Architecture and Design Scotland Chief Executive

Raymond Young, the Chair of Architecture and Design Scotland, today announced the appointment of the first Chief Executive of the new public body which is being established as Scotland’s national champion for good architecture and design in the built environment.

Broken House: Modern Polish Home

Broken House modern architecture Poland

Broken House, Katowice, Poland: the building is located on the outskirts of Katowice, near a forest, on land deteriorated by 4th category mining damage, where tectonic faults are a possibility.

Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Newcastle

Gateshead Millennium Bridge structure

This river crossing is a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead’s Quays arts quarter on the south bank, and the Quayside of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank.

Jorn Utzon architecture talk, buildings

Sydney Opera House building Jorn Utzon Architecture Talk

Richard Weston’s insight into Jorn Utzon as the only architect who can reputedly construct his fantasy would seem to make light of the fact that the architect has been having his fantasy in equal measure in concoction

RIAS Conference, Aberdeen Convention

After the AGM, and Gordon Murray’s thoughtful introduction, Lewis Macdonald praised Aberdeen, for quite a while (beware politicians, they like the sound of their own voice) and said of the Scottish Parliament, “ambitious design will always cause controversy and debate”. The day’s chairman, the rather demure and not-so-vigourous Jonathan Woolf waved us into the first speaker, the energetic Professor Richard Weston.

Colour Coated Creativity Awards – RIAS

The NCR FSG Discovery Centre Research and Development Facility in Fulton Road, Dundee has won the Colour Coated Creativity Award 2004. The Angus-based designers of the winning building, James F Stephen Architects & Interior Designers, will be presented with the award on 17 June outside the Discovery Centre, Dundee.

Scottish Design Awards – Carnyx Group

Scottish Design Awards 2004, architectural prize in Glasgow, Scotland – winning buildings + architects results – Scottish Design Awards winners in 2004: architecture prize by Carnyx Group Scotland.