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McInnes Gardner Architects have seen off competition from hundreds of entrants to win a Sunday Times Homes Awards competition to solve Britain’s housing crisis. The Glasgow practice’s ArcHouse is intended to serve as a template for low-cost volume housing within planned new garden cities which w

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded contracts worth a combined £15 million for two new projects at RAF Lossiemouth to support the station’s Typhoon aircraft. RAF Lossiemouth is an RAF fast jet main operating base and is home to squadrons operating both the Typhoon and Tornad

Plans to create a new visitor attraction and whisky distillery at Glasgow’s Queen’s Dock will be delivered over two phases under newly submitted proposals from Hypostyle-BR Architects. The Glasgow Whisky Experience and Single Malt Whisky Distillery development will see previously approved plans

Plans to turn a former steel works in Tayport into a community hub have moved forward after Fife Council approved the sale of the derelict plot. Councillors agreed to sell the old Abertay Works on Shanwell Road to Tayport Community Trust at a reduced price, paving the way for the 1.2 hectare site to

The world’s largest floating offshore wind development will be installed off the coast of Peterhead after the application has been granted a marine licence by the Scottish Government. Statoil propose developing a pilot park of five floating 6 MW turbines which is to be located approximately 25km o

The first sod on a new primary school development in Stirling was cut last week at a special ceremony on site attended by councillors, school children and Scottish Government minister for learning Dr Alasdair Allan. Also in attendance were representatives of hub East Central Scotland who are leading

A previous phase of work at the Willowyard site Marshall Construction has won a £17.8 million contract to build 14 warehouses for whisky company Chivas Brothers, its largest contract win to date.

Planning officials have given the green light for a student accommodation development with 221 rooms in Aberdeen. Crucible Alba will develop the Michael Laird Architects-designed facility on the site of McConechy’s Garage on Willowbank Road.

The 30-year project to rejuvenate Dundee’s waterfront is half way to completion with over £75 million already invested in infrastructure. A new report set to go before councillors on Monday has detailed the “massive” community benefits the project is set to bring as it moves from an initial i

The construction of a new school in Aberdeen for children with additional support needs arising from severe and complex factors has taken another major step forward after a contract to build the new facility was signed. The new school, which will be located on Howes Road, will provide education and

Anderson Bell + Christie Architects have submitted plans for the delivery of a second phase of 148 flats and town houses around a linear park at Laurieston, Glasgow, on behalf of Urban Union.

A restoration project worth more than £22,000 has been completed to transform the iconic Merchants House in Glasgow back to its former glory in order to welcome more visitors through its doors. Glasgow construction firm City Building has been highly-praised for its work to transform an historic par

Scottish factoring and letting services firm Newton Property has purchased Glasgow-based property management company, Greenhome Property Management, for an undisclosed sum in a “substantial deal”. The acquisition, which comes hot on the heels of Newton Property’s recent merger with Aberdeen-ba

Carolyn Broatch Two building consultancy graduates at Shepherd Chartered Surveyors have won awards in recognition of their academic achievements from Glasgow Caledonian University.

Three contracts have been awarded for a £22 million project to build a store for radioactive liquid waste at Dounreay. Amec Foster Wheeler, J Gunn and Sons and Street Cranes Special Projects Ltd will be involved in the design and construction of the facility.