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Over 600 delegates attended the events at the 2008 RIAS Convention which was held in and around Edinburgh. The annual event kicked off with an important seminar on the crucial balance between conservation and sustainability.
The development, by draw architects, the Edinburgh-based practice, is on a 14m x 100m classic rigg plot which runs between two main streets in the town; it contains a organic arrangement of houses and apartments.
New Edinbane houses, Skye, West Coast of Scotland housing, Inner Hebrides – by rural design, Scotland: simple white coloured houses in a traditional robust style, but with clean contemporary detailing.
This project is located on a relatively open beach head, formerly a campsite, lying below and across the main Oban – Lochgilphead road from the village of Arduaine.
As justification of the Inner Hebridean Island of Mull’s growing presence on the UK cultural map, Mull Theatre’s new Production Centre is the first phase in the company’s plans for a Creative Campus on the island, designed by the City Architecture Office (CiAO).
A Neopolitan of timber clad pier, landscaped recreation and shielded car parking, a ‘Garden of Eden’, a Royal Festival Hall on Helensburgh Pier, a celebration of the water’s edge.
A collaborative bid by Make and EDAW has successfully secured their appointment as masterplanners for Scotland’s new National Showground at Norton Park in Edinburgh. The selection was made by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) following a design competition.
Garrison House which sits in its own grounds at the heart of the small town of Millport on the island of Cumbrae, is a listed Gothic Revival building originally dating from the middle of the 18th Century.
A masterplan by Make architects for the largest business park development in the Highlands of Scotland is about to be submitted to The Highland Council for outline planning consent by Inverness Airport Business Park Limited.
Ballachulish slate quarries could be reopened: Historic Scotland is to publish a study into the viability of resuming mine operations. Apparently there is also commercial interest in this Argyll quarry with a huge demand across Scotland.
The Pitlochry Community Hospital is an ambitious Public/Private sector development which brings together several Healthcare facilities onto a single site located within what was formerly undeveloped woodland.
Reiach and Hall are the competition-winning architects for the University of St Andrew’s new Medical Science building. On a greenfield site, adjacent to a conservation area.
Heart of Hawick is an arts and culture led regeneration project, designed to make a substantial contribution to the social, cultural and economic well-being of Hawick and the wider Borders.
Soon after this Edinburgh architecture practice was established, according to OCA, it received a number of awards and gained media recognition for its highly crafted approach to design developed through a close dialogue with its clients.
The awards scheme is widely recognised as the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in Europe. Glasgow City Council and other local authorities from around the UK work in partnership with the Trust to organise the project entries from their own areas.
Andrew Carnegie House, the new headquarters, designed by Page Park for the Carnegie UK Trust was opened by Princess Anne on 13 February 2008.
Stirling Municipal Buildings – Main building: 1914, Location: 8-10 Corn Exchange Road, central Stirling, Scotland, UK – architecture design.