Glasgow News - November 2008: Buildings in Scotland
November 2008
Glasgow Development, Scotland
Spirit of Scotland Gareth Hoskins wins Spirit of Scotland Art Prize Greenock Regeneration £180m proposals for historic James Watt Dock area + Grade A-listed Sugar Warehouse. Scottish Communities Minister Stewart Maxwell officially launched the redevelopment that includes 700 luxury flats, 85 affordable new homes, 45,000 sqft of retail space and 145,000 sqft of commercial space. Owner Peel Holdings have formed a limited liability partnership with Riverside Inverclyde. 281108 Housesteads Roman Fort Gareth Hoskins Architects selected by National Trust + English Heritage to deliver major reworking of visitor experience & facilities at Hadrian’s Wall: Housesteads Roman Fort Berwick Townspace Latest Malcolm Fraser Architects' building: Berwick Townspace St Andrew's Day Linda Fabiani MSP announces free entry to 45 Historic Scotland visitor attractions on the last weekend of November, up from one day when initiated in 2007 John Wheatley College John Wheatley College images by Keith Hunter Burns Monument Appeal Appeal launched to raise funds for restoration of the Burns Monument in Edinburgh Potterrow Edinburgh Informatics images by Keith Hunter, 261108 Historic Scotland Conference 26 Nov at The Hub, Edinburgh: Traditional Buildings Energy Efficiency Sir Terry Farrell Edinburgh's Design Tsar heads south: appointed by London Mayor: Terry Farrell 201108 Glasgow School of Art Images from ZM Architecture: Glasgow School of Art Erskine Cooper Cromar's Erskine Care Home wins Building Better Healthcare Award Meadowbank + Velodrome Two possible sites for a covered £3m 200 metre cycling track emerge despite Meadowbank Stadium redevelopment being put on hold 181108 GIA Winner : Beatson Institute Reiach and Hall Architects' Beatson Institute Cancer Research Facility won the GIA Awards Supreme Award 2008 & 'Best Healthcare Building'. Also, their Sir Alwyn Williams Building won the GIA 'Best Education Building' commendation and the Pier Arts Centre continued won the IAA 'Best New Building in the Highlands and Islands' 2008 Glasgow - World Heritage Site RIAS secretary Neil Baxter says Glasgow deserves to be considered for World Heritage Status. He said: "Glasgow has a medieval history which is every bit as important as Edinburgh, Glasgow is an industrial site on a scale which way surpasses Edinburgh and Glasgow has world masters of architecture including Charles Rennie Mackintosh.Indeed, Glasgow is a fantastic Victorian city which has been described as the greatest Victorian city on the planet. 171108 World Heritage Status Red Herring As predicted on this site, Edinburgh's WHS is not threatened (if it was lost UNESCO would lose its leverage, simple). Unesco delegates declared this weekend that the capital's status is safe: Edinburgh World Heritage Status Strathclyde Institute Strathclyde Univeristy Building by Sheppard Robson Hazelwood The Architecture in Scotland Annual ran a poll to identify Scotland's best new building of 2008. By a huge margin gm+ad's Hazelwood School for the sensory impaired picked up the honour. "It is in the delivery of public service, however that any such project must be measured and in this Hazelwood really excels". Gordon Young Editor, Prospect 'Imprisoned' : Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Debate Dubbed 'crisis talks' by The Scotsman, a summit of council officials, development bodies and heritage groups is proposed to try to prevent major Edinburgh construction projects being derailed. Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Deputy chief executive Graham Birse warned Edinburgh faces being effectively "imprisoned" by its World Heritage Status unless a major schism between conservation groups in the capital and developers can be resolved. Princes Street Hotel The first new hotel on Princes Street for 50 years under threat due to mounting opposition from heritage groups, sound familiar? Princes Street Hotel Power 100 Congratulations to Gareth Hoskins who won Prospect magazine's Power 100 vote. The practice has had a very successful 2008 with the Gathering Space in Venice and Culloden Visitor Centre being shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival Awards. We hope Gareth's sophisticated St Andrew Square building will soon see the light of day. Peacock Centre News Northeast Scotland's main centre of contemporary visual arts under threat not by credit crunch but by North Sea oil millionaire Sir Ian Wood's plans to flatten Union Terrace Gardens. Brisac Gonzalez's design brought welcome contemporary architecture to Aberdeen : Peacock Visual Arts Transport Museum News BAE Systems provide £500,000 taking Transport Museum funds total up to £2m for the £5m appeal Saltire Awards Saltire Housing Design Awards results Glasgow Architects Annual deadline for listings - 31 Oct: Glasgow Architects Sheppard Robson + Paper Igloo Ltd + A1 Architectural Design Ltd + ark architecture+design added Best Building in Scotland Andrew Doolan Award for Architecture joint winners: Castlemilk House Stables Block, Glasgow : Elder & Cannon Architects Potterrow, Edinburgh : Bennetts Associates Special Mention: Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre : Gareth Hoskins Architects Gartnavel Award Gartnavel Royal Hospital by macmon wins NHS Scotland Award 133 Finnieston Street £20m FM Developments project complete: 133 Finnieston Street Buchanan Galleries Approval Scottish Government approve £400m Buchanan Galleries extension Trump Resort Approval Permission minded to grant by the Scottish government for Donald Trump to build a resort on a site of special scientific interest with architecture that according to A+DS will "devalue the Scottish architectural tradition": Trump Golf Resort October Highlights: Jumeirah Glasgow Hotel New Campus Glasgow Scottish Planning Reform Kolkata Book Fair Glasgow Airport terminal Rangers development Commonwealth Games Village Britannia Music Hall |
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