RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building 2016

Saunders Centre Glasgow

UK’s Richest Architecture Prize winners news. The Saunders Centre, Glasgow by Page\Park Architects has been awarded the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2016, from a shortlist of eleven buildings.

Glasgow Academy Science and Technology, Saunders Centre

Saunders Centre Glasgow

Design: Page \ Park Architects. The requirement to meet current needs and expectations to keep abreast of the most advanced teaching in the sciences has resulted in a significant and substantial new urban block for the Academy.

The Westwater Building Dollar Academy: School

Westwater Building Dollar Academy

This modest pavilion teaching building design by Page \ Park Architects nestles into the site at the foot of the Ochil Hills alongside the impressive principle school building, designed by William Henry Playfair.

Civic Trust My Place Awards Scotland

Atlantic Islands Centre

The Scottish Civic Trust is calling for nominations from around Scotland for new buildings, restoration projects, landscape designs and other placemaking projects for the annual My Place Awards.

Scottish Civic Trust News, Scotland

An Cridhe - the Isle of Coll's new community centre

The next Scottish Civic Trust annual conference will showcase and celebrate the work of local civic trusts, amenity societies and heritage volunteers. The Scottish Civic Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of two new trustees to the Board – architects Fiona Sinclair and Ed Taylor.

An Lanntair, Stornoway Building: Lewis Arts Centre

An Lanntair, Stornoway Building: Lewis Arts Centre

An Lanntair and The Western Isles Architects Group have been celebrating architecture in all its forms in the Outer Hebrides. From modern architecture to 17th Century ruins, the project asked people to take a look at the architecture that surrounds them.

Taigh Sonas, Kippford house: Solway Coast property

Taigh Sonas Kippford House

Design: Simon Winstanley Architects. This house is sited in a rectangular natural hillside plot accessed off the main road into Kippford on the Solway Coast. Principal views range between the south-west and north-east enjoying a spectacular landscape setting of the River Urr valley and hills beyond.

British Golf Museum and Cafe St Andrews, Scotland

British Golf Museum and Café

Design: Richard Murphy Architects. Major transformation of an existing building: a new first floor space contains an 80 seat cafe, with panoramic views taking in the 1st tee of the world-famous Old Course, plus a new outdoor dining terrace.

Pathfoot Building at University of Stirling: RMJM

Pathfoot Building at Stirling University aerial image

An outstanding example of post-war Modernist Scottish architecture, of international significance. This is a 20th Century tertiary education building in a parkland landscape setting. The highly flexible plan form that influenced Norman Foster’s Willis Faber Dumas Building In Ipswich.

Scottish Civic Trust Chair: Colin McLean

Scottish Civic Trust Chair Colin McLean

The Scottish Civic Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Colin McLean as its new Chair. Colin was Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland for 16 years, and before that Director of the Scottish Mining Museum.

Hospital & Healthcare Facilities in Orkney by Keppie

Hospital and Healthcare Facilities

Design: Keppie. Appointment as architects on the new Hospital and Healthcare Facilities in Orkney. The project is being constructed by Robertson Construction Group with AECOM and TUV SUD making up the rest of the successful team.

Cliff House on the Isle of Skye

Cliff House

Design: Dualchas Architects. The site is located in Northwest Skye, overlooking Loch Dunvegan. It manifests itself as a contradiction: far reaching views to the Northeast and harsh winds from the Southwest. The constant is the horizon.