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Glasgow News : September 2010

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Glasgow News - Sep 2010 Glasgow Contest image from the organiser Glasgow Drawing Competition launched. 24 Sep Stirling Prize Favourites Stirling Prize Favourite news : buildings + architects. 24 Sep Architect Required - Scotland Looking for an ambitious and dynamic Architect with 7-10 years experience to take forward and develop a branch of an established office located in Perthshire. Architect Jobs - new position added. 23 Sep Brian Stewart joins Graeme Massie Graeme Massie Architects, Scotland : Brian Stewart joins. Scottish Parliament Design Director’s International Experience Set to Strengthen Award-Winning Edinburgh Based Architectural Practice. Brian Stewart, former CEO of RMJM, has joined Graeme Massie Architects. Stewart’s appointment as a director, to the practice named Architect of the Year at the 2010 Scottish Design Awards, comes after consulting on several of Massie’s recent projects. 22 Sep Archial Goes Bust Archial - sixth largest practice in the UK architects go into administration. 22 Sep Wauchope Square Wauchope Square Craigmillar - design by Elder & Cannon Architects. 22 Sep AIA Tour e-architect gave the AIA UK (chapter of The American Institute of Architects) a tour of Edinburgh and Glasgow over the weekend, with some architects providing specific tours of key buildings. It is interesting to hear what outsiders think of our cities, we always do a summary, here it is...for Edinburgh a long debate about the Parliament and once again the Museum of Scotland, specifically the large amount of architectural references, eg Corb, Kahn, Aaalto. In Glasgow, concern at the severe staining at the back of Rick Mather's Homes for the Future block (probably the most commented aspect over the years) and amazement at the Radisson, this builidng created the biggest buzz in the group. 20 Sep Images of Steven Holl Building picture : Steven Holl Architects Views of the Glasgow School of Art Competition building released. 18 Sep Shettleston Housing Association Offices photo © Andrew Lee Shettleston Housing Association Offices Building : Elder & Cannon architects. 18 Sep Norwegian Tourist Routes : Model for Scotland Architecture and Design along 18 National Tourist Routes: a Tourism and Environmental Model for Scotland One-Day Conference 5 Oct The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh "In recent years a series of small but extremely high quality projects have appeared along tourist routes in Norway with the aim of providing functional objects – lookout points, picnic areas, services and rest areas – that enhance the overall visitor or tourist experience. They punctuate the journey through the landscape with memorable stopping places and display to the traveller the range and diversity of architecture and design in Norway today. Many of these facilities has been designed by young architects with the overall project organised and financed by an innovative collaboration between the National Tourist Routes Project, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Norsk Form, the Norwegian centre for architecture and design". 5 Sep More details at Edinburgh Events Building Regs Part L The roll-out of the revised version of Part L of the Building Regulations could be delayed for six months: the new regulations were due to come into force on 1 Oct and will set more stringent energy performance targets for buildings. Scotland’s Expo Favourite Scotland’s Housing Expo - Malcolm Fraser Architects’ house design voted the People’s Favourite. 14 Sep Camera Obscura Outlook Tower, Edinburgh's oldest tourist attraction: new work by Crichton Lang, Willis + Galloway Architects. 14 Sep (hi)STORY - Schop exhibition 'Viewing the Old Town from Hermione’s window - an exhibition by Klas Hyllen' Schop exhibition from 16 Sep in Edinburgh. Saltire Awards News Saltire Awards 2010, Scotland : Winning Buildings + Architects. 13 Sep Athletes’ Village News picture from GCC Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village approval. 9 Sep Climbing Buildings Climbing Buildings - BBC 2 TV Series - features Glasgow School of Art. 8 Sep V&A at Dundee Exhibition V&A at Dundee : Exhibition exhibition of models and design concepts to be held at the University of Abertay Dundee from 29 Sep Glasgow Architects Glasgow Architects listings updated to same format as Edinburgh, more compact & easier to use. Remember, to get the practice name linked we need projects (images + min. 300 words of key projects for publication consideration). 7 Sep Venice Biennale Editor Adrian Welch was at Venice Biennale - photos + observations. 3 Sep

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