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An update on Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and its impact on Architecture & Design Scotland’s work and the changes that we are having to make.
In December 2020, with Scottish Futures Trust, we hosted an event on the Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) Phase 1 projects.
Despite the challenges of lockdown, and the closure of our offices, A&DS has continued to deliver high quality and important work. We review our year.
The focus of this series is on supporting better place quality through considering location and place priorities for new housing led developments.
How does it feel to occupy an offsite house, and what examples are there? This Case Study looks at four offsite housing projects in Scotland.
This article and short animation explains why you should adopt a place-based approach as outlined in the Place Principle.
Robert Hairstans of Edinburgh Napier University reflects on our new Case Studies in terms of offsite construction adoption in Scotland
Studying architecture in 2020 has been challenging. We spoke to the student awards winners to hear about their designs and studying under lockdown.
This directly follows on from the pilot project A&DS undertook, which considered a whole place approach to designing for a changing climate.
A&DS worked in four local authorities to pilot Carbon Conscious Places - here is a report of the findings from this pilot study.
Architecture and Design Scotland recently undertook an exploration into designing for a changing climate. Download the report to learn more.
