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Jellyfish

SECC Arena by Foster & Partners unveiled

Springboig
Recently completed housing for people with Alzheimers at Croftspar
Place, Glasgow: Springboig - updated images

Clydebank Rebuilt
Recently completed by gm+ad architects: Clydebank Rebuilt images online

Glasgow Tours
Glasgow Tour page refurbished due to ever-increasing number of projects

Glasgow Tours Feedback
Having shown two Swedish groups, Americans, Catalans, Germans, English, French and Dutch architects around Glasgow and Edinburgh this year we felt it might be interesting to provide a little overall feedback. Of most interest prior to arrival were Glasgow School of Art and Homes for the Future, but the latter often seemed to disappoint: concerns about stains, detailing, integration and density were raised. Spectrum's chicken wing and Bewley's overhang were much debated plus the Tron's skull and cherub; but the surprise highlight for many visitors was Central Station concourse which wasn't requested by any tour, but loved by all

Glasgow Architects
With more hits (2.2 million per month) on the sites currently than the RIBA website we hope practices will be interested in featuring on the Glasgow Architects page: the deadline is this Monday 31st

Additions
Some Glasgow building images added in the last few months:
1. Glasgow Colleges of Building & Printing
2. Crown Street Project - Latest Buildings
3. St Aloysius School - Jesuit Residence Building
4. Merchant City Tower - Candleriggs

Glasgow Citywide Trusts
Glasgow Conservation Forum report "extreme concern at the tardiness of GCC’s efforts to set up the new Citywide Trust": Glasgow Citywide Trust

Scottish Schools
Argyll and Bute Schools NPDO project announcement - jm architects

Coming & Going
Architecture + Design Scotland appoints four, incl. Head of Design Review; Meanwhile the RIAS says goodbye to John Pelan

Concrete House
Andy Stoane's first house: Modern Concrete House

Stirling Award
Winner of Stirling Prize: Scottish Parliament

Carbuncles
The Pinnacle + Cumbernauld + M74 Extension - Carbuncle Winners

Glasgow News
CZWG Architects' Crown Street housing unveiled

Glasgow Architects Jobs
Wish to improve prospects? One-stop shop: Scottish Architecture Jobs

Maggies Award
Maggies Highlands by Page \ Park - Wood Awards Commendation

Tramway Winner
Malcolm Fraser wins Scottish Ballet job

06 SKYSCRAPER Architectural Competition
international architecture competition for students, architects, engineers, and designers willing to propose new ideas on the concept of vertical density
241005

Roses 2005
Roses Design Awards - Results

Life Along the A8 Corridor
until 3 Nov - The Lighthouse, Glasgow: Initiated by the proposed redevelopment of the Sugar Warehouse in Greenock by John McAslan

Fountain
Doulton Fountain - Saltire Award for Glasgow City Council

Dynamic Place
Dynamic Place Awards to be held at Scottish Climbing Centre, Ratho, 24 Nov

Scottish Design Show - Carbuncle Awards
The shortlist for this year’s Carbuncles

+ Best 100 Modern Scottish Buildings (below) was announced on October 6 at the Scottish Design Show
1. St Peter’s Seminary Cardross
2. Burrell Collection
3. St Aloysius’ Junior School
4. Scottish Parliament
5. Bernat Klein Studio

Competition News
Aberdeen University Library Competition - Shortlist: Schmidt Hammer & Lassen, Page \ Park Architects, MacCormac Jamieson Prichard, Moshe Safdie with Allan Murray Architects, O'Donnell + Tuomey Architects and Bennetts Associates

CEC Edinburgh Haymarket Masterplan/Transport Competition Allies & Morrison initially reported as winners, but no info to suggest this is correct, engineers Halcrow Yolles working on this

No Surprise
Scottish Parliament wins 2005 RIAS Andrew Doolan Award for Architecture - the UK's biggest architecture prize - with RMJM's Gordon McGregor picking up the award and cheque.
Alongside Maggies Highlands the Parliament building is also one of 24 projects shortlisted for the Wood Awards

ABK - Glasgow Building
John Wheatley College - images + info

Control Tower
Edinburgh Airport Control Tower due to open 15 Oct

Saltire Awards: 2005 Winners
The Drum Phase 3, Bo'ness Malcolm Fraser Architects
House in Ross-shire Brennan & Wilson Architects
Saltire Awards - full list of winners

Glasgow Bridge Name Competition
Five suggestions by GCC for Glasgow Bridge unveiled:
Mercantile Bridge, James Watt Bridge, The Comet, Napier's Bridge, Dewar Bridge
Bizarrely the bridge has also been nominated for the Carbuncle Awards

Tramway Extension
Scottish Ballet Building competition to provide new space at the Tramway

Robert Adam Castle - Bargain
Seton Castle from 1789, reduced sale price from £15m to £10m

Ibrox Expansion
Planning permission given to Ibrox Stadium casino complex expansion

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