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Homes of the future will need to be properly hard-wired as technology plays a greater role in looking after the health and wellbeing of owners, new research by the NHBC Foundation has found. The ‘Connected Home’ report identifies and examines the benefits of smart technologies which are transfor

Coinciding with 2016 being the year of Architecture, Design and Innovation, industry body Homes for Scotland has launched its first student competition encouraging innovative home designs suitable to meet future zero carbon requirements. It is hoped that the competition will also provide a platform

RIBA chief executive resigns RIBA chief executive, Harry Rich, has announced that he plans to move on from the organisation.

The conditions of the Calais camp known as the Jungle has been a source of controversy on both sides of the channel, with rights groups and the migrants themselves claiming the situation is inhumane. But the BBC reports that some people have actually moved there by choice.

Aberdeen city centre A multi-million pound city deal to support more homes and improve infrastructure in Aberdeen’s should be agreed as a matter of urgency, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has told prime minister David Cameron.

Spending on schools, roads, pavements and cycle routes will be prioritised in the City of Edinburgh Council’s 2016/17 budget which was unveiled yesterday as the authority attempts to address a £126 million budget shortfall over the next four years. The £950m budget, the first agreed by any of th

Proposed plans for the Station Gateway approach The planning, design and development principles behind a project designed to revitalise public transport and pedestrian links in Aberdeen have been given the go-ahead by councillors.

Ian Springford Architects is starting the New Year by changing its name, address and appearance. The practice has decided that now is the right time to change its name from ‘Ian Springford Architects’ to ‘ISA’ as the abbreviated name better reflects the joint contribution that everyone in th

Councillors have agreed to progress with a revised planning framework for the Bay of Nigg area of Aberdeen after a six-week public consultation. A number of changes to the document, which seeks to maximise the potential of land around the planned expansion of Aberdeen Harbour, were agreed by members

Hack_Construct, the first hackathon focused on the construction sector outside London, is to take place in Glasgow in February. The event, which will take place from 26-28 February, at the Whisky Bond in Glasgow aims to bring together a mix of industry professionals and digital experts, hackers and

Gareth made a difference in the way he established his company; he created a collegiate studio atmosphere, where many of the traditional cultures that bedevil architectural practice were actively discouraged. As the company grew from a tiny operation from his family’s back bedroom, to an establish

Gareth Hoskins Gareth Hoskins was a gifted architect, a natural leader, and a tireless ambassador for design through its power to improve our lives. He died on 9th January 2016 following a heart attack while attending a fencing match, having been an accomplished fencer himself.

East Dunbartonshire sports hub receives £500,000 cash boost Sportscotland has granted a £500,000 cash boost towards a sports facility project in East Dunbartonshire.

Crowdfunding should be among the methods considered to fund the renovation of the Palace of Westminster, MPs have heard. The Herald has reported that a report by independent consultants suggested taxpayers face a bill of up to £7.1 billion to stop Parliament falling down unless MPs and peers agree

The completed strengthened truss end link The crack in the steelwork that forced the closure of the Forth Road Bridge in December was caused when a single metal pin designed to move had seized up, MSPs were told yesterday.