A449 converts Scottish cottage into writer's home with scorched larch cladding
Edinburgh practice A449 has adapted a "nondescript" mid-20th-century dwelling in the Scottish Borders to create a home with scenic views for a writer (+ slideshow). More
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Glasgow's nautical and engineering college presents gridded glass facades to the River Clyde
A trio of gridded glass blocks forms this new campus for a Glasgow college, which contains facilities for nautical and engineering students, including a replica of a ship's engine room (+ slideshow). More
Icosis Architects create stargazing lookout tower in the Scottish highlands
This cylindrical, larch-clad observation tower was designed by Icosis Architects to provide an elevated vantage point over picturesque bogland and night skies in Scotland (+ slideshow). More
Collective Architecture extends sandstone building to create Glasgow Women's Library
The titles of important works of literature are engraved into the walls of this extension to a sandstone library in Glasgow, which has been refurbished to create a centre for women's history (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma's V&A Dundee receives extra £20 million from Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has pledged an extra £20 million of funding to the V&A museum outpost in Dundee, a year after costs for the Kengo Kuma-designed building doubled to £80 million. More
Moxon secures planning permission for house in a quarry surrounded by protected woodland
London studio Moxon Architects has released images of its design for a home nestled into a quarry in the Scottish highlands, which has been granted planning permission and will start construction later this year (+ slideshow). More
Minimalist watch brand Instrmnt opens first store in Glasgow city centre
Glasgow watch brand Instrmnt has opened its first shop, furnishing the space with pieces by brands including Vitsœ, Hay and Folk (+ slideshow). More
Scottish architect Gareth Hoskins dies aged 48
Scottish architect Gareth Hoskins, who was responsible for the redesign of Edinburgh's National Museum Scotland, has died following a short illness. More
Wedge-shaped viewpoint by BTE Architecture overlooks Loch Lomond
This triangular structure by BTE Architecture provides an elevated viewing platform on the edge of Scotland's Loch Lomond (+ slideshow). More
Brown + Brown transforms derelict stone buildings into boatbuilding workshop
Children and adults learn the skills of boatbuilding inside this harbour-side stone structure that Scottish firm Brown + Brown has updated with a contemporary wooden roof. More
Sutherland Hussey Harris adds angular brick tower to Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
A brick-clad tower provides a landmark for this sculpture workshop and cultural hub by Sutherland Hussey Harris, which is slotted into an old railway cutting in Edinburgh (+ slideshow). More
Studio Weave builds zinc-armoured art studio above a brook on Scotland's west coast
Described as a "lovechild of rock and manor", this rural artist's cabin by Studio Weave features a twin-gabled form, and a zinc facade embossed with diamonds and crosses (+ slideshow). More
Gables and courtyards help children's hospital building by Keppie appear more welcoming
Gabled brick buildings surround quiet courtyards to create an intimate and comforting environment for the families of sick children at this facility on a hospital campus in Glasgow, Scotland (+ slideshow). More
Beach House by Dualchas Architects stretches out towards the sea
This holiday home in the Scottish Highlands by Glasgow-based Dualchas Architects features a glazed base that hugs a gravelly slope and a cantilevered upper level that stretches out towards the sea (+ slideshow). More
Scottish holiday home by WT Architecture masquerades as an old stone mill
The blackened timber walls of this family holiday home by WT Architecture are hidden within the shell of an old stone mill in the Scottish countryside (+ slideshow). More
New Pinterest board: architecture in Scotland
Following the recent announcement of projects shortlisted for Scotland's national architecture awards, we've created a new Pinterest board dedicated to Scottish buildings, including houses, museums and educational facilities.
Page\Park appointed to restore fire-damaged Glasgow School of Art
Scottish studio Page\Park Architects has won a bid to restore the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed Glasgow School of Art building, which was devastated by fire last summer. More
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland reveals 2015 awards shortlist
An Edinburgh roof extension, a house that cantilevers across a beach and Steven Holl's new wing for the Glasgow School of Art are among the projects shortlisted for Scotland's national architecture awards (+ slideshow). More
Gabled stone and glass Torispardon house reinterprets Scottish farm buildings
A modern timber and glass structure connects the more traditional stone-walled buildings at either end of this house in the Scottish highlands, designed by architects Stuart Archer and Liz Marinko (+ slideshow). More
Black-stained house by Dualchas Architects completed on the coastline of a Scottish island
The four buildings that make up this house on Scotland's Isle of Skye were designed by Dualchas Architects to reference the shape and appearance of an old black shed found nearby (+ slideshow). More