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Aberdeen Building News 2008, Northeast Scotland

Northeast Scotland Development News – New Scottish Architecture

Aberdeen Building News 2008

Peacock Centre News

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Northeast Scotland’s main centre of contemporary visual arts under threat not by credit crunch but by North Sea oil millionaire Sir Ian Wood’s plans to flatten Union Terrace Gardens: Aberdeen Contemporary Arts Centre

Trump Housing
Planning Permission minded to grant 3 Nov 2008
Donald Trump’s housing estate with golf courses & hotel attacked by Simon Jenkins who rightly argued it would be an environmental outrage to allow approval

Ardent House Approved
Miller Cromdale office development planning application approved : Ardent House

Aberdeen – Bastion for Quality Architecture?
A major campaign to boost the quality of architectural design could be launched in Aberdeen. Aberdeen City Council is aiming to link up with academics, architects, arts organisations, the private sector and the Scottish Government to drive up standards, and gain international recognition for Aberdeen as a ‘City of Design’. They will have a significant challenge ahead.
A report has been prepared by the head of planning and infrastructure, Dr Margaret Bochel. Aberdeen aims to be the first local authority in Scotland to produce a “Policy on Architecture” to pick up on key themes in national design policy. 110708

Broadford Works
First Construction won its planning permission appeal, but lost its listed building consent appeal for £50m urban village at Broadford Works. Reports suggest Ian Suttie, First’s owner, will develop new-build sections of the village minus the 221 flats in the empty former Richard’s textile factory. this property development went to Planning committee 160807, scroll down page for more.

29 May 2008
Aberdeenshire House
St. Cyrus House design by Paterson Architects

29 May 2008
Millbank
Aberdeenshire village designs by Smith Scott Mullan Associates

First Bus HQ
Stewart Milne Construction has won the contract to construct its First Bus HQ : global headquarters & bus depot. Work due to be complete Spring 2009

Donside urban village
Planning approval for largest affordable home development in Northeast Scotland at former Donside Paper Mill, Tillydrone: 25-acre brownfield site, 278 new homes

Triple Kirks News
Stewart Milne Developments acquires derelict Triple Kirks in Aberdeen

SEPA Offices Aberdeen
Waterfront Offices & Labs on brownfield site in Torry by Keppie Design for
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) + 19 houses & 27 flats for Grampian Housing Association. Sepa to share office space with Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Joint Nature Conservation Council; the design includes solar panels, groundwater heat pump & wind turbines.

Aberdeen City Council HQ

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Conversion of Marischal College: Aberdeen Council HQ

Esslemont & Macintosh : Hotel
Five-storey E&M building bought by C&L Properties to be 120-bed Aberdeen hotel

New Prof
The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment in Aberdeen appoint new Visiting Professor: Alan Dunlop of gm+ad architects

Mither Kirk Project
£5.1m St Nicholas Kirk redevelopment

Justice Mill Lane Approved
Richard Murphy Architects’ Aberdeen development for Hazledene Estates receives planning

Holiday Inn Aberdeen West by KBA Feb07

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Plans submitted for Aberdeen hotel by Curious Architecture Ltd Nov06

HTA Architects’ £500m Aberdeen Community Regeneration Sep06

£25m Shell Aberdeen HQ building approved Sep06

Aberdeen Buildings – Building News from 2006

Riverside Development
Dyce housing by Holmes Partnership: 080806

Aberdeen Sports Building
£23m Regional Sports Centre in Aberdeen by Reiach and Hall Architects

Aberdeen University Library Competition
Winner: Schmidt Hammer & Lassen

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Shortlisted: Page Park Architects, MacCormac Jamieson Prichard, Moshe Safdie with Allan Murray Architects, O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects, Bennetts Associates