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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.

A bid to increase the size of a planned boutique hotel at an £80 million golf course development in Aberdeenshire has been knocked back due to the resort’s proximity to an oil pipeline. Developer FM Group was given permission last year to create a hotel with five rooms at Ury House near Stonehave

Edinburgh-based architectural firm LBA has secured planning for a unique development of four luxurious apartments situated in a prime conservation area on the waterfront in North Berwick. Enjoying views over the West Bay of North Berwick and to the Firth of Forth, the project for private clients inc

Richard Slipper Richard Slipper of GVA on why Scotland’s new planning system should blend the best of the old with the new.

Dalmore House DWF LLP has failed in a plea to have a £1 million claim against it dismissed in a commercial action brought by the landlord of its former Glasgow offices.

Alan Wilson SELECT, the trade body for Scotland's electrical sector, is stepping up its campaign to make it a legal requirement for electricians to be regulated by the Scottish Parliament.

Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, unveiling the University of Edinburgh's Holyrood postgraduate village plaque Balfour Beatty welcomes HRH The Princess Royal to open Edinburgh student accommodation

Beach huts on the Moray Firth with dimensions smaller than a prison cell are currently selling for £25,000, it has emerged. The exclusive new-build development at Findhorn of just 30 timber huts have no windows, running water or electricity and measure just 2 metres by 2.5 metres.

Oxgangs Primary School Construction defects similar to those that led to the collapse of a wall at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh have been found on at least 71 more schools across Scotland, a BBC Scotland investigation has uncovered.

Plans for 100 Acre Hill A regeneration plan for the north of Glasgow has been granted a £12.6 million investment by the Glasgow City Region committee.

Plans have progressed to build 206 new homes on the outskirts of Kelso with the submission of a detailed masterplan for the development. Outline planning for the 11 hectares site on land at Wallaceneuk Farm was approved by Scottish Borders Council subject to conditions last May.

Alex Goodfellow (STA) & Jonathan Fellingham (TRA) sign the MOU A new collaboration in the engineered wood industry is paving the way for important product quality improvements and increased skills in wall, roof and floor construction for the benefit of housebuilders.

Mandy Catterall Government relations manager Mandy Catterall gives the Scottish Property Federation’s take on the coming changes in the planning system.

Luke Hambly (left) and Robb Walker are two of the candidates who’ve joined the Taylor Wimpey West Scotland Production Academy

Bassam Bjeirmi and the UK Ambassador to Egypt, John Casson Staff from Robert Gordon University have taken part in a three-day intensive trip to Egypt where they visited businesses and schools and delivered a workshop on architecture and built environment.