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Stuart MacDonald A major retrospective exhibition is taking place to celebrate the life and work of the late Scottish visual artist Professor Stuart MacDonald OBE.

The Carnegie Library and Galleries in Dunfermline The Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries scooped the UK’s richest architecture prize last night as it was awarded the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2017.

Professor Gokay Deveci Ugly affordable housing in rural Scotland is damaging tourism, according to a professor of architecture at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has announced £90,000 to support pilot projects to assist people wanting to build their own homes with a new Challenge Fund. Speaking at the closing event of the Festival of Architecture in Edinburgh, Mr Stewart will confirm the new fund will be open for applications

Perth & Kinross Council has formally approved the appointment of Mecanoo to redesign Perth City Hall, despite criticisms over its selection procedure. The selection panel considering proposals from five shortlisted architects recommended the Dutch practice to transform the Edwardian venue i

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