Read more about Highland Steading which was shortlisted for the RIAS Best use of Timber Award 2015. The project features timber cladding on the facade and uses timber to denote the functions of spaces.
The Best Use of Timber Awards exhibition showcases the winner and shortlisted entries. The Award is aimed at encouraging innovative use of timber.
A library offering visitors a chance to explore and analyse a wide range of sustainable building materials by A&DS at The Lighthouse, Glasgow
From our latest research into learning spaces, we present good practice on designing for STEM, social learning and in-between spaces.
Exemplars took a blended approach to design, connecting STEM spaces to the rest of campus. We look at the importance of innovation from institutions.
Places that encourage learning through collaboration are important for developing and applying classroom learning. We look at these spaces.
Some spaces create valuable exchanges and connections for educational buildings but defy convention. In-betwen spaces are key to a sense of community.
Despite limited resources, Moray created a 'quality auditing' process to encourage good design in their housing developments, we look at the results.
LLTNP influenced local development through LIVEPark Rural Development Frameworks. This brought the community in the conversation about their places.
Aberdeen City Council led a masterplan approach to key housing sites. The result is Countesswells, a landscape-first approach to a neighbourhood.
Developed around the ‘garden hospital concept’, the 344-bed Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary uses the natural environment for patient wellbeing
Designed to create a therapeutic environment, Woodland View’s non-institutional design provides mental health services in a mature woodland setting.
In this blog Toby Jeavons, of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, outlines the process of building the Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience.
