Glasgow Lighthouse News
Kathryn Findlay, Marquess of Bute, Neil Gillespie + Riccardo Marini join Lighthouse Board. The Lighthouse chairwoman, Janice Kirkpatrick, will be succeeded by Eleanor McAllister

Trump Inquiry
Donald Trump’s housing estate with golf courses & hotel - partly located on a key piece of Scotland’s protected natural heritage - goes to Public Inquiry

Housing Slowdown
New build homes starts in Scotland dropped for the first time in four years:
Approx. 5,720 in Jul-Sep 2006 to 5,280 in Jul-Sep 2007

Renfrew centre
New £18m Renfrew health and social work centre business case approved by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde board

Basil Spence
Photos of his British Embassy in Rome

Scottish Eco-Town
Scotland's first ‘zero-carbon settlement’ is a 5,000 home eco-town in Fife. Cardenden Eco-town Vision & Delivery Statement to be unveiled by Banks Developments on 28 Feb, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Sighthill Campus
Napier University application by RMJM

A+DS School Programme
A+DS & Scottish Government launch three-year school design programme

St Andrews Medical School
New £45m University of St Andrews School of Medicine and the Sciences proposed

20% Renewables by 2020
Scottish Government to match / exceed EU's 20% target of energy from renewables

Vienna Apartments
Premier Burrell property launched at weekend

United Distillers Saved?
Refusal recommended : United Distillers, Edinburgh

Scottish Architects Win in Iceland
Vatnsmýri Urban Plan : Graeme Massie Architects - 20 Feb

Living Roofs & Walls
Recently Scottish sustainability policy seems to have been following London’s lead: Ken Livingstone's requirement for ‘living roofs and walls’ on all major developments - such as Paradise Park School’s ‘vertical garden’ - could soon hit Glasgow

Low Carbon Building Award
Carbon Trust Low Carbon Building Award 2008 went to East Lothian Council for the new Windygoul Primary School, Tranent by their Projects Design team. Jim Mather, Minister of Enterprise, Energy & Tourism presented the award. Windygoul School uses natural ventilation, highly-insulated envelope, sedum roof & solar panels

HSE Spot Checks
10 out of 11 Aberdeen construction sites visited by HSE were shut after ‘bad’ & ‘dangerous’ working practices witnessed. HSE now to do random checks in Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh + other Scottish areas. Ten construction workers from Scotland died in 2007 - deaths rose by 61% across the UK

Bonfire of the Quangos
Scottish Government to cut number of quangos in Scotland by around a quarter. The Building Standards Advisory Committee is due to be abolished following legislation. Historic Scotland & RCAHMS are still under review, while SNH faces a merger

Argyle St Hotel CPO
Glasgow City Council could use Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) to remove existing owners in the way of £125m 26-storey hotel & adj. 12-storey serviced apartment block by Ian Simpson Architects

M74 Extension
M74 Extension approved by Scottish Government, approx. £445m

Planning Act Consultation
Under Planning Act 2006, appeals against decisions taken by planning officers to be heard by local review bodies comprising councillors: consultation runs until 14 May. Regulations due to be in place by early 2009

One CW
Phase 1 of City Wharf for Dandara

RTPI Planning Awards
Winner: The Isle of Gigha Masterplan and Design Guides by anderson bell + christie

Carnegie HQ
Dunfermline HQ building : Page \ Park

Apsley House Demolition
Site photos development at 29 Wellington St

220 St Vincent St
Holmes Partnership's St Vincent Street building opens 12 Feb

ZED Hotel
Edinburgh arts hotel : make

EAA Exhibition
EAA Awards shortlisted projects

Todlaw Supported Housing
Scottish housing by Oliver Chapman Architects, Duns

RSA Student Exhibition 2008
RSA Exhibition from 16 Feb

Garden Room
Scottish house extension by Oliver Chapman Architects, Bridge of Allan

Heart of Hawick
Scottish Borders building by Gray, Marshall & Associates

’Eco Towers’
Proposals to convert 12 condemned Glasgow tower blocks into private apartments by developers Quality Street: Paul Mugnaioni has met with Glasgow Housing Association over acquisition of multi-storey blocks

Highland Archive Building
LDN Architects’ building for Highland Council incl. registration service, archive conservation unit, family history centre and offices. Completion will allow the return of archives to the Highlands presently stored in Edinburgh. On site 2008-09

Irvine Competition
Urban Splash + Reiach and Hall win Irvine Harbourside waterfront competition

Hawkhead Village
Start on site for 326 homes at former Hawkhead hospital by Thomas Tait

Planning Awards
Two Scottish projects nominated for 2007 RTPI National Planning Awards: Glasgow International Financial Services District + Isle of Gigha Physical Masterplan & Design Guides

Ardrossan Building
Ardrossan health centre by Reiach and Hall

National Showground
make beat BDP, Foster & Partners, HOK: Scottish National Showground

Ingram St Hotel
Plans submitted by Allan Murray Architects for Ingram Street hotel

Forth Road Bridge
Background behind the team for the cable-stayed bridge

NORD in Perth
Planning approval for NORD’s residential / leisure building in centre of Perth

News Highlights from Jan 2008

Scottish Architects in St Petersburg
Okhta Tower : RMJM - new images

Conan Doyle
Conan Doyle Medical Centre by Richard Murphy Architects

Panmure Court
gm+ad architects' Unite student housing in Edinburgh

Eden Court
Page \ Park's Eden Court Theatre extension

Scottish Architects in Moscow
City Palace Tower : RMJM

St James Demolition
Allan Murray Architects’ £850m St James Quarter proposals

Glasgow Selfridges
Reports again of new Glasgow Selfridges architect unconfirmed

Cardross Splash
Urban Splash met with Church representatives 16 Jan re Seminary revitalisation

Glasgow Apartments
Start on site : Vienna Apartments

Clyde Arc
Closed due to major collapse: Clyde Arc likely to remain closed for several months

Quartermile
Quartermile Edinburgh : photos 120108

Koolhaas
OMA’s Rem Koolhaas to design Maggies Gartnavel

Ibrox Options
Glasgow Rangers assessing various proposals incl. new 70,000-seat stadium

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