Join us for the bi-monthly meeting of the GIA Council where the business of the GIA is discussed.

This meeting will be held in the Dalmarnock Eastworks following the GIA Building Visits tour.

Please contact communications@gia.org.uk for details.

The Glasgow Urban Design Panel is jointly coordinated and chaired by City Design, Glasgow City Council and the GIA. The panel members are drawn from a range of organisations which seek to provide special expertise to the Design Review process. The GIA undertakes the role of secretariat for the Panel and regularly invite appropriately qualified member architects to review projects and report on the panel findings.

If you are interested in becoming a representative for the GIA on the GUDP, please send a concise CV including biography, photo, project type experience and a brief summary on why you would like to join the panel to Secretary@gia.org.uk

The panel sits seven times a year with an eighth at the end of the year as an annual review. This years dates can be viewed on the events page here

Presented by the Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) in collaboration with Il Salotto;

We are delighted to welcome Katherine Watts of John McAslan + Partners to Il Salotto to deliver a lecture and discussion on the restoration and modernisation of the Grade A listed Burrell Collection in Pollok Park, Glasgow.

Originally designed by Barry Gasson, the 1983 building is a striking example of British Modernism, nestled within one of the cities largest park spaces, Pollok Park.

The restoration and modernisation project is the winner of a number of prestigious awards, such as;

1. RIAS Doolan Award 2024

2. Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023

3. Scottish Design Awards 2023 - Grand Prix, Design for Good, Architecture: Public Building

The event will be held in the newly opened Il Salotto, a space for creative professionals to meet, discuss and innovate.

Tickets available on the Il Salotto website below;

The Glasgow Urban Design Panel is jointly coordinated and chaired by City Design, Glasgow City Council and the GIA. The panel members are drawn from a range of organisations which seek to provide special expertise to the Design Review process. The GIA undertakes the role of secretariat for the Panel and regularly invite appropriately qualified member architects to review projects and report on the panel findings.

If you are interested in becoming a representative for the GIA on the GUDP, please send a concise CV including biography, photo, project type experience and a brief summary on why you would like to join the panel to Secretary@gia.org.uk

The panel sits seven times a year with an eighth at the end of the year as an annual review. This years dates can be viewed on the events page here

The Glasgow Urban Design Panel is jointly coordinated and chaired by City Design, Glasgow City Council and the GIA. The panel members are drawn from a range of organisations which seek to provide special expertise to the Design Review process. The GIA undertakes the role of secretariat for the Panel and regularly invite appropriately qualified member architects to review projects and report on the panel findings.

If you are interested in becoming a representative for the GIA on the GUDP, please send a concise CV including biography, photo, project type experience and a brief summary on why you would like to join the panel to Secretary@gia.org.uk

The panel sits seven times a year with an eighth at the end of the year as an annual review. This years dates can be viewed on the events page here

The Glasgow Urban Design Panel is jointly coordinated and chaired by City Design, Glasgow City Council and the GIA. The panel members are drawn from a range of organisations which seek to provide special expertise to the Design Review process. The GIA undertakes the role of secretariat for the Panel and regularly invite appropriately qualified member architects to review projects and report on the panel findings.

If you are interested in becoming a representative for the GIA on the GUDP, please send a concise CV including biography, photo, project type experience and a brief summary on why you would like to join the panel to Secretary@gia.org.uk

The panel sits seven times a year with an eighth at the end of the year as an annual review. This years dates can be viewed on the events page here

The Glasgow Urban Design Panel is jointly coordinated and chaired by City Design, Glasgow City Council and the GIA. The panel members are drawn from a range of organisations which seek to provide special expertise to the Design Review process. The GIA undertakes the role of secretariat for the Panel and regularly invite appropriately qualified member architects to review projects and report on the panel findings.

If you are interested in becoming a representative for the GIA on the GUDP, please send a concise CV including biography, photo, project type experience and a brief summary on why you would like to join the panel to Secretary@gia.org.uk

The panel sits seven times a year with an eighth at the end of the year as an annual review. This years dates can be viewed on the events page here

The Council of the Glasgow Institute of Architects, as Trustees of the Alexander Thomson Scholarship, are pleased to announce the launch of the 37th edition of the triennial competition.

This edition is titled Reimagine Saint Vincent Street

The competition seeks to provoke a debate on how we re-use, or occupy A listed Buildings that have fallen vacant.

Submission Deadline: 14th September 2024

Results Announced: 20th November 2024 at the annual GIA design award dinner

Sciennes Primary School, an 1892 grade-B listed structure, has been expanded with Scotland's first Passivhaus CLT school structure.

The new pavilion seamlessly integrates into the playground and its surroundings with a carefully detailed stone finish. Its open-plan layout promotes interactive learning, while ample windows and well-placed roof lights flood the space with natural light. The surrounding landscape features benches, lush greenery, and a rain garden offering outdoor learning and relaxation spaces.

At the forefront of sustainability, and despite challenges posed by the site, the new pavilion adheres to Passivhaus standards and is soon to receive certification, making Sciennes the first primary school in Scotland to receive Passivhaus Certification. The CLT structure creates an inviting atmosphere and not only ensures thermal comfort by minimising cold bridging but also contributes to carbon storage and environmental preservation, with every cubic meter of CLT sequestering one tonne of CO2. Furthermore, this material's recyclability and biodegradability underline the team’s dedication to eco-conscious practices.

The design centres on a fabric-first approach, addressing air tightness and thermal performance (including triple glazing). Achieving an ambitious air tightness rating of 0.28, the building envelope minimises openings, cold bridging. An integrated mechanical strategy, encompassing a mechanical ventilation heat recovery system (MVHR) and air source heat pumps, further accentuates our devotion to sustainability.

Link to Eventbrite

Event Details:

Date and Time: Friday 16th August 2024, 1 pm – 3pm

Location: 10 Sciennes Road Edinburgh EH9 1LG

Montgomerie Park Primary School is a new non-denominational primary school for 342 pupils with a dedicated early learning and childcare facility to support 47 places. The new school supports the currently developing Montgomerie Park masterplan area and adjacent existing residential areas, north-east of Irvine town centre. The building creates a formal landmark into the Montgomerie Park masterplan from the primary eastern approach along Long Drive.

The project comprises of 12 primary classrooms, early learning facilities, General Purpose rooms, a gymnasium incorporating flexible performance areas, dining facilities and outdoor learning spaces. The facility also includes a new All-Weather Pitch and Playground Area which compliments the existing topography of the site and offers multiple opportunities to engage with nature including a bird hide onlooking the adjacent SUDs Pond.

The new school is designed to and will be certified against Passivhaus criteria to minimise operational energy consumption and contribute to North Ayrshire Council's ambition towards Net Zero Carbon. The new school has been designed with end user requirements as a priority and will be the first Passivhaus primary school in North Ayrshire Council.

The project is in the final stages of construction, with completion scheduled for August 2024.

Link to Eventbrite

Event Details:

Date and Time: Friday 26th July 2024, 12 noon – 3:30pm

Location: Montgomerie Park Primary School, Turnpike Way, Irvine

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All visitors are required to bring PPE during the visit, this includes hard hat, hi-vis vest/jacket, protective eye coverings, gloves and boots.

In advance of UK Parliamentary General Election in July 2024, New Glasgow Society and Glasgow Institute of Architects are organising an evening of Hustings for Glasgow’s Built Environment.

The hustings event for Glasgow’s Built Environment is an excellent platform for candidates of main political parties to manifest their visions focussing on the built environment in the city. Representatives of main political parties will join us as panellists fielding questions from the general public, and discussing their plans for the city - it’s architecture, heritage, and places.

Panellists confirmed so far:

Patricia Ferguson (Scottish Labour Party, Glasgow West)

Daniel O'Malley (Scottish Liberal Democrats, Glasgow North)

David Stark (Reform UK, Rutherglen)

Scottish Conservatives Party, Scottish National Party and Scottish Greens will announce their panellists joining the hustings in due course.

Do you have any questions for the panellists that you would like to raise in advance of the event?

Please email questions to : app@gia.org.uk

 Free Admission and Tickets via Eventbrite.