La Biennale Di Venezia 9

Scottish Architecture at Venice Biennale

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La Biennale Di Venezia 9
First Scottish Outing at Venice Architecture Biennale
The world’s most prestigious architectural showcase has invited Scotland
to participate for the first time in the 20-year history of the event. The Scottish Landforms exhibition by NORD will be in the official pavilion. Italian officials said Scottish work had reached a stage of excellence that demanded its inclusion

City Centre Refurbishment
Derelict sites in Glasgow are to be regenerated under a £10m plan. The Scottish Executive cash will be spent on recovering land on the edge of the city centre in the area bounded by High Street, Gallowgate, Bellgrove Street and Duke Street

Heritage Homes Liquidation
Luxury house builder, Heritage Homes (Prestwick-based developer) has been placed into compulsory liquidation following a dispute over debts to a contractor

North Lanarkshire PPP - 24 schools
Engineering and construction group Balfour Beatty PLC has announced that it has won preferred bidder status for a public-private partnership schools project in North Lanarkshire. The contract is for the construction and maintenance of 24 scottish schools with a capital cost of about £140m and is likely to yield up to £100m of long-term service revenue, the company said. Balfour Beatty will invest £7m of equity in the project

Renfrewshire Council has submitted plans for a £6.8m school: Linwood High School, Paisley by Holmes Partnership Architects

Scottish Design Awards 2004
Reiach and Hall Architects were hugely successful at this year’s Scottish Design Awards, picking up five architecture awards, four of which were for client AMA

The architecture jury was chaired by John McAslan, who was joined by Professor Isi Metzstein, Adrian Welch of edinburgharchitecture.co.uk, Keith Brownlie of Wilkinson Eyre, Roddy Langmuir of Edward Cullinan Architects, and Penny Lewis, editor of Prospect

Glasgow Harbour EXCLUSIVE
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Glasgow Harbour Phase Two

Scottish Architecture
Scottish Architecture (World of Art Series)
Miles Glendinning, Aonghus MacKechnie

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"This is going to be one of the most important projects the Council will
be undertaking over the next two years"
Cllr Charlie Gordon, Leader of Glasgow City Council
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Centre for Biomedical Research
Edinburgh Masterplan by Glasgow Architects Keppie Design
Edinburgh Biomedical School

Lotte Glob House
House, Loch Eriboll, Durness, Sutherland by Gokay Deveci, added to Scottish Architecture

Cancer Research Centre Exclusive
Glasgow Cancer Research Centre for University of Glasgow and Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute £10m world centre of excellence by Reiach and Hall Architects received unanimous planning permission this Tuesday. Bringing 240 researchers into a single venue the Centre starts on site this year with completion in 2006

Loch Lomond 'Gateway'
Ten invited entries went on show May 12 at Loch Lomond for a £600k gateway proposal:

12.05.04

Scottish TV Pacific Quay Move
Scottish TV Announces Move to Pacific Quay and Sale of Cowcaddens site in central Glasgow to a purpose-built media centre on the banks of the River Clyde at Pacific Quay.

Gigha
Isle of Gigha Design Competition - RIAS PR

RIBA Stirling Prize
CITYSCAPE UK to host: Stirling Prize PR




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