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20 Jul 2010 - No comments
The second leg of our Carbuncles road trip took in the appropriately apocalyptic setting of Denny town centre, a swathe of which is occupied by the utopian modernist ideals of the Denny shopping...
20 Jul 2010 - No comments
Work has commenced on site of the Co-operative Groups new Manchester head office following the completion of groundworks by contractors BAM and architects 3DReid. The building marks the first...
23 Jul 2010 - No comments
Graham Mitchell Architect’s Anna Gibb has given Sir Christopher Wren a run for his money after redesigning the historic dome of St Paul’s Cathedral, as an over the top lair for London’s...
23 Jul 2010 - No comments
Aedas are toasting a successful foray into Moray after the local council appointed the practice to a £40m project to replace Elgin Academy and Keith Primary. The schools are the first in...
26 Jul 2010 - No comments
Optimised Environments (OPEN), a newly established multi disciplinary design company, has submitted a 20 year masterplan to transform Scotland’s National Showground into the UK’s leading...
27 Jul 2010 - No comments
Starbucks are embarking upon an international refresh of their brand with 20 of their 54 Scottish stores in line for a redesign, kicking off with a high profile outlet on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile....
27 Jul 2010 - No comments
Demolition work has begun on an infamous multi-storey car park, immortalised in 1970’s gangster flick Get Carter. Gateshead Council leader Mick Henry was on the scene to oversee the...
27 Jul 2010 - No comments
Fyne Homes Ltd has become the first UK housing association to deliver affordable Passivhaus homes with the unveiling of 14 terraced two bedroom homes on the Firth of Clyde, Dunoon. Designed by...
29 Jul 2010 - No comments
Holmes has unveiled designs for Park Mains High School in Erskine, Renfrewshire. The £33m school is arranged over three levels and boasts a four court games hall, gymnasium, dance studio,...
29 Jul 2010 - No comments
Work has broken ground on an £85m expansion of Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). It marks the final phase of the city’s Exchange masterplan and will accommodate a 2,000sq/m...
30 Jul 2010 - No comments
A University of Dundee student, Alan Keane, has seen off five finalists from 23 shortlisted entries to emerge victorious in 3Dreid’s annual hunt for Britain’s top student. Held in the...
2 Aug 2010 - No comments
Iran may be no stranger to controversy but its latest project, a scheme to relocate its embassy to an uncompromisingly contemporary development in one of London’s most prestigious addresses, has...
3 Aug 2010 - No comments
The adjective most likely to spring to mind when ‘Cumbernauld’ is mentioned is ‘Carbuncle’. The infamous New Town has been recipient of the Plook on the Plinth accolade more than any other...
3 Aug 2010 - No comments
CM Architects have submitted £2.5m plans to reconfigure a redundant office block at 74 Miller Street, Glasgow, into private residences. A full external refurbishment of the Edwardian building...
4 Aug 2010 - No comments
An ambitious plan to develop woodland and wildlife habitats across the central belt has been unveiled today. The Forestry Commission, who are in charge of a £362k pot, say the money will be...
4 Aug 2010 - No comments
Frank Burnett Ltd, owners of the Inchmarlo golf club in Banchory has unveiled ambitious plans to transform the course with a £100m investment programme. It will see the club construct 77...
4 Aug 2010 - No comments
Sculptor Andy Scott’s latest work, a 10m high feminine form, is preparing to make a first appearance in her new home of Cumbernauld by bathing in a 450 degree vat of molten lead. The extreme...
5 Aug 2010 - No comments
A recent 3DReid championed Student Competition won by Alan Keane of the University of Dundee provoked some debate amongst Urban Realm readers. They queried whether real world considerations ought...
5 Aug 2010 - No comments
Scotland’s Housing Expo at Milton of Leys, Inverness, s opening its doors to visitors through to August 31, offering members of the public a chance to peruse 52 homes and interiors of the future...
6 Aug 2010 - No comments
An icon of the nuclear age, the dome shaped reactor of Dounreay, is under threat of demolition after Historic Scotland, the government’s heritage quango, thrust a decision on whether to list the...
6 Aug 2010 - No comments
Gateshead Council is to begin work on clearing the site of Owen Luder’s 29 storey Derwent Tower – the Dunston Rocket, before the year is out after issuing tenders for its demolition....
12 Aug 2010 - No comments
Nominations for the Roses Design Awards 2010 go live today, culmination of a judging process in Glasgow chaired by the ‘grandfather of British brutalism’ Owen Luder. Luder instructed to...
12 Aug 2010 - No comments
Hudson Hirsel has won planning permission for a development of 105 homes in the Borders town of Coldstream. Leet Haugh, situated on the edge of the Hirsel Estate, seat of the Earls of Home,...
13 Aug 2010 - No comments
Aberdeen FC have unveiled plans for their new 21,000 seat stadium, a proposal they hope will garner glowing reviews. Club chiefs have ordered the £38m venue to replace their existing...
13 Aug 2010 - No comments
Alan Dunlop has published his first commission to be secured since splitting with former partner Gordon Murray and practice gm+ad, a new build house in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh. It...
16 Aug 2010 - No comments
McLean Architects have secured planning permission for East Kilbride golf club’s new clubhouse following a devastating fire in January which gutted the previous accommodation. Kept...
16 Aug 2010 - No comments
Smith Scott Mullan Architects are drawing up a masterplan and design strategy for Stranraer’s waterfront on behalf of Dumfries and Galloway Council. This plan calls for a restructuring of...
17 Aug 2010 - No comments
A team of experts from Historic Scotland and the Glasgow School of Art’s Digital Design Studio have begun the process of laser scanning Scara Brae, Orkney, as part of the ‘Scottish Ten’...
17 Aug 2010 - No comments
Smith Scott Mullan Associates have commenced on George Watson’s Sport Hall, a comprehensive restructuring of the existing sports facilities at George Watson’s College in Edinburgh. This...
18 Aug 2010 - No comments
Aberdeen based Graham Mitchell Architects have launched an updated practice website in conjunction with completion of three terraced homes for the Scottish Housing Expo, the only practice from...
19 Aug 2010 - No comments
A group of architecture students from Aberdeen’s Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and the Built Environment are ditching traditional bar and restaurant work this summer to undertake...
19 Aug 2010 - No comments
Stride Treglown Architects have secured planning approval for a £13m student residence on behalf of Marcus Worthington Ltd in Preston. The 13 storey tower is designed to dominate the western...
20 Aug 2010 - No comments
The Royal Incorporation of British Architects are hoping to clamp down on the practice of some developers who acquire big name architects to boost their chances of planning permission, only to...
23 Aug 2010 - No comments
Skirmishes, a charity delivering voluntary assistance to communities wishing to improve their built & natural environments, have launched a competition to design a ‘Vox Populi’ kiosk for the...
24 Aug 2010 - No comments
As Scotland’s Housing Fair enters its final week of its public stint in the limelight Oliver Chapman Architects have heralded the debut of their prototype rural homes as a “great success.”...
25 Aug 2010 - No comments
Sculptor Andy Scott has unveiled his latest piece, a steel depiction of the female form, on the A80 past Cumbernauld. The giant artwork had to be split into eight pieces to allow it to be...
26 Aug 2010 - No comments
The Scottish Civic Trust are poised to commence opening Scotland’s doors next month as the annual free ‘Doors Open Days’ festival returns for its 20th anniversary year. Every weekend in...
27 Aug 2010 - No comments
Port of Leith Housing Association has unveiled a number of developments at Leith waterfront as part of a £22.5m investment programme. This has seen the association procure a number of sites,...
30 Aug 2010 - No comments
Work is progressing apace on the site of Anderson Bell Christie’s design for Yorkhill Housing Association’s new headquarters on Argyle Street, Glasgow. The mixed use scheme incorporates 31...
31 Aug 2010 - No comments
In a piece penned for today’s Scotsman, and submitted to Urban Realm, Malcolm Fraser takes a close look at development in Edinburgh. In it Fraser urges the city to move on from a “bankers...
1 Sep 2010 - No comments
Tesco faces growing criticism over stalling tactics in its delayed plans for the redevelopment of Linwood town centre . This follows reports in The Times reported that Linwood’s crumbling...
2 Sep 2010 - No comments
GD lodge Architects has submitted plans for a mixed use development of 48 flats and one commercial unit on derelict land at 331 Bell Street, Glasgow. The £5m development is being spearheaded...
2 Sep 2010 - No comments
A five strong shortlist of architects has been drawn up to design a security screening facility at the Eric Miralles and RMJM designed Scottish Parliament. Atkins, Jordan + Bateman, Lee Boyd,...
3 Sep 2010 - No comments
Watkin Jones's student residential scheme at Thurso Street has begun to rise from the ground in Glasgow’s west end. The development occupies the site of a former bakery and industrial units...
3 Sep 2010 - No comments
Inehaze has submitted revised plans for their £3.5m student housing development at 134 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, after an earlier scheme was rejected by planners. Taking its design cue from...
6 Sep 2010 - No comments
Carrick McCormack McIntyre Architects, on behalf of Ashlar Estates, has applied for full planning permission to demolish 19 Lynedoch Street, part of a listed terrace within the Park Circus...
7 Sep 2010 - No comments
Milnbank Housing Association’s £14m redevelopment of the A listed Great Eastern Hotel, Glasgow, has reached external completion. It will provide 48 flats for social rent and 60 homes for...
7 Sep 2010 - No comments
Prince Charles has visited Edinburgh as part of a UK wide drive to promote his Start initiative, a scheme which aims to encourage individuals to modify their behaviour in ways which lower their...
8 Sep 2010 - No comments
KPMG has been appointed as administrator to social housing maintenance company Connaught, after lenders indicated they were unwilling to provide continued financial support to service debts 0f...
8 Sep 2010 - No comments
Holmes Partnership has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council on behalf of Bell Orr for construction of 55 flats at 33-57 Minerva Street Finnieston. Referencing Saint Vincent Crescent...

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