Glasgow Building News - Jan 2012
High Profile New Appointee to RIAS Senior Team
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland announces that Dr Deborah Mays is to take up a senior role in the organisation. Dr Mays joins the Incorporation in late Spring, moving from Historic Scotland.
RIAS : further information. 31 Jan
Battle of Bannockburn Project News
The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced a £3.9m grant to the proposed Battle of Bannockburn visitor centre to commemorate its 700th anniversary. The design is by Reiach and Hall Architects. 31 Jan
Samsung chooses Scotland
First Minister Alex Salmond today welcomed the news that Korean giant Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is to base its first European offshore wind project in Fife in an inward venture worth up to £100m that is expected to create more than 500 new jobs in Scotland.
The announcement came at the Scottish Offshore Wind and Supply Chain Conference in Aberdeen, at which the First Minister was delivering a keynote speech.
In conjunction with its decision to develop its offshore wind technology at the Energy Park in Fife, SHI has signed a multimillion pound deal with East Kilbride-based Clyde Blowers’ owned company, David Brown Gear Systems (David Brown), to supply gearbox systems for its next generation offshore wind turbine.
Samsung’s announcement follows investments by other companies including Taqa, Avaloq, FMC Technologies, Aker, Ineos, PetroChina, Dell, Gamesa, BNY Mellon, State Street, Amazon, Hewlett-Packard and Mitsubishi Powers Systems. 31 Jan
Housing Design Awards
Housing Design Awards 2012, UK : Open for Entries. 31 Jan
Richard Feilden Foundation
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios : Cycling to Cannes in Aid of Richard Feilden Foundation. 31 Jan
Architecture Awards
LEAF Awards : 2012 Information - Entry + Judges, open to Scottish architects. 30 Jan
V&A at Dundee Funding News
Another £1.75 million of Government funding has been committed to the V&A at Dundee over the next three years, designed by Kengo Kuma. 27 + 26 Jan
Alan Dunlop Exhibition
21 Feb - 19 Mar 2012
drawing : Alan Dunlop
Alan Dunlop exhibition in the House for an Art Lover. Alan is the first architect invited to show their work at House for an Art Lover. The exhibition will feature new work, original hand drawings not exhibited before and limited edition, signed silk screen prints.
Working Drawing - The Hand Generated Image Masterclass
17 Mar 2012
“One can learn everything there is to know about an architect by studying their hand drawings, the degree of rigour and research that they bring to their projects, their attitudes and their sensitivities. It is no overstatement to suggest that hand drawing represents the stain of the true architect’s soul on paper.” Alan Dunlop
This full day masterclass is linked to Alan Dunlop’s Working Drawing exhibition.
26 Jan
Glasgow Housing News
Installation of solar panels on 500 homes across the city will be completed by the end of this month. Glasgow Housing Association is fitting the panels which generate free electricity during daylight hours saving tenants around £100 a year. 26 Jan
Marischal College in Aberdeen
photograph © Keith Hunter
Marischal College in Aberdeen, one of the largest granite buildings in the world, has been restored to the ‘Silver City’s’ skyline once again, after a major £40 million redevelopment by Holmes Architects, Glasgow. 24 Jan
Glasgow College
Construction of Glasgow's 'super-college' is expected to begin in 2013 after a decision to use the Scottish Government's non-profit distributing (NPD) procurement model. The project to improve the college estate will see a series of buildings erected on Cathedral Street and on Clydeside. The NPD model will hand the design, build, finance and maintenance of the estate to a selected private sector organisation in the form of a special purpose company with the College, charged with repaying capital costs over a 25 year period through a unitary charge once the buildings are in use. 24 Jan
Edzell Community
Plans to create a £250m community - including up to 1,000 homes - at the former RAF base at Edzell have been lodged with Aberdeenshire Council. Newesk, which would be built on a 144-acre site, would also include a new primary school, community hall and shops. 24 Jan
Toast to Isi
image from St. Peter's Building Preservation Trust
e-architect attended the Toast to Isi Metzstein and congratulate the organisers on arranging this significent get together at short notice, and for their generosity. 23 Jan
Scottish Parliament Entry
Security entrance for Scottish Parliament.
Planning application by Lee Boyd approved. 20 Jan
Former Odeon
Proposal by Duddingston House Properties for conversion of former Odeon Cinema in Clerk Street, Edinburgh, into a 230-bed arts hotel appears to be abandonded. 20 Jan
RMJM - Paul Stallan Departs
RMJM architects : Paul Stallan Resigns. 20 Jan
Low Carbon Building Awards
The Carbon Trust Low Carbon Building Awards has been specifically designed to acknowledge and applaud the success of organisations in Scotland in designing and building low carbon buildings. The judges will therefore be looking for new and refurbished buildings that not only embody low carbon design principles, but also deliver reduced energy demand and emissions, sustainability and a high quality of occupant experience. 18 Jan
Trump Clubhouse Approval
Donald Trump Golf Course Clubhouse, Aberdeenshire - by architects Acanthus df - wins planning approval by 8 votes to 2.
Councillor Debra Storr described the design as totally inappropriate for the site, a “Victorian pastiche...laughable...It should have blended into the land rather than sitting there looking like a Victorian lunatic asylum. There was an opportunity here to produce a spectacular design. We could have had a fantastic, modern, new clubhouse. I pity the architect who has been forced into such a design by a client I don’t think has taste.”
Meanhwile Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to the Scottish Government by apparently halting work on his golf resort until he gets an undertaking that a planned offshore windfarm will not proceed, according to today's Scotsman. The proposals were described by the Trump Organisation as an "ugly industrial park". 18 Jan
Scottish Borders Buildings
photograph © Adrian Welch
Scottish Borders Architecture - photos of some key buildings in south east Scotland. 17 Jan
Civic Trust Awards Shortlist
Civic Trust Awards 2012, UK : Shortlisted Architects + Buildings. 17 Jan
Aberdeen City Garden Winner
Aberdeen City Garden Competition, north east Scotland : winner news. 16 Jan
Cumbernauld Towers News
Demolition proposal for 12 high-rise blocks in Cumbernauld boosted after the Scottish Government provided up £3.2m to buy out the owners. Sanctuary Cumbernauld is behind the £70m project to demolish the 1960s high-rises and replace them with 440 homes. 16 Jan
Edinburgh Clinic
Circle Healthcare to submit plans for £30m clinic on Edinburgh greenbelt land. This private healthcare firm recently opened a clinic in Bath designed by Foster + Partners. 16 Jan
Ibrox Regeneration News
photograph © Adrian Welch
Plans to regenerate the G51 area around Ibrox Stadium could be revived. 13 Jan
Caltongate - World Heritage Status Concern
Fears the capital could lose its World Heritage Site status raised once again, report the Glasgow Herald. The United Nations is poised to "call in" the latest controversial £300m plans for Caltongate. 10 Jan
SoCo Edinburgh
SoCo - Cowgate fire site redevelopment given go-ahead nine years after fire. 9 Jan
John McAslan CBE
Only architect on UK New Year Honours List: John McAslan, known for his strong links with Glasgow. 3 Jan
Glasgow 'Clone Town'
Glasgow city centre will thrive only if it offers more than “samey” UK chainstores found in every High Street according to Sandy Greaves, the independent retailer who still runs the family sports shop that carries his name. He warned that the city centre risks “morphing into a version of Silverburn without the roof but with parking meters”, reports the Evening Times. The number of people who visit Glasgow city centre is continuing to decline. In the second quarter of 2011 it was down 2.2%. aside from issues such as parking and retail quality, better quality architecture would surely help. 3 Jan
Kilimanjaro Climb
photograph from Chris Stewart
Architect Chris Stewart of Collective Architecture, Glasgow, will be climbing Kilimanjaro in support of Funding Neuro to raise funds to research a cure for Parkinson's disease. Jennifer Reoch (current Miss Scotland) and Gavin Hastings (former Scotland rugby captain) will be joining the party and collectively they hope to raise over £200,000. Funding Neuro was founded by Bryn Williams who has Parkinson's disease and will also join the climb. More information about the trip can be found at www.fundingneuro.com. Chris Stewart will also be representing the RIAS (Royal Institute of Architects in Scotland). Donations welcome at www.justgiving.com/collective-architecture. 3 Jan
RMJM Buys YRM
RMJM, headquartered in Edinburgh has purchased YRM Architects, a 67-year-old UK architects practice headquartered in London. YRM specialised in the nuclear and aviation sectors. The major recent building by YRM was Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners back in 2008. 3 Jan
Buildings of the Year?
Architecture from 2011 : e-architect selection of some key buildings + designs from the last year. 1 Jan
Glasgow News - news in full from Dec 2011
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