Glasgow Academy has finalised a £12m drawn up by Sheppard Robson to upgrade its Anniesland Sporting Campus to improve facilities and accessibility. Three development zones at the campus, by Anniesland Cross, have been identified to provide new rugby and hockey pitches as well as an upgraded clubhouse, financed by the sale of land at Lower Windyedge for housing. Improved ..read more

A dramatic 'twin-leaf' bridge linking Renfrew to Yoker is taking shape with the delivery of the first deck section. The south section of the 184-metre cable-stayed Renfrew Bridge , designed by Kettle Collective, was delivered by barge from the Netherlands, sailing up the River Clyde to its final resting place. Civil engineers Graham will now begin the process of anchoring the section ..read more

58-bed Anniesland care home wins approval Proposals for a 58-bed care home in Anniesland have been rubber-stamped by Glasgow City Council, clearing the way for CCG and Morrison Community Care to move on-site later this year. Anniesland Suites has been designed by Holmes Miller as part of an agreement by a local sports club to sell off surplus land to finance repairs and maintenance ..read more

Glasgow City Council is seeking statue specialists to dismantle, transport, store and conserve 11 bronze monuments, several of which are A-listed. The process will see famous figures such as James Watt and Sir Walter Scott dismounted from the stone plinths from which they have long surveyed the square and taken away for refurbishment, before returning to play a key role in the new George ..read more

A former care home in Larkhall is to be demolished and replaced by 19 houses as part of a drive by South Lanarkshire Council to increase the supply of affordable properties in the area. The former McWhirter House on Raploch Street is to be demolished and replaced by a mixed tenure build comprising detached homes, terraced houses and cottage flats opposite Larkhall Thistle FC. In a ..read more

Children's charity Barnardo's has unveiled an innovative residential project in Stirling designed to house young people leaving care. Five ' Gap Homes ' designed from the ground up by O'Donnell Brown Architects to support the transition of residents from institutional to independent living. Built by Morris & Spottiswood the properties provide affordable accommodation in an ..read more

Falkirk Council is pressing ahead with demolition of the Callendar Square Shopping Centre and Antonine Hotel, after purchasing the dead mall as the site for a replacement town hall. Local contractor David Morton Demolition has been tasked with taking down the High Street buildings, a delicate 12-month operation that begins with the removal of a link bridge joining the centre to a ..read more

The A-listed Craigiehall House and 96 acres of land, formerly the headquarters of the British Army in Scotland, have been sold to Miller Developments and the William Pears Group. The prime site on the northwest fringe of Edinburgh, close to the suburbs of Cammo, Cramond and Dalmeny, is currently home to 78 MoD houses, all of which will be refurbished. A B-listed anti-aircraft operations ..read more

40 acres of ex Ministry of Defence land at Forthside, on the fringe of Stirling city centre, are to be put back into action as a film campus. Stirling Studios, led by Stirling Council, will cater to the increasing demand for production facilities arising from the boom in streaming entertainment. To realise these ambitions the authority has taken possession of the land through the ..read more

Richard Murphy Architects, together with conservation specialists Simpson & Brown, have drawn up a revised planning application for a National Centre for Music within the former Royal High School, Edinburgh. Led by the Royal High School Preservation Trust the project will see the Calton Hill landmark brought back to life following a tortuous planning history that has seen numerous ..read more