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post updated 12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Accelerate to Zero Awards News
The Accelerate to Zero Awards recognise the businesses, organisations, and individuals making the most significant contributions to decarbonising the built environment and supporting the just transition to a zero carbon built environment.
This year, the awards will take place on the evening of Thursday, 6th November, at Oran Mor in Glasgow, following the International Retrofit Summit, which is part of BE-ST Fest.
9 June 2025
Homes for Scotland secures five “Future Planners” bursaries to help attract talent into vital profession
The resourcing of the planning system is a widely acknowledged challenge, particularly in relation to the delivery of much-needed new homes.
With an estimated need for around 700 new planners over the next 10-15 years, sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) secured five new “Future Planners” bursaries totalling £25,000 to help attract talent from a variety of disciplines into this vital profession by assisting with course fees and living expenses as well as providing mentoring opportunities.
– read the full post on the Edinburgh Architecture website.
16 May 2025
Dalian House in Glasgow – Managed Residential Accommodation
Architects: Mosaic Architecture + Design
image courtesy of architects practice
Mosaic Architecture + Design, one of Scotland’s most experienced practices, has completed the redevelopment of the former Dalian House in the heart of Glasgow city centre, for Maven/ Calmont into an exciting development providing 92 Build To Rent (BTR) residential flats and associated landscaping and shared amenity spaces:
Dalian House, 350 St Vincent Street, Glasgow
13 May 2025
Rosslyn Castle Property Renewal News
Rosslyn Castle Building Renewal, Midlothian, carried out by celebrated Glasgow architecture practice Page\Park Architects.
8 May 2025
Renfrew Bridge over the River Clyde
Architect: Kettle Collective
photo : Drone Scotland
The Renfrew Bridge – the first opening road bridge across the River Clyde – will open Friday 9 May at 12 noon marking the completion of the Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside project.
7 May 2025
Revised Sighthill Masterplan Prioritizes Density and Connectivity
Plans to significantly boost housing delivery in the major regeneration area of Sighthill, north Glasgow, have taken a step forward with the release of an updated masterplan.
Following recent public consultations, Keepmoat Homes, Elder & Cannon Architects, and LDA Design propose increasing the number of new homes from 424 to 764—an uplift of 340 units. This expansion comes in addition to 400 homes already in development and unaffected by the changes. To support the increased density, parking provisions will rise accordingly, from 408 to 792 spaces.
7 May 2025
Page\Park Go Neoclassical
Page\Park has designed a Neoclassically influenced extension to a mid-century power station by Loch Lomond as part of a planned upgrade by owner SSE.
SSE has submitted a Section 36 planning application to the Scottish government in a bid to create a pumped storage hydro scheme at Sloy Power Station. The Page\Park-designed building would contain new pumps and an overhead gantry crane at the hydroelectric site.
30 April 2025
Sebb’s underground bar and restaurant
image courtesy of Mosaic Architecture + Design
Mosaic Architecture + Design delivers the interior design for Scoop Restaurants Group’s Sebb’s underground bar and restaurant on Miller Street in the heart of Glasgow city centre.
Sebb’s underground bar and restaurant
16 April 2025
Scoop’s Margo Restaurant on Miller Street
image courtesy of Mosaic Architecture + Design
Mosaic Architecture + Design, one of Scotland’s most experienced practices, has delivered the interior design for Scoop Restaurants Group’s stylish Margo Restaurant on Miller Street in the heart of Glasgow city centre:
Margo Restaurant Miller Street
15 April 2025
292-298 St Vincent Street Student Accommodation
View drone footage of the construction site!
Spectacular drone footage has captured construction progress of high-quality student accommodation at 292-298 St Vincent Street, Glasgow which is on schedule for completion in summer 2026. Developer Artisan Real Estate and Homes for Students, the UK’s largest independent student management company, are partnering with building contractor GRAHAM on the £70 million scheme.
image courtesy of Artisan Real Estate / Homes for Students
292-298 St Vincent Street Student Accommodation
Historic Environment Scotland Partnership Funding to BEFS
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has awarded £574,075 in funding to the Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) as part of the HES Partnership Fund. The Fund supports organisations working to promote, celebrate and enhance Scotland’s rich and diverse heritage.
see the Scottish Architecture News page on e-architect.
10 April 2025
Mosaic Architecture + Design, one of Scotland’s most experienced practices, has announced across-the-board promotions of its valued staff members.
LtoR – Francesca Perer, Ciaran Bennett, Stuart Black, Dan Challis, Siobhan Murray, Louisa Macrae:
photo courtesy of architects office
The enhanced management team sees Stuart Black and Dan Challis become studio directors, while Ciaran Bennett and Louisa Macrae become associates working alongside the existing management team of Iain McIntosh and Alex Temple, while Francesca Perer becomes a senior architect and Siobhan Murray a senior designer.
Stephen Mallon, director of Mosaic, said: “We’re delighted to announce this raft of promotions across all levels of the business and a range of specialisms as a reward for the tremendous contribution made by all six staff members over recent years.
“These promotions are recognition of the dedication and talent all six have shown consistently throughout a series of high-profile private and public sector projects spanning workplace, masterplanning, hotel and leisure, interior design, education, community, retail, industrial, residential and private clients.”
Neil Haining, director of Mosaic, added: “These richly deserved promotions showcase the strength and depth of services we can offer clients and reflect the success of our strategy to nurture talent in-house as we continue our growth trajectory over the coming years.”
9 April 2025
Allander Leisure Centre in Bearsden
photo courtesy of Holmes Miller architects office
This modern property development has been recognised for setting a “benchmark for modern, inclusive public architecture” by the prestigious Civic Trust Awards scheme.
7 April 2025
Spectrum House in Glasgow’s East End
image courtesy of Spectrum Properties
A thriving new business community is taking shape in the heart of Glasgow’s East End as an ambitious and far-sighted strategic master plan by Spectrum Properties nears completion and breathes new life into the former industrial area:
6 April 2025
Glasgow Building Photos
photo © Isabelle Lomholt
Glasgow Building Photos
19 March 2025
Homes For Scotland 2025 Awards Shortlist
Sector body Homes for Scotland has announced the shortlist for its 2025 awards programme. As well as recognising best practice and showcasing the critical contribution its varied membership makes to Scotland’s social wellbeing and economic growth, this year’s awards have extra resonance for the organisation as it also marks its 25th anniversary.
– find the full post on the Edinburgh Architecture website
post updated 16 March 2025
16 March 2025
Glasgow’s Tollcross Park Mansion House
photo courtesy of Spectrum Properties
Tollcross Park Mansion House
A jewel of the East End of Glasgow, which blazed with candlelight and rang to the music of waltzes and polkas in its 19th Century heyday, Tollcross House has undergone a detailed and sympathetic refurbishment which has returned the voices and laughter of families to it once again.
6 March 2025
Iconic Glasgow Theatre set to Reopen
With doors to the iconic Glasgow Theatre set to open for the first time since 2018…
Citizens Theatre unveils first stage productions and homecoming celebrations as countdown to August reopening begins:
photo courtesy of Bennetts Associates
5 March 2025
Bracewell Stirling Moves Central HQ To Innovation Park
Bracewell Stirling Consulting Offices
15 February 2025
Mercat Building Sale News
photo © Thomas Nugent
This landmark building has been sold to developer CatB Works. The new owner plans to create homes in the 1920s building to form a great addition to this part of the city centre:
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Buchanan Bus Station Masterplan
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