Architecture + Design Scotland

Research & Information

In an era of increasingly evidence-led policy making, research into the social, environmental, cultural and economic value of good design provides a sound basis for what A+DS has been created to achieve.

Research and Information are a key resource in our aim to inform and inspire all those who fund, guide, manage and deliver the built environment in Scotland. This section contains documents which set the policy context for the work of A+DS, as well as our research and corporate documents and key outputs from partner organisations whose mission and aims complement our own.

Over time, we hope to develop this section of the website into a useful 'one-stop' information hub for all those interested in Scotland's built environment.

In this section you can find:

Policy documents

A+DS policy documents and consultation responses.

Research Reports

Publications of research commissioned by A+DS

Event Reports

Reports and Publications from A+DS events

Key documents from the Scottish Government

Publications from the Scottish Government's Architectural Policy Unit and Planning Division.