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Clyde Gateway’s executive director of regeneration, Martin McKay, has been announced as keynote speaker at the first in a series of The Big Conversation events hosted by BDP. The first of the events will be held on September 17 to mark the 50th anniversary of the BDP Glasgow studio and will lo

BDP principal Christoph Ackermann discusses the architectural process for designing buildings for knowledge exchange, or 'knowledge cauldrons'. Designing a building that will inspire the most ambitious, forward-thinking people who will tackle societal and global issues, is challenging. Yet the archi

Architect Christoph Ackermann has been appointed as principal at inter-disciplinary design practice BDP. Christoph will join Scott Mackenzie in the firm’s Glasgow studio where he will take more of a visible and pro-active senior leadership role in strengthening the design capability and the gr

South Ayrshire Council has taken another important step toward transforming learning in Prestwick and Maybole with the appointment of a contractor to build its new learning campuses. Morgan Sindall has been appointed via hub South West to build both the Prestwick Educational Campus and Maybole Commu

BDP has lodged plans for the proposed £40 million life sciences innovation hub at the Foresterhill Health Campus in Aberdeen. First unveiled in November by economic development body Opportunity North East (ONE), the Bio-therapeutics Hub for Innovation aims to become a focal point for sector am

The £60 million learning and teaching hub has been designed by BDP The University of Strathclyde has selected Balfour Beatty to deliver its new £60 million learning and teaching building.

Pupils from Ayr Grammar were among the VIP guests to mark the start of demolition works. The old concrete extension (centre) will be demolished as part of proposals to refurbish the main building The first steps in a project to deliver a new home for Ayr Grammar Primary School have now been taken wi

The University of Strathclyde has revealed its plans for a £60 million learning and teaching hub at the heart of its campus in Glasgow city centre. The facility, which represents the University’s biggest single investment in a building project to date, will provide students with leading-edge teac

The first of its kind, £13.8m project will see the Faith Schools’ joint campus open its door for the new school term beginning next month. The state-of-the-art build is scheduled to open in August and will be the first school to specifically welcome pupils of both Catholic and Jewish faiths under

Light, flexible space and connectivity will be key features of a typical studio in the converted building The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has unveiled details of its plans for the conversion of the former Stow College building.

Proposals for a £65 million campus redevelopment plan have been launched by North East Scotland College. Plans will include the refurbishment of Aberdeen City Campus and a new build at Aberdeen Altens Campus. Fraserburgh, where £8.5m worth of engineering technologies facilities will be ready for S

The UK’s second largest architectural practice BDP has combined forces with Japanese engineering practice Nippon Koei to form a new group which aims to be the world’s leading integrated architecture, design and engineering firm. The two companies exchanged contracts today on a deal in which Nipp

Ayr Academy A new school has become the first of 12 projects to reach financial close after getting the go ahead by deputy first minister John Swinney.

Marr College Modernisation Work on a £37 million modernisation and redevelopment programme at Marr College in Troon has been official started by minister for learning, science and Scotland’s languages, Dr Alasdair Allan MSP.

BDP has continued the company’s trail blazing approach to BIM certification, by being the first in Scotland to be assessed and certificated under BRE Global’s BIM level 2 Business Systems Certification Scheme. The international architecture and engineering practice has achieved BIM certification