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Neil Burford Dr Neil Burford of the University of Dundee has won the bi-annual Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) Scottish Design Tutor award (2014-2016).

Barratt Scotland’s construction team picked up six prizes at this year’s NHBC Pride in the Job Awards - the highest number secured in one year by the housebuilder to date. Now in their 35th year, the National House-Building Council's Pride in the Job Awards recognise the unique personal contribu

Two Glasgow based projects have been awarded the prestigious 2015 Saltire Innovation in Housing award, supported by the endorsement of the Scottish Government, as part of the 2015 Saltire Housing Design Awards. Recognising housing design excellence throughout Scotland, the prestigious awards from th

In the build up towards Armed Forces Day, which takes place on 27 June, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is promoting management careers in construction to those who are leaving the armed forces. With significant cuts to the numbers of military posts in recent years, there are large number

One of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s finest buildings is facing a £2.5 million repair bill to save it from ruin. Hill House in Helensburgh is run by the National Trust for Scotland and the charity is looking to raise the cash to save it from “excessive water ingress”.

The first major milestone in the construction of Dundee's £80.11 million V&A museum has been reached with the completion of a coffer dam in the River Tay. Beginning the construction of the museum in March, BAM Construction has now completed the temporary watertight structure built around the pa

The new Keppie-designed Ronald McDonald House has opened its doors at the South Glasgow Hospitals Campus. The £3.4 million facility, run by independent charity Ronald McDonald House Glasgow, provides free amenities and accommodation for families of sick children from all over Scotland who are being

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Burn Stewart Distillers Ltd

Appleton Tower, part of the University of Edinburgh’s central estate, is to undergo a major upgrade to improve the appearance and environmental performance of the building. The refurbishment works will see CCG (Scotland) Ltd undertake over-cladding of the tower to improve the buildings’ environm

Morris & Spottiswood has been fined £200,000 after a worker was crushed to death by a steel frame at a building site in Glasgow. Daniel Hurley, then aged 31, died after a 1.6 tonne steel frame fell on top of him at the site in Murano Street, Maryhill, in October 2009.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: FCC Environment (UK) Ltd

Work has started on a £7.5 million project to build a new primary school in Armadale after West Lothian Council appointed a contractor to the project. Ogilvie Construction is to deliver the new facility which will include eight new classrooms and two general-purpose rooms as well as a gym and dinin

Argyll and Bute Council’s planning, protective services and licensing (PPSL) committee has granted planning approval for the new Campbeltown Grammar School project. The brand new facility, with capacity for up to 500 pupils, is expected to be built in time for the 2017/18 school term.

Lomond Galleries Plans which could secure the future of Lomond Galleries in Alexandria have been approved by West Dunbartonshire Council.

The number of new homes registered by local authorities in Scotland has increased by 42 per cent over the previous year, an industry body has reported. The National House Building Council (NHBC) said that 3,442 new homes were registered between March and May in 2015, when compared to 2,423 homes dur