At last a skyscraper that is not yet another phallic symbol. Herzog & de Meuron, architects of Tate Modern, have designed Read more
Good article about new ways of looking at classroom design by John McDermott of the Economist. Just what I am doing for Read more
Planning permission has now been granted for a new nursery building that we have designed for Happy Days, in Eskbank, Read more
Despite the bitter cold over 20 volunteers and archaeologists turned up this week to spend a day clearing vegetation around Read more
I never really took to the yellow RIAS architects signboard. So I designed my own. Here is the finished product Read more
I organised an afternoon of CPD talks last week entitled ‘Breathability and low energy retrofit’. The session, organised for ECAN Read more
Last week I spent another glorious day surveying trees in woodland near Abbey St. Bathans in the Scottish Borders. These Read more
Last night the Thousand Huts campaign launched its ‘New hutting developments: Good practice guidance on the planning, development and management Read more
Halvorsen Architects was recently granted planning permission to enlarge Happy Days nursery near Edinburgh, for a design that reinforces the Read more
I was slightly disappointed when the 2015 RIBA House of the Year was announced in December last year. The winner Read more
A recently completed extension to a Victorian house in Leith, Edinburgh, this project was designed to maximise the light coming in from Read more
Marijuana may be great for getting high, but the architectural value of cannabis is in the industrial hemp that forms Read more
As part of the wood workshops I run with Stephanie Walker, Wooploft was one of the most ambitious. Read more
I am delighted to learn that Assemble has won this year’s Turner prize. Assemble is a London based architecture collective carrying out Read more
As co-chair of Gorebridge Community Development Trust I sent this letter to the Midlothian Advertiser. Unfortunately it seems that nothing can Read more
Marco Biagi MSP, minister for local government and community empowerment, visited Gorebridge Community Development Trust in August. It was a valuable Read more
Here are a couple of recent extensions to sandstone Georgian houses in Midlothian, both using a timber frame, timber cladding and Read more
Last year a colleague asked me to join her in designing an installation that represents DNA and it’s unchecked mutations Read more
This is an article that I wrote that appeared in the latest issue (No. 36) of AHSS - The Magazine Read more
Work has started on the new £2m Community Hub in Gorebridge, Midlothian! After six years of brain storming, planning, consultations Read more
It is Spring, or so we are told. I have had the best skiing in Scotland for a long time. Read more
One of the highlights of last year for me was working with P7 pupils from Tynewater Primary School on a Read more
Edinburgh Chartered Architects Network (ECAN), the largest network of small architectural practices in Scotland, held an exhibition at the Royal Read more