb 2016 - No comments
CDA Architects have submitted plans for a 150 bedroom hotel at Torpichen Street , Edinburgh, on behalf of Axcel Hospitality.
The brownfield spot will be given over to a new hotel designed to...
18 Feb 2016 - No comments
Ryder Architecture has taken the reins of Nord’s Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice at Bellahouston park, Glasgow, after being appointed as delivery architect by the charity.
This follows...
18 Feb 2016 - No comments
Sanctuary Housing have completed a £2.7m redevelopment of a former church hall in Anniesland, Glasgow, to provide 24 flats and two roof gardens in addition to a new hall for the religious group....
18 Feb 2016 - No comments
Pupils and staff have taken possession of the £26.5m Brechin Community Campus following completion of phase 1 work at the JM Architects designed school.
Developed by Angus Council in...
18 Feb 2016 - No comments
Benoy have unveiled illustrative plans for a £200m expansion of Aberdeen’s Union Square shopping mall on behalf of Hammerson, with an application for planning in principle for a new hotel...
17 Feb 2016 - No comments
Cooper Cromar have submitted plans to transform Aberdeen’s Broadford Works into an ‘urban village’ constituting 890 homes and associated leisure, crèche/nursery, restaurant, cafe and bar...
17 Feb 2016 - No comments
Keppie and Hoskins Architects have opened the doors to a £15m health centre in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, delivering 7,000sq/ft of primary and community care accommodation on behalf of the...
17 Feb 2016 - No comments
The University of Glasgow has held the latest public consultation into its ambitious campus development plans, focusing on an HLM’s learning and teaching hub on University Avenue and a master...
16 Feb 2016 - No comments
CCG are to move on-site at a development of 94 affordable homes at Leith Fort, Edinburgh, as part of a joint venture between Port of Leith Housing Association and City of Edinburgh Council....
16 Feb 2016 - No comments
Page\Park are to build 28 homes for mid-market and social rent on behalf of Loretto Housing Association on the site of a former care home in Springburn.
This would see the existing site...
15 Feb 2016 - No comments
Morrison Construction has begun work on a community hub and high school at the existing Mayfield Complex, on behalf of Midlothian council and Hub South East.
The Newbattle Centre will host...
15 Feb 2016 - No comments
G1 Architects have renewed their application to build a golf clubhouse at Feddinch Mains, St Andrews , ahead of an existing consent from 2011 lapsing.
Scotia Investments are seeking to build...
15 Feb 2016 - No comments
Axis Mason Architects have refined their proposals for City Wharf having obtained planning consent for the 603 home private rental scheme on behalf of Dandara .
This will see heights reduced...
15 Feb 2016 - No comments
An illuminated artwork has been installed at Staran Architects recently renovated Waverley Arches to mark the opening of a row of 19 renovated Victorian arches on East Market Street, Edinburgh....
15 Feb 2016 - No comments
Nord Architecture is to switch their focus to London and Melbourne following the departure of Mark Bell and Brian McGinley from the Glasgow office to form their own practice.
This has led to...
12 Feb 2016 - No comments
Pollokshields Community Council (PCC) is to hold a design and planning charrette to inform a local plan for East Pollokshields and Port Eglinton, one of 17 such consultations currently being...
12 Feb 2016 - No comments
SasanBell have been appointed to lead the refurbishment of the St Vincent Street headquarters of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, following their success in an invited...
12 Feb 2016 - No comments
Straiton Retail Park is to be anchored by a new 80,000sq/ft Next store after the clothing group agreed terms to a pre-let with park owner Peel.
The expanded unit will be the largest Next store...
12 Feb 2016 - No comments
Ocean Terminal and Hodder Planning have staged a public consultation over plans to build a 28-storey (96m) hotel tower to the north east of the existing waterfront shopping mall.
Aiming to...
11 Feb 2016 - No comments
Robertson has been selected as the preferred developer for a £40m comprising 67 flats, 50,000sq/ft of office space and a 120 bed hotel on Dundee Waterfront .
Marketed as Site 6 the...
10 Feb 2016 - No comments
The Kirkmichael Trust is inviting contractors to tender for a significant heritage project on the Black Isle within a restored medieval kirk and graveyard.
This will see traditional...
10 Feb 2016 - No comments
Proposals for a £20m creative industries hub at Dundee Waterfront have been unveiled by developer Our Enterprise, comprising a mix of studios, workshops, retail and housing.
Filling two...
10 Feb 2016 - No comments
R&B Distillers have obtained planning consent from Highland Council to build a new distillery at Borodale House, Raasay .
This will see the existing 1870’s villa retained and later...
10 Feb 2016 - No comments
ARPL have been shortlisted in an open international design competition set by the RIAI to build a 600 place primary school in Dublin city centre
In a statement the architects said: “ARPL's...
9 Feb 2016 - No comments
The WBG Partnership has submitted plans for a brownfield residential development of 80 apartments at West Bowling Green Street, Edinburgh, drawn up by EMA.
Forming part of a wider masterplan...
9 Feb 2016 - No comments
Collective Architecture has submitted plans for a £5m physical performance space in Glasgow, specialising in offering accessible space for disabled dancers, on behalf of Wasp‘s Studios.
The...
8 Feb 2016 - No comments
With 2015 now receding into memory Urban Realm is first out of the blocks to mark the best new buildings of 2016 with our call for entries.
As in past years we are seeking the best new...
8 Feb 2016 - No comments
Dumfries & Galloway Council is pressing ahead with a radical shake up of education provision through the closure and relocation of five schools.
The £66m first phase of this project will see...
8 Feb 2016 - No comments
The University of Edinburgh is to stage a public consultation on its Fielden Clegg Bradley led redevelopment of the Darwin Centre within its King’s Buildings campus masterplan.
An open...
5 Feb 2016 - No comments
Moxon Architects have unveiled plans for a banked hillside home in Banchory, Lower Deeside, stepping up over four levels into a rolling hillside.
Strachan House takes the form of a linear...
5 Feb 2016 - No comments
H&H Properties are progressing plans to convert the C-listed Armistead House and Lodge, Broughty Ferry , into 26 new homes to designs by the Voigt Partnership.
Currently on the Buildings at...
5 Feb 2016 - No comments
Shipbuilder Ferguson Marine is to press ahead with a £2m HQ in Port Glasgow after obtaining planning consent by Inverclyde Council.
The new office will complement a £12m upgrade programme...
4 Feb 2016 - No comments
A dank pedestrian underpass beneath London’s Baker Street has been transformed into a walk-through gallery by Bigg Design following implementation of a public realm strategy devised by TFL....
4 Feb 2016 - No comments
Highland Council is to press ahead with an office rationalisation programme, the centrepiece of which will see the B-listed former Fort William secondary school (currently a ruined shell)...
4 Feb 2016 - No comments
Threesixty Architecture has submitted a planning application for a programme of façade and public realm improvements to Glasgow’s Springfield Quay leisure park following its purchase by...
3 Feb 2016 - No comments
A class of architecture technology students at Robert Gordon University have reimagined a disused granite quarry at Stirling Hill, Aberdeenshire, with the aim of integrating it into a country park....
3 Feb 2016 - No comments
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeking a developer to take on the former Victoria Hospital site in Glasgow’s south side following the migration of services to the new Queen Elizabeth University...
3 Feb 2016 - No comments
A £2.5m refurbishment of Campbeltown’s historic Picture House has begun, ensuring that the 192 seat waterfront auditorium can re-open in March 2017.
The art nouveau landmark first opened...
3 Feb 2016 - No comments
BAM Construction has begun work on the new Waid Academy and community hub at Anstruther, Fife.
Designed by BDP the campus will include community facilities such as a library, council offices...
2 Feb 2016 - No comments
The University of Glasgow is ramping up work on its campus development master plan ahead of it assuming ownership of the Western Infirmary site this April by staging a five day long exhibition....
2 Feb 2016 - No comments
The Saltire Society is to mark the eightieth year of its housing design awards programme by focusing on the longevity of homes via an open discussion among former award guest chairs.
Housing...
1 Feb 2016 - No comments
Aberdeen International Airport is to receive a £20m terminal expansion and upgrade as part of a package of measures proposed by operator AGS Airports.
The investment will enable the airport...
1 Feb 2016 - No comments
Perth & Kinross Council have officially opened Crieff Primary School following its delivery under a design and build contract carried out by Holmes Miller Architects and BAM Construction, in...
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