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30 Apr 2020 - No comments
Govan’s landmark Lyceum Cinema is to be given a new lease of life under plans to return the vacant B-listed Art Deco building to use as a cinema, concert hall and restaurant.
As part of the...
30 Apr 2020 - No comments
West Developments have begun marketing an infill residential development in Dundee in anticipation of lockdown restrictions being eased.
Overseen by Jon Frullani Architects the project...
30 Apr 2020 - No comments
Austin-Smith:Lord Architects have been selected to deliver the latest laboratory space at Inverness Campus, a life sciences office park on the outskirts of the Highland capital.
Led by...
29 Apr 2020 - No comments
Convery Prenty Architects are leading a bid to erect 37 apartments at Port Dundas on behalf of Craighall Developments.
Located on High Craighall Road at the entrance to Craighall Business...
29 Apr 2020 - No comments
Halliday Fraser Munro is progressing plans for a greenfield expansion of Strathaven with the delivery of a second phase of housing under the East Overton masterplan .
Housebuilders...
28 Apr 2020 - No comments
Planners have been asked to deliberate on a replacement side extension to a C-listed Portobello home drawn up by DS Architecture.
The proposals call for replacement of an existing...
28 Apr 2020 - No comments
Caledonia Housing Association has secured the backing of an overwhelming majority of tenants to press ahead with a £30m regeneration package for Bellsmyre , West Dunbartonshire.
A total of...
27 Apr 2020 - No comments
Highland Council has received plans to build a bespoke home on the footprint of an existing bungalow at Craig Aird , Badachro.
Led by Tinto Architecture with David Narro Associates the...
27 Apr 2020 - No comments
An A-listed road bridge in the Cairngorm National Park is to be bypassed with a new road and crossing to help alleviate vehicle damage to the stone rubble structure.
As such a new...
24 Apr 2020 - No comments
LBA is to accommodate the practices own expansion with a farmyard business hub comprising workshops, office space and studios which will serve as a second home for the practice.
Orwell...
24 Apr 2020 - No comments
Plans to convert a C-listed public library in Kirkcaldy into seven apartments have won approval from Fife Council with the plans deemed to preserve the buildings unique character.
Andrew...
23 Apr 2020 - No comments
Chris Stewart Group has rethought plans to build a mixed-use complex off George Square, Glasgow, by swapping out proposed student accommodation for mainstream residential accommodation at Love...
23 Apr 2020 - No comments
Colin Armstrong Architects have brought forward plans to build 40 affordable and private homes on 14 acres of grazing land within the village of Kincraig , within Cairngorm National Park.
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22 Apr 2020 - No comments
The full impact of a nationwide construction shutdown is beginning to become apparent with new figures compiled by the Scottish Building Federation indicating that 95% of firms have furloughed 80%...
22 Apr 2020 - No comments
Finalised plans have been issued for the overhaul of Aberdeen Market which will transform the down at heel area into a central civic space for public art installations, outdoor performances and...
22 Apr 2020 - No comments
Hawkins\Brown Architects have obtained planning consent to deliver a 250-bed hotel at the junction of St Vincent Street and Pitt Street.
Vienna House is led by Artisan Real Estate with...
21 Apr 2020 - No comments
The Highland Council in association with CRGP Architects are proposing to convert a former Inverness primary school, latterly in use as a child care centre, into housing.
Plans...
21 Apr 2020 - No comments
Graeme Nicholls Architects have embarked on a retrofit of a shop unit in Glasgow's Italian Centre, at one point serving as the offices of Page\Park, to serve as headquarters for the United Diocese...
20 Apr 2020 - No comments
Architects have begun repurposing in-house 3d-printing capacity to produce much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers, in response to a call for help issued by NHS Greater...
20 Apr 2020 - No comments
A landmark Territorial Army drill hall in Paisley is to be put through its paces under proposals to transform the accommodation into student accommodation for the University of the West of...
17 Apr 2020 - No comments
Drinks giant Diageo has filed plans for an exterior lighting scheme by US-based NYX Design to animate a proposed whisky-themed visitor attraction on Edinburgh’s Princes Street.
The...
17 Apr 2020 - No comments
Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association have advanced plans for a further 24 homes for affordable rent at Campbell’s Farm, Broadford, in a fourth wave of housing for the site.
Helmed by Wittets...
17 Apr 2020 - No comments
Dixon Jones have filed a series of minor amendments related to the construction of a multi-storey car park at Edinburgh Park, including a reconfiguration of stair cores and changes to the...
16 Apr 2020 - No comments
ARKTX chartered architects have won permission to proceed with conversion of Chapel Works , a B-listed former mill in Montrose, to form 26 affordable homes.
Located on Marine Avenue in the...
16 Apr 2020 - No comments
Investors behind one of Edinburgh’s largest build to rent projects have shrugged off recession fears after agreeing to fund delivery of 476 homes in Fountainbridge.
Springside is funded by...
15 Apr 2020 - No comments
Glasgow city centre is set to play host to a new 260-bed apart hotel as part of a broader redevelopment of the Metropolitan Tower by Osborne & Co.
Once again overseen by Cooper Cromar this...
15 Apr 2020 - No comments
Competition-winning proposals for new sports pavilion for an undisclosed central belt school have been included in the first online-only RSA annual exhibition.
The invited competition saw 7N...
14 Apr 2020 - No comments
Riverstone Developments with Axiom Architects have come forward with plans to build a 105-bedroom hotel on a site originally earmarked for a supermarket at Bridge Road, Pitlochry.
Occupying...
14 Apr 2020 - No comments
Sinclair Watt Architects have revived a 2017 bid to demolish the former Fife Council offices at Park Road , Rosyth, to build 23 flats.
The non-material variation on behalf of the applicant ED...
10 Apr 2020 - No comments
A ruined 16th century tower house in the Highlands is to benefit from preservation works to prevent further deterioration, following the appointment of McGregor Bowes by the Clan Urquhart...
10 Apr 2020 - No comments
Glasgow has lost a staunch defender of its heritage and built environment with the passing of Mark Baines following a short battle with cancer.
An architect, theorist and urban studies teacher...
9 Apr 2020 - No comments
Developers behind a major regeneration project in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town have reaffirmed their commitment to the project with the launch of an online consultation necessitated by...
9 Apr 2020 - No comments
A Gretna golf course could play host to 200 new homes following a detailed application to develop the 28.5-acre site by Alba Developments and EMA Architecture & Design.
Planning in principle is...
8 Apr 2020 - No comments
An application to remodel Glasgow’s B-listed Metropolitan Tower for office use has been filed by Cooper Cromar Architects, including demolition of an attached podium building to provide a...
8 Apr 2020 - No comments
Anderson Bell + Christie are proposing to erect an annexe to the Kinning Park Centre (KPC) in Glasgow’s south side to provide 460sq/m of lettable office space.
Set back from the main...
8 Apr 2020 - No comments
Port of Leith has been chosen to host a concept demonstrator for an innovative electricity storage solution which promises to do away with batteries in favour of a system of weights which can be...
7 Apr 2020 - No comments
Plans to overhaul a 2.9-hectare site at the foot of Leith Walk, Edinburgh, have been radically reimagined by Drum Property Group in the form of a new proposal of application notice (PAN)....
7 Apr 2020 - No comments
Student-led designs for a prototype net-zero carbon home have been further developed as part of efforts to demonstrate new methods of construction and ways of living amid concurrent crises...
6 Apr 2020 - No comments
Planning permission in principle is being sought for a brownfield residential development at Davidson’s Mains , Edinburgh, by the Stanton Group.
Outline proposals have been prepared by...
6 Apr 2020 - No comments
Black swan events shock by their very nature and the traumatic beginning to 2020 will create ripples that may take years to settle. Amid these ruptures, however, come opportunities as we all find...
3 Apr 2020 - No comments
Contractors have begun work to deliver a temporary hospital at the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) to provide an additional 300 NHS beds to ease pressure on existing hospitals amid any escalation of...
3 Apr 2020 - No comments
A significant expansion of Glasgow’s Buchanan Galleries shopping centre is again on the cards with the submission of updated pre-crisis plans for a major mixed office and retail development by...
2 Apr 2020 - No comments
Holmes Miller Architects have unveiled the ‘missing link’ in Charles Wilson’s Park Circus urban set piece with the completion of an outer concentric ring of apartments.
Park Quadrant...
2 Apr 2020 - No comments
Alan Jones, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, has been referred to the Charity Commission just hours after announcing his shock departure to colleagues just six months after...
2 Apr 2020 - No comments
South Lanarkshire Council are to increase nursery capacity in Larkhall through the provision of a new facility for 48 children off Glen Avenue.
The two-tone nursery will employ ice blue...
1 Apr 2020 - No comments
Westpoint Homes are targeting a former police station at Finnieston Cross for the delivery of 84 homes above ground floor retail.
Building on the recent Sanctuary Housing Association...
1 Apr 2020 - No comments
A £2m community centre in Greenock is poised to break ground this summer following receipt of planning permission from Inverclyde Council.
Craigend Resource Centre will provide a direct...
1 Apr 2020 - No comments
Urban Realm is again on the lookout for the best new buildings in the country to join our ever-expanding architecture archive, as we seek positive stories in difficult times.
Our Architecture...
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