This is a great article in Cory Brugger @HKSArchitects asks how we can shift from producing a set of drawings—or the vision of what a building is—to focus on addressing the fundamental needs of the stakeholders we design for. https://t.co/aVHk8HIC4w #architecture#design
We're so excited to hear @TheBotanics's news! The much-loved Edinburgh attraction has unveiled proposals to refurbish and rebuild its ageing glasshouses and deliver new world-leading facilities that will protect its work. #refurbishment#renovation#edinburghlife#construction
So what are the top 45 architectural trends for November? @trendhunter has the answer. Minimalist DIY home designs, shipping container cafes and micro-building offices... Their featured structures are stylish, sustainable, ethical and functional. https://t.co/o2OSzJTrK0 #Trends
Scotland's builders have called for a “level playing field” north of the border, reports @projectscot. The budget included an extra £500 million to help unlock up to 650,000 homes in England. @H_F_S has asked the Scottish government to attach similar important to infrastructure.
Scotland is known for some of the world's most stunning architecture. It is also famous for its ancient buildings with their #ghoststories. Have you ever taken a look at Scotland's Ghost Trail? You can download the @VisitScotland map here: https://t.co/iZPnXeanHU #halloween
#Passivhaus schools in Scotland are one step closer to becoming a reality. Councillors in Edinburgh have approved proposals to fund the rebuild of some of high schools in the city, using this leading international low energy, design standard. #ecological https://t.co/THZW79In8p
5th Nov 11 am - 2.30 pm. Original @HistEnvScot archive material will be on display, including designs for war memorials and stained glass window cartoons by Alice and Morris Meredith Williams. It is free but booking is required - please contact [email protected] to book a place.
A fang-tastic new plaque honouring Dracula author #BramStoker was announced today. The plaque will soon be affixed to Cruden Bay's @KilmarnockArms Hotel, where Stoker stayed in 1894 to begin writing his famous novel. See our media release for more info: https://t.co/kwaugjCOiK
We absolutely love this brilliant - and candid - blog by Eric Curran at @dmhallLLP about the changes in the surveyor sector which he has witnessed firsthand over the last 40 years. https://t.co/0QEkGC1qKq #construction#blog#scottishbusiness
Scotland has a rich and extensive traditional buildings stock and it’s great to see the skills required to maintain these buildings being shared with Scotland’s future workforce @HESEngineShed@HistEnvScot@StModansHS
Across the United States, run-down motels and motor lodges from the 1950s and 1960s are being given a new lease of life as contemporary hotels and guesthouses. This article from @dezeen has some beautiful examples. https://t.co/RxproOSCbA #60sstyle#interiordesigninspo#WeAreBond
Have you heard about Visualising our World, which is happening in Aberdeen next month? This free event by @CScotIC, @RobertGordonUni & @OGICinnov8 will look at augmented, virtual & mixed reality has “revolutionised” construction https://t.co/B2OEmnkRm0 #virtualreality#VR
The strange fusing of replica baroque and modernism at Berliner Schloss sums feels normal in this city’s architectural evolution, says @hughpearman # ribaj125
https://t.co/ZyH1T6hFci
Have you heard of cross laminated timber? It's an engineered timber product that is threatening to upset the dominance of the big two structural materials: concrete and steel. Check out this by @TheB1M https://t.co/vKhTUbECkk