A New Chapter

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is set to implement “significant regime measures” after a series of reforms were agreed by the Incorporation’s council. Among its changes, the next president of the architecture body will be elected by all the RIAS members and no longer

A group of Scottish architects have launched their five-point plan for the reform of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). Presented today by A New Chapter, an independent association of around 150 Scottish architects formed to galvanise support for “a new progressive future”

Neil Baxter Neil Baxter has left his position as secretary and treasurer of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) just days after a group of leading Scottish architects demanded a major shake-up of the organisation.

A group of Scottish architects who accused the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) of being a “secretive and autocratic” organisation have rejected attempts by the professional body to address their concerns. The group, calling itself ‘A New Chapter’, had written to RIAS pre

Malcolm Fraser More than 150 of Scotland’s leading architects have launched an unprecedented attack on the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), accusing it of being financially inept and a “secretive and autocratic” organisation.