Clydebank Building

Clydebank Queens Quay Enterprise pavilion photos: Page\Park Architects

RIAS departure
Mary Wrenn to leave her post as Chief Executive of RIAS in August

Abercromby Street
Residential development submitted for planning by Elder And Cannon Architects with sculptor's studio on a site bounded by Abercromby St - Orr St & Abercromby Drive

Craigton Road

Latest gm+ad Glasgow project

PM Awards – Single Scottish Nomination
Bridge Arts Centre shortlisted for Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award

Gleneagles Hotel Proposal
Ochil unveil golfing hotel, course & resort next door to Gleneagles

Aberdeen News
Former Richard’s textile factory £50m conversion approved in principal by Aberdeen City Council + Approval recommended for First Group HQ: Aberdeen Building News

Honoured Ma'am
Queen’s Birthday Honours to Eleanor McAllister (well done) at clydeside rebuilt and A+DS Chair Raymond Young

Glasgow with Muriel Gray

Glasgow Waterfront Programme with Muriel Gray: like the recent David Dimbleby programme it didn't really get properly stuck in but at least Muriel engaged some political thinking and sought out both locals, developers and architects

Royal Dimbleby
More Carbuncle attacks as David Dimbleby has a bash at that favourite target the Scottish Parliament. Apparently it looks to him like a 'spanish airport' (now who said that previously?). He also mocked it for not looking "Scottish"

Glasgow Velodrome
Commonwealth Games Velodrome by Sports Concepts + Reid for 2014 bid

RMJM Hillier
RMJM merge with USA's 5th largest practice, Hillier of New Jersey. Hillier Architecture formed in 1966 and have around 350 employees. Most of their buildings are in the US but they designed the GlaxoSmithKline HQ, just west of London

Saltire Society
Scottish Housing Awards - New Deadline: 25 Jun

3Dreid
3D Architects & Reid Architecture merged this week to form 3Dreid

SMC Scotland
Various news reports suggesting problems at SMC Group

Highland Housing Fair

Winning architects – images: Building News

Scottish Architects Shortage
Due partly to the London Olympics Scottish around 40% of Scottish architecture graduates are apparently deserting the country leading to recruitment problems

St Enoch Centre Start
St Enoch Centre project by Cooper Cromar now on site

End of Year Shows
This week saw end of year show openings at Glasgow School of Art (Thu/Fri), Edinburgh College of Art (Thu/Fri) and Napier University (Wed) to name a few

Glasgow Selfridges
Architect apparently working on a new Selfridges proposal, formerly BDP

Sust Scandinavia
Sust study tour to look sustainable design in Denmark, Finland & Sweden, focused on visit to the Finnish Housing Fair at Haameenlinna in Finland

Cumbernauld Shopping Centre
Cumbernauld's £40m Antonine Shopping Centre by Keppie Design opened 7 Jun

Endangered Scottish Buildings
World Monument Fund list of the 100 most endangered sites for 2008 includes St Peter’s Seminary, Cardross and Mavisbank nr Edinburgh

GH2 Update
Glasgow Harbour 2 - latest images

Malcolm Fraser proposals
Caltongate - images

Coalhill Leith
Photos of Leith housing as it nears completion

Six star Argyle International Hotel
Ian Simpson Architects £125m Glasgow hotel for Progress Property Developments

g1 George Square
George Square : Former Post Office building redevelopment

Scottish Building Study

Glencoe Visitors Centre by Gaia Architects

RSA Medal
Graeme Massie Architects awarded the Royal Scottish Academy Medal for Architecture for Collieston Community Centre proposal



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