Scotland Architecture
Park Hill Sheffield Urban Splash
All that shimmers… Urban Splash s renovation of Park Hill has won the approval of the estate s original architects. Photograph: Daniel Hopkinson/Urban Splash When English Heritage decided, in 1998, to make the 1, -flat Park Hill estate in Sheffield the largest listed building in Europe, it seemed to many a monumental joke. Or else a case of wonkery gone mad, of tweed-clad boffins so immersed in their criteria and research that they could not take the commonsense view that the place was a drab, grey, dilapidated thing , as a leading Sheffield city…
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Image copyright Ellie Harrison Image caption Artist Ellie Harrison and the image she has used to publicise her Glasgow Effect project Arts body Creative Scotland has defended giving an artist £15, to spend a year without leaving Glasgow. Ellie Harrison s project is called the Glasgow Effect - a term relating to poor health in parts of the city. The artist said she wanted to explore sustainability by travelling less and focusing more on local opportunities. Critics on social media have described it as a waste of money but Creative Scotland said…
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The RIBA promotes better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture. This organisation upholds standards in the architectural industry and provides training, support and recognition for members in the UK and overseas. The RIBA works with government to improve the design quality of public buildings, residential homes and new communities. There are six categories of membership in the RIBA and these are Student, Associate, Chartered, Retired Chartered, Chartered Practice and Affiliate. Members of the RIBA can benefit from the following:…
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John M. Holmes Architect has been a practicing registered architect since 1978. He is registered in Alabama, Arkansas and holds a certificate from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. He has extensive experience in residential design and renovation as well as commercial office and institutional projects of all types and sizes. His designs have been featured in numerous publications. We offer complete and comprehensive architectural services for new construction and renovations for residential projects and specialize in small…
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Five sites in Scotland have been recognised as World Heritage Sites (WHS) for their global significance. World Heritage Sites are cultural and/or natural sites of outstanding universal value. They are nominated by their countries of origin for inclusion on the World Heritage List. Being accepted onto the list by the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is a high accolade. It provides international recognition of the importance of these sites. Scotland’s World Heritage Sites There…
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MORE and more people are choosing Scotland s cities for holiday visits. Glasgow also saw a rise of 15.6% to 359, 995, while Inverness saw a staggering 24.4% rise of 275, 587 visits from abroad. That increase saw the Highland city move ahead of Manchester in fifth place in the list of the UK’s most-visited locations for holidays. Glasgow was third in the list Fort William also saw an increase of 23.1% to 120, 859 visits, while Stirling, St Andrews and Perth all saw a rise in holiday visits in 2015. Tourism in the UK as a whole seems to be on the…
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In the late fifties and sixties three new towns were built in Scotland - Cumbernauld, Livingston and then Irvine. These were in addition to the new towns of East Kilbride and Glenrothes, both of which were built in the late 1940s. A playground in Glenrothes. New towns were built to help solve modern day housing problems. The cities were overcrowded and much of the inner city housing was poor quality slum housing. Because they were built on new sites, councils had the opportunity to build towns which were ideal for modern day living. New towns…
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The RIAS free employment advertisements are the first place employers and potential employees look for architectural jobs in Scotland or to advertise when opportunities arise. Please note that this is not a recruitment service but an alternative option for recruiting chartered architects. We can advertise the vacancies on this site with a link to practice email addresses and websites to enable applicants to respond directly. We are conscious that recruitment advertising can be expensive and this is one way of reaching all chartered architects in…
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