Glasgow

Mackintosh at the Willow in Glasgow has been named Project of the Year, Scotland, at the RICS Awards 2019, Scotland, which celebrate the top, community-led built projects from across the country and the talent behind them. Image courtesy of Clark Contracts and Fraser Duff at Alexander Fraser Photogr

Construction work has started on the £40 million leisure development at St Enoch Centre in Glasgow. Set to add 30,000 sq ft to the centre, bringing the overall space to 880,000 sq ft, the revamp will introduce a nine-screen Vue cinema, nine restaurants as well as new retail and

Plans to develop a Glasgow-wide Metro system and a new underground station linking Central and Queen Street stations are part of a radical new blueprint being proposed for the city. The Glasgow Connectivity Commission wants about £10 billion to be spent over the next 20 years on a range of mea

The University of Glasgow has unveiled plans to build a nanotechnology and precision medicine campus in Govan. Under proposals drawn up by Gleeds, the £118.5 million vision would see an area of derelict land close to the Clyde Tunnel transformed to form an enhanced James Watt Nanofabrication C

The developer behind plans to regenerate the former McLellan Galleries in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street has fleshed out its vision for the project. The iconic city block, which is at the centre of the transformative new Avenues Project, will be turned into one of Glasgow’s most contempora

City of Glasgow College is to host an event that will hear from key industry influencers and include presentations, panel discussions and demonstrations around the themes of innovation, skills and sustainability. The National Construction Skills & Innovation Summit takes place on April 30 at the

Plans have been unveiled for a development of around 350 new homes in Robroyston, Glasgow. Along with its development partner Caledonian Properties Ltd, Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has submitted an application for Planning Permission in Principal to Glasgow City Council for the development at Cortma

Design changes for the £9 million public realm project on Byres Road have been approved by Glasgow City Council. A consultation in 2018 on initial design proposals for the street demonstrated public support for measures to improve the pedestrian environment, however there was significant conce

Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has commenced works at a multi-million-pound mixed-use development in Glasgow on behalf of Elderpark Housing Association. The firm will deliver a turnkey building services solution for the Govan development which will see the conversion of the for

Scotland’s international centre of manufacturing expertise is a step closer to being realised following the appointment of the design team. The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), hosted by the University of Strathclyde, aims to make Scotland a global leader in advanced manufactu

Linthouse Housing Association has completed work to deliver a multi-million-pound housing improvement contract in Govan. Glasgow-based construction specialist CCG (Scotland) Ltd has been operational at Hutton Drive since early 2018 acting as main contractor where comprehensive tenement improvements

A new finance scheme which could pave the way for the enabling infrastructure necessary to kick-start new development in Glasgow has been approved by the local authority. Glasgow City Council said the proposed Tax Incremental Finance (TIF) scheme, while smaller in size and level of investment, from

Glasgow’s first significant city centre build-to-rent (BTR) housing development will be delivered in the heart of Merchant City this summer. Property investment, letting and management specialist Tay Letting has been appointed to market the Candleriggs Court development.

Clark Contracts has released a video of its team installing two gantry's on top of the towers at 55 Douglas Street to facilitate a spider crane which will assist with the delivery of steel work required for the extension to the building.

Six Glasgow architecture practices have tabled innovative proposals to rethink the design of terraced housing. Bigg Regeneration, the joint venture between Scottish Canals and Places for People Capital, and Igloo Regeneration have revealed the resulting plans for a low-carbon, customisable, timber-p