Front Elevation
The Argyll House & Atelier by D-form is not the typical home and workspace. As an attempt to break-out of the ‘architectural box’ that Edinburgh, Scotland seems to have confined itself to, the project acts as a ‘catalyst of change’, ignoring the existing urban language and context to pave a new way.
More images and more about the residence after the break. read more »
Glasgow School of Art
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and sculpter was born this day on history, 1868. He had mayor influence on European design and perhaps was the main exponent of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. His international reputation was mainly thanks to the Glasgow School of Art. You can see more images of the school after the break (photos were taken by abbozzo from our Flickr pool), along with some picture of Mackintosh’s famous chairs. read more »
Proposed site for V&A
The V&A at Dundee will be The Victoria & Albert museum’s first base outside London. It will open in 2014 and it will be sited at Craig Harbour right on the banks of the River Tay. The site is being made available through the Dundee Central Waterfront Partnership, the joint venture between Dundee City Council and Scottish Enterprise which is revitalising the prime area of land linking the city centre with the River Tay.
A shortlist of architect and design teams competing for the V&A at Dundee project was announced recently. The six shortlisted offices are:
Delugan Meissl Associated Architects / Kengo Kuma & Associates / REX / Snøhetta / Steven Holl Architects / Sutherland Hussey Architects
Seen at Domus.
An international award and conference promoting innovation, creativity and sustainability in design for children and young people aged 0-18. Making Space 2010 is an international award supported by the Scottish Government and OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments. Submissions are invited from across the world for the most successful building or space (indoor or outdoor) for children and young people aged 0-18 (inclusive), completed between January 2005 and December 2010.
Entries are welcomed for any building or space that is for children and young people from schools to street furnishings, recreational or educational, rural or urban and should exemplify innovation and creativity in design as well as demonstrating a strong process of user participation and involvement. Entries are encouraged from anyone involved in the creation and use of a building or space, for example, architects, designers, structural engineers, urban designers, landscape designers, teachers, educators, users, children and young people, commercial developers, community groups, design consultancies.
For more information, click here. Seen at Architecture Week.
© Keith Hunter Photography
Architects: Paterson Architects
Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Keith Hunter Photography
© Alan Craigie
Architects: Konishi Gaffney Architects
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Project Year: 2008-2009
Photographs: Alan Craigie & Kieran Gaffney
Architects: Rural Design
Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland
Client: Nick and Kate Middleton
Structural Engineering: AF Cruden Associates, Inverness
Main Contrator: James MacQueen Builidng Contractors Ltd, Borneskitaig, Isle of Skye
Project Area: 70 sqm
Budget: £123,000
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Rural Design
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