Glasgow News Dec 2007, Robertson Group HQ, Strathclyde Building Designs, Scotland

Glasgow News : December 2007

Glasgow Development, Scotland

Robertson Group HQ photo : Keith Hunter Stirling Offices by Michael Laird Architects GIA competition Glasgow Institute of Architects launches photography competition: www.glasgowinstituteofarchitects.com/2008_photo_comp.html Ravenscraig Sports Centre Sports facility at former Ravenscraig steelworks site approved by North Lanarkshire Council Cromarty East Church Former BBC Restoration Village finalist to get £641k Heritage Lottery Fund grant. £1.2m restoration of Cromarty East Church, on the Black Isle, to start spring 2008 Forth Crossing Forth Replacement to be cable-stayed bridge upstream of existing road bridge RIAS News Neil Baxter appointed RIAS Secretary Silverhills Housing photo : Keith Hunter Scottish Housing, Roseneath by anderson bell christie Garrison House picture from the architect Refurbished by Lee Boyd, on the Isle of Cumbrae, Ayrshire: Garrison House Up from 22 Stunning performance by RMJM as they climb from 22nd to 8th in BD’s Largest 100 World Practices (mostly due to merging with Hillier) Aviemore Resort Cairngorm National Park Authority planning committee approve multi-million pound ski centre expansion plus 160 new homes & 2 new supermarkets. The Highland Resort Masterplan is backed by Macdonald Hotels, Tulloch Homes & Bank of Scotland Scottish House Grand Designs' return visit to Studio KAP's Leijser House The Hub at Pacific Quay picture from the architect Cooper Cromar's The Hub building at Pacific Quay Speirs Locks picture from the architect Make Architects appointed masterplanners: Speirs Locks Ravenscraig Start Work starts on £44m Motherwell College campus at Ravenscraig Clyde Gateway URC Glasgow Council’s Executive Committee approves Urban Regeneration Company establishment to deliver Clyde Gateway business plan incl. 10,000 new homes, 400,000sqm of business & commercial property, 50,000sqm of retail & services facilities and new infrastructure. £62m funding announced by Scottish Government. Proposed to operate until 2029 Bellgrove Controversy Reports that The Lighthouse and A&DS condemn result after it emerged that Dawn’s bid sealed victory despite Urban Splash’s bid being judged best: Bellgrove Competition National Portrait Gallery Funding Ministers to provide £5.1m to £17.6m redevelopment of Portrait Gallery Scottish Timber Ministerial Launch of Timber Development Programme & "New Timber Architecture in Scotland" Publication by Peter Wilson - Scottish Architecture News Sullivan Report Launch Low Carbon Building Standards Strategy for Scotland : Sullivan Report Trump Resort The spectacle continues with Martin Ford, the councillor who sealed the vote against Trumps’ golf resort, being sacked Stirling Prize Change Following controversy over 2007 Prize where 4 out of 6 shortlisted weren't in the UK, Stirling Prize 2008 buildings have to be built or designed in UK Aberdeen Stadium Site proposed for new £53m Aberdeen stadium NORD win Glasgow architects NORD win Urban Splash’s Stoke competition in England Broomielaw Pavilions Wilson Bowden appointed to build & design 30,000sqft of new pavilions along the Clyde’s north bank near the Kingston Bridge, housing cafes and restaurants, servicing the financial district and bringing the Clyde to life. The Clyde pavilions could eventually extend west to Anderston Quay & east to Clyde Place National Showground BDP, Foster & Partners, HOK + make shortlisted: Scottish National Showground Data Farm Internet Villages International plans world's first green-powered Data Farm Dundee to Build Council Houses Dundee City Council considering new house building programme. Meanwhile in Edinburgh the depths of the affordable homes problem is visible with over 1000 applicants this week for a single council house Inverness Theatre Eden Court Theatre project by Page \ Park complete A+DS View on Haymarket More criticism from A+DS of this major development at the western entry to city centre Aberdeen Library Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s University of Aberdeen Library approved New Aberdeen stadium Report to be submitted at end of Dec : Aberdeen Buildings News Last Resort for Trump? Rejected resort proposals to be called in by the Scottish Executive 041207. Meanwhile Ian Paisley has encouraged Trump to bring his resort to County Antrim Scottish Spa Hotel Plans by Aurora Hotels for £80m hotel & spa-village, at Glenbervie House Hotel, near Larbert: 200-bed five-star hotel, spa, leisure centre, luxury penthouses & apartments City Wharf Glasgow picture from the architect Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects receive planning approval for over 850 Clyde waterfront apartments: City Wharf Glasgow Scottish Architects picture from the architect Chengdu Museum by Sutherland Hussey Ian Simpson Hotel picture from the architect Charles Price, in the weekend’s Sunday Herald: "I asked architect Ian Simpson, at our first meeting with council officers, to design an iconic building rather than just another soulless skyscraper": Argyle Street Hotel BBC image : Peter Cook Letter in BD from David Mackay explaining that with Deyan Sudjic and Ricky Burdett he voted for Chipperfield rather than Mecanoo, who were favoured by the BBC Spence More words on Basil Spence from a key contemporary scottish architect, this time by Richard Murphy in December’s RIBAJ who praises his exhibition work but notes he “certainly knew how to work the system” m/8 creative design picture from the architect Royston housing - m/8 creative design added to Glasgow Architects listings Heritage Article by Alan Dunlop in AJ of 22Nov re Heritage groups: Edinburgh’s EWH get slated and ICOMOS-UK – “who are these people?” These organisations’ “drive to preserve specific buildings or areas in aspic is insular, self-seeking and regressive” No to Trump Course Donald Trump golf resort proposal sensationally knocked into long grass Bellgrove Competition Page & Park beat Make, Gareth Hoskins (with Urban Splash) and Elder & Cannon in a competition for Glasgow regeneration project Scottish Renewables Target Up New target to generate 50% of Scotland's electricity from renewables by 2020, with interim target of 31% by 2011, set by the Scottish Government: previous target was 40% by 2020

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