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

This meeting will be held at Material Source on West George Street, Glasgow.

The meeting will be hybrid.

New members/ those interested in joining the GIA welcome.

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

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