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The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has criticised the process for the selection of an architect to redesign Perth City Hall after the local authority was recommended to appoint a practice which did not win the competition. It was revealed last week that the selection panel cons

The selection panel considering architects shortlisted for the transformation of Perth City Hall are to recommend internationally-renowned firm Mecanoo to councillors next week. The international design competition for the City Hall attracted global interest and over 70 initial expressions of intere

The Pop-Up Cities Expo at The Mound in Edinburgh. Photograph © Malcolm Cochrane Photography Last year’s nation-wide Festival of Architecture generated £8.8 million for Scotland’s economy and was the country’s largest ever festival in terms of its geographic reach, a new report has confirmed.

The collapsed wall at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh New interim guidance published by the Scottish Government for site inspection in the public sector has been described as “a positive step” by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).

The inaugural RIAS/Saint-Gobain Emerging Architect Award recognises the crucial role architects play in delivering a better world and encourages the great architects of the future at the outset of their careers. This year, the award went to TAP Architecture, recognising two innovative and technicall

Nicholas Groves-Raines FRIAS with wife, Kristin Hannesdottir (c) Malcolm Cochrane Edinburgh architect Nicholas Groves-Raines has been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) for his outstanding contribution to architecture in Scotland

Boatman's House in Stornoway was named one of the three favourite buildings in the Outer Hebrides during last year's Festival Following the success of the Festival of Architecture 2016, the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is doing it again with the unveiling of FoA2017.

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has revealed the 12 winners of its 2017 awards representing the very best of current Scottish architecture. Announced at its Awards Dinner in Edinburgh last night, the RIAS Awards 2017 winners will now all be shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Do

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced a 27 strong shortlist for its 2017 awards. The judging panel for this year includes Karen Anderson FRIAS (Timber representative), Lorraine Landels Hon FRIAS, Stuart McKnight RIBA, MUMA (representing the Royal Institute of British

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is to induct former Runrig singer Dr Donnie Munro as an Honorary Fellow this week in recognition of his national and international achievements in the fields of music, cultural heritage, education, development and the arts. The musician, who i

Oxgangs Primary School Scotland’s leading architects have warned that all public buildings constructed in the 21st century should be urgently inspected to assess the potential danger from major latent defects.

A competition has been launched by the Dundee Institute of Architects (DIA) for the public to submit ideas on how a site within the city’s Seabraes Yards could be used for children and young people. Renowned for its expertise in digital media and creative industries, the former railway goods yard

A major new free website designed to help private flat owners carry out repairs to their shared properties has been launched by housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP at an event in Glasgow today. Written by Annie Flint and John Gilbert, the authors of the acclaimed Tenement Handbook originally publishe

New Gorbals Housing Association’s newest homes in Laurieston have been named in the top 100 buildings of the century, and shortlisted for the Scotstyle architecture award. The Scotstyle list, which features buildings from 1916 right up to the present day, has been compiled by Royal Incorporation o

The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh - EMBT / RMJM - 2004 The Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh and Dundee’s Repertory Theatre have both been included on a shortlist of the best Scottish buildings from the past 100 years.