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Bill Banks, Kingdom’s group chief executive (left), welcoming Scott Kilpatrick to his new role Kingdom Housing Association, which aims to develop and build around 2,900 homes over the next five years, has appointed Scott Kirkpatrick as director of development.

Initial concept designs for the redevelopment of Perth City Hall were unveiled today at a public exhibition. Perth & Kinross Council is working with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) to manage the process of choosing from a shortlist of five major architects to w

Oxgangs Primary School The chair of the independent inquiry into the closure of Edinburgh schools due to structural safety concerns has questioned the quality of building inspections across the country.

The 2017 Trades Awards winners at Ardoe House The fifth annual Trades Awards, which were once again sponsored by Stewart Milne Group, took place at Ardoe House Hotel June 9 to celebrate and reward excellence within the North East trades and construction industry.

Jennifer Gibson Jennifer Gibson, who left school not knowing what she wanted to do and worked in a shoe shop before becoming an apprentice with Cruden, tells SCN about the value of apprenticeships and what it’s like being a woman in construction.

Darush Dodds Esh Border Construction is working closely with young Scots in a bid to inspire them to get into the industry and offset the worst skills crisis in a generation.

Carla Walker DM Hall Aberdeen appoints new associate building surveyor

Artist’s impression prepared by G.D.Lodge Architects Plans for more than 650 homes in Newton Mearns have been given the go-ahead by East Renfrewshire Council.

Mike Barlow Mike Barlow from MacRoberts details a case regarding compensation event provisions of NEC contracts.

'Bothy Culture' in Abraichan Village Hall. Picture credit Simon Baker The world’s only fringe festival for architecture organised by a grassroots collective has been launched in Scotland.

Charlene McLaughlan Tackling negative perceptions of this scheme are vital, says Charlene McLaughlan from DLA Piper.

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 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.

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.