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Glasgow News : May 2006

Glasgow Development, Scotland

Glasgow News : archive 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 e-architect New website with pages on key architecture and architects around the globe: World Architecture 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: before after "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 260306 Gareth Hoskins - Latvian Comp picture from the architect 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 photo © Adrian Welch 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 picture from the architect 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 photo : Andrew Lee Voluntary Action Building by jm architects: Westbourne Centre Barrhead HBoS Mound - latest image photo © Adrian Welch Malcolm Fraser Architects' project in centre of Edinburgh: HBoS Edinburgh 170506 Forth Valley Hospital - Diagnosis Made picture from the architect 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 photo © Adrian Welch Images from the refurbished Brunswick St area: Former Glasgow Sheriff Court 060506 Glasgow Housing News photo © Adrian Welch 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 picture from the architect By Holmes Partnership, borrowing influences from Borneo Island in Amsterdam, for Bellway Homes: Mondriaan Housing 030506 Saltire Centre - Exclusive Photos photo © Adrian Welch 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 photo : Andrew Lee 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 photo © Adrian Welch Malcolm Fraser Architects: Scottish Storytelling Centre - new photos 020506

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