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The Seaton tower blocks in Aberdeen The Scottish Government has urged all Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in the country to provide tower block stock information to assist a ministerial review of Scottish regulations in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in West London.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) said it has improved the designs of its proposed Inverness Justice Centre as the plans are set to be unveiled to the public. Designed by Reiach & Hall Architects, the two-storey justice centre is to be developed on the site of a former bus depot b

Plans have been submitted to develop 199 new homes for mid-market rent in Leith on behalf of Link Housing Association. Delivered in partnership with Cruden Homes and the Teague Group, the 7N Architects-designed homes will be located on brownfield land at Salamander Place between Leith Links and the

Glasgow City Council has approved a series of actions which will allow the completion of the southern extension of Buchanan Galleries to take place earlier than otherwise would have been the case. The announcement means that work on the 392,000 sq ft extension should begin in 2018, with completion i

The award-winning Place Standard tool A new way to evaluate systematically what a “good place” means and a first attempt to create an integrated planning framework to guide marine development and protect the quality of the marine environment around Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters have been reco

Boatman's House in Stornoway was named one of the three favourite buildings in the Outer Hebrides during last year's Festival Following the success of the Festival of Architecture 2016, the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is doing it again with the unveiling of FoA2017.

City of Glasgow College celebrates triple crown of awards The City of Glasgow College has won three top architectural awards in one night.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Marstons Estates Ltd

Chris Stewart Group has appointed ISG to deliver its flagship office and leisure project as part of the wider redevelopment of The Registers in Edinburgh. The mixed-use Mint Building scheme in St Andrew Square sees ISG create circa 61,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation and 11,000 sq ft of lei

Ian Hughes The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in Scotland has confirmed it will cut the levy it collects from employers from 0.5% to 0.35% of the total payments made to employees (PAYE) in 2018-20.

Rebecca Thompson Rebecca Thompson FCIOB, a specialist in heritage conservation and lecturer in building studies, has become the 114th President of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), only the second female ever to hold that position.

Nicholas Groves-Raines FRIAS with wife, Kristin Hannesdottir (c) Malcolm Cochrane Edinburgh architect Nicholas Groves-Raines has been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) for his outstanding contribution to architecture in Scotland

Graeme Laing North Lanarkshire Council has granted full planning permission to Ashfield Land and Taylor Wimpey for the development of 160 new homes at Glasgow Road, Bargeddie.

Design, construction and property professionals can now access the UK’s first timber frame Building Information Modelling (BIM) library, after a successful 12-month project by Stewart Milne Timber Systems. The library has been developed by the company with the support of the CITB through its innov

The most inspiring young surveyors, who make Scotland a better place to live, work and visit, are currently being given the opportunity to have their talent recognised nationally and be rewarded with a car to help them in their career. Surveyors are essential in key areas such as housing, commercial