We believe in the power of design to improve people’s lives. Find out more about our work here.
Welcome to Architecture and Design Scotland

We believe in the power of design to improve people’s lives. Find out more about our work here.
An update on Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and its impact on Architecture & Design Scotland’s work.
We’re working with local communities in seven small towns across Scotland to support place-based climate action. Here is review of year one.
Our Climate Action Towns project is supporting communities to take collective place-based climate action - find out what that means in this film.
A&DS is looking for two new members to join our board: in this blog Daisy Narayanan reflects on her experience of joining the board.
Explore our vision and toolkit for the regeneration of Alva reflecting on how we've used a whole place collaborative approach to working together.
In our Annual Review for 2021 we showcase our work, your feedback and staff share their highlights of 2021.
A&DS spoke to top experts to discuss good practice in blue-green infrastructure.
A&DS has published a set of case studies on six schools that have applied ‘Tests of Change’ principles in redeveloping their learning spaces.
During COP26 A&DS staff attended a number of events - this blog gathers some of the reflections from the events.
Seven Scottish towns have been chosen to help tackle the impact of climate change and secure a just transition to net zero.
In this blog Jim MacDonald, Chief Executive, Architecture and Design Scotland hopes that as COP26 comes to Glasgow, Scotland can inspire the world.