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A group of architects are offering free running tours of Glasgow during COP26 to highlight where the city is transitioning towards net zero.

A platform for architecture, carbon and the environment has launched in Edinburgh as a long-needed public forum with a clear focus on how the built environment is critical in addressing the climate emergency.

Historic walls in Ahmedabad redesigned to help pomegranate growth, a community centre in Ratho rebuilt around circular economy principles and server towers that use big data to farm oysters are just some of the projects that scooped the prizes at this year’s Scottish Student Awards for Archite

The shortlist for the 2021 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award has been announced today by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). The five buildings now competing for the best building in Scotland accolade demonstrate the range of architectural excellence in Scotland. Th

The National Trust for Scotland has been named by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) as the winner of the RIAS/Scottish Government Client of the Year Award, in recognition of the exemplary Hill House Box project, designed by Carmody Groarke. The Hill House, near Helensburgh, is

A remarkable conversion of a Victorian council depot to create 52 new homes for affordable rent in the centre of Glasgow has been named as the winner of Historic Environment Scotland’s Conservation and Climate Change Award, a special category award of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in S

Fourteen new Scottish buildings have been named today as winners of Scotland’s national architecture awards by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). As well as exemplary new housing, education and healthcare facilities, this year’s RIAS Awards winners include a new tr

The UK Government has announced a call for evidence for those working in architectural and built environment professions on the Review of Architects Regulation.

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has named current New London Architecture managing director Tamsie Thomson as its new chief executive. Tamsie, who was previously director of the London Festival of Architecture, will join the organisation in July at what it described as "a ti

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has marked the passing of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh with a tribute to the body's Royal Patron.

Scotland's built environment professional bodies have issued a joint statement calling on new ways of working that embed resilience into how our places function and develop over time.

Under One Roof (UOR), the highly praised advice website for flat owners and their advisers in Scotland, is set to expand as it becomes a new charity. To date, the website has operated with a voluntary Steering Group managed initially by the RIAS and subsequently by Changeworks, the Edinburgh based e

Linda Fabiani MSP will tonight host an online debate and discussion as part of the Cross Party Group on Architecture and the Built Environment. The group aims to maintain a forum of MSPs and others to promote and further the economic, social, environmental and cultural contributions that architectur

Scotland’s building standards scheme providers have released a new animation explaining the vital role of certification to Scotland’s construction sector and how it can help the industry rebuild and recover from the impact of coronavirus.

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has submitted a proposed building action plan to the Scottish Government which it claimed would help reopen schools across the country and get children back to lessons safely. The campaigning collective has written to minister for local govern