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architecture debate
discussion forums are aplenty but the dialogue tends towards soundbite carping and incrowd chat: slow forum - 10 texts online, latest on iconic architecture

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Outrage
A few weeks' after world-famous architect Fuksas claimed Scottish architecture had progressed massively in recent years here's a bleak reminder of where we are at:

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"Unfortunately" says Gordon Murray "local planners have very conservative tastes and find it hard to appreciate buildings that are not presented with the regulation white render and slate roof": Dunderave Castle - nothing too radical......
Letter from Alan Dickson: "The requirement to produce buildings 'of traditional
appearance' is still the default across the board": Scottish Planning - View

RIAS News
Move of RIAS to Evolution House defeated by large majority, a blow to Mary Wrenn in her first year in charge and to President Douglas Read. The move has been discussed for years and has taken up a lot of RIAS (members') time and money. Richard Murphy has proposed that a competition be held and a new building be specifically designed, whereas a significant camp believe the original building - gifted by architect Rowand Anderson - should be made DDA compliant and renovated - more details on this soon

Scottish Design Awards 2006
Architecture Grand Prix
Galeri Caernarfon: Richard Murphy Architects
Best Publicly Funded Building
Queen Mother Building, Dundee: Page\Park Architects
Best Regeneration Project
JKS Workshops: Gordon Murray + Alan Dunlop
Best Commercial Project
Royal Bank of Scotland World Headquarters: Michael Laird Architects
Best Residential Project
Dean Bank Lane: Richard Murphy Architects
Best Interior
Commendation: Royal Bank of Scotland World Headquarters: Michael Laird Architects
Best Building for Public Use
Galeri Caernarfon: Richard Murphy Architects
Best Affordable Housing Project
Wellfield: Oliver Chapman Architects
Architect of the Year
Richard Murphy
Northern Exposure
Maggies Inverness: Page\Park Architects
Landscaping
Clydebank Public Realm Phase 1: JM Architects
Place Making Award
St Vincent Place: Reiach and Hall Architects/Oberlanders Architects
Proposed Place Making Award
Commendation: Vision Akureyri: Graeme Massie Architects
Commendation: Upper Strand: Reiach and Hall Architects/Elder & Cannon Architects
Commendation: Whiteness: Terry Farrell & Partners
Young Architect of the Year Award
Gillian Hanley
Student Place Making Prize
Designs for Dumfries: Graham Ross
Scottish Design Awards
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Gareth Hoskins - Latvian Comp

International architecture competition for the masterplanning of a 23ha site near Baltic spa town of Jurmala in Latvia

Old Town Fire Site
Images requested of announced Whiteburn proposals - titled SoCo - by Allan Murray Architects: still at an outline stage with likely uses still to be confirmed

New Urbanism - in the Highlands
Moray Estates plan to build a new community - called Castle Stuart - in the Highlands using a founder of the Congress for New Urbanism movement who influenced Poundbury & advised on rebuilding of hurricane damage in Louisiana and Mississippi; 5,000 houses are planned - to become largest Highlands community after Inverness

A Bridge too far?
As expected the new budget for the 'iconic bridge' is lowered, to £22m. Meanwhile the massive 'iconic' steel arch of the Finnieston Bridge is firmly in place downstream, reminiscent of the Wilkinson Eyre 'Winking Bridge', and indeed the shelved RRP/Atkins Glasgow Bridge

Cumbernauld News

New images of Cumbernauld town centre showing new works - online late 230506
Original centre area: "The spaces and forms are generally poor. Read the Copcutt building on an architectural level and it is illegible, blithering confusion".

Scottish Ballet - Images

Glasgow building for Scottish Ballet by Malcolm Fraser Architects 220506

Scottish Building News
Edinburgh News
Craigmillar School: Elder & Cannon Architects 220506
St Mary's Cathedral Edinburgh: LDN Architects 220506
Berwick Townspace: Malcolm Fraser Architects 170506

Westbourne Centre

Voluntary Action Building by jm architects: Westbourne Centre Barrhead

HBoS Mound - latest image

Malcolm Fraser Architects' project in centre of Edinburgh: HBoS Edinburgh 170506

Forth Valley Hospital - Diagnosis Made

Keppie win Forth Valley doubleheader against Ken Shuttleworth's make. This could've been the making of make in Scotland, but maybe they'll make it another time 160506

Edinburgh News - EHQ
Office development for Premier Property Group

Ocean Terminal Delay?
Trevor Davies reported in Edinburgh Evening News as suggesting Ocean Terminal expansion may be delayed by 5 years, or until the tram system reaches Leith - in order to encourage city centre retail development, notably in the St James Centre / Princes Street areas. Forth Ports' expansion plans could allow Selfridges create a Scottish store, following the knock back for the Toyo Ito project in Glasgow 150506

Old News - Calyx Competition
Architecture Competition facilitated by The Calyx, Dundee Institute of Architects and RIAS: Calyx Centre

Telford Road Housing
Planning permission received for 364 units on old Telford College site: Telford Road

gm+ad News
Calton Road project in Edinburgh, previously subject to proposals by Malcolm Fraser

Glasgow Street

Images from the refurbished Brunswick St area: Former Glasgow Sheriff Court
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Glasgow Housing News

Images from the large development at the east end of Ingram St: Glasgow Housing 050506

Refreshed Architecture Policy
Scottish Architecture Policy Consultation 050506

Stefan King in Edinburgh
First G1 Nightclub in Edinburgh - at Picardy Place by Kerr Blyth as reported last year - now receives planning permission: hotel, club, restaurant 040506

New Town Housing - latest images
Reiach and Hall Architects + Oberlanders Architects: Fettes Row Apartments 040506

Mondriaan development

By Holmes Partnership, borrowing influences from Borneo Island in Amsterdam, for Bellway Homes: Mondriaan Housing 030506

Saltire Centre - Exclusive Photos

The new "focus of learning and student services" on the Glasgow Caledonian University campus 030506

RIAS Exhibition
Graeme Massie Architects - high quality exhibition, a strong consistency though the models, chairs, images and simple beech wall backing (well you have to cover the grey pinboard don't you): open from 4 May - see Glasgow Events 030506

gm+ad book : curious rationalism

The ink had hardly dried on the last one....but bigger + better, with a foreword by the great Hugh Pearman and edited again by Penny Lewis this luxuriously-covered 152 page hardback, complete with excellent photography, catches up from the 2003 book 'challenging contextualism': review online - gm+ad book

East Ayrshire Schools
£70m schools project for East Ayrshire Council granted planning permission - by Parr Architects: East Ayrshire Schools 020506

Netherbow News

Malcolm Fraser Architects: Scottish Storytelling Centre - new photos 020506




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