Architecture And Design Scotland

With more individuals and organisations looking at the potential for more housing in Scotland’s town centres, design agency Architecture and Design Scotland will host a discussion on Wednesday 17 April about how to work together and use design to deliver liveable town centres.

More than 200 people have taken part in a series of events to inspire and influence the drive to have more people living in Scotland’s town and city centres.

Architecture and Design Scotland has published its Annual Review for 2023 which provides information about the design agency’s work with communities, local authorities and other stakeholders to achieve a Scotland whose places are healthy, sustainable and thriving where everyone works together

Architecture and Design Scotland has shared details of an upcoming event and announced its international keynote speaker. In the third Place Forum, titled 'Thinking Big, Thinking Beyond', the design agency will explore large-scale projects that are rooted in local communities.

A suite of new resources has been launched to help schools adapt their grounds to tackle the climate emergency. The resources – created by Learning through Landscapes and Architecture and Design Scotland – are aimed at both individual schools, as well as designers and local authorities.

An ambitious vision for Douglas Valley, South Lanarkshire and East Ayrshire has been set out in an industry first.

Six local authorities have been confirmed for the Key Agencies Group collaborative support offer following today’s release of the new Scottish Government guidance for producing Local Development Plans (LDPs). Pilot work on the Collaborative Local Development Plan Offer will be taken forward wi

A charity with ambitious plans to create a flagship complex-needs facility has engaged its service users in the design phase with support from Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS). Scotland’s design champion, which typically supports the design of publicly-funded projects, has supp

Architecture and Design Scotland’s Climate Action Towns project brought together people from across the country to celebrate achievements and exchange ideas on howto take community action on the climate emergency.

A report that highlights the barriers and constraints to town centre living and identifies some good practice case studies has been published today. ‘Town Centre Living – more homes at the heart of great places’  was produced by the Scottish Futures Trust with input from

Architecture and Design Scotland has launched a new event series for practitioners and decision-makers to get together and learn from each other to collectively tackle key challenges.

An open day has been held for a new housing development in Primrose Place, Alloa. The development is a partnership project between Kingdom Housing Association, Clackmannanshire Council, and The Scottish Government and was developed in collaboration with Architecture and Design Scotland (A&D

Architecture and Design Scotland, Scotland’s design agency, has launched its review of 2022 highlighting its achievements and announced details of its work in 2023. As Scotland adopts a new National Planning Framework – with place at its heart –Architecture and Design Scotland will

An agency that typically supports the design of publicly-funded projects will lend its support to a charity’s ambitious proposals that will rewrite how care is provided to those with complex needs. Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS), Scotland’s design champion, is working with C

Heather Claridge has joined Architecture and Design Scotland from Glasgow City Council to direct the design agency's advice work. A chartered planner and urban designer with a background in geography, Heather has over 14 years of experience working in the public sector. At Glasgow City Council, Heat