Tag / St Andrews
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Blog: 107 Niddrie Road
Niddrie Road is a quietly unassuming street, just along from Queens Park, in the southside of Glasgow. I myself have walked by, on my way from the Train Station towards the park, and never noticed this hidden gem that is 107 Niddrie Road. I suppose it was designed to blend in, and despite its subtlety,… -
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Blog: Trongate
RKA’s Glasgow office is in the Merchant City area, located just off Trongate. The name of this thoroughfare has intrigued me since we moved in and is the subject of this blog. Trongate is one of the oldest streets in the city of Glasgow, it begins at Glasgow (Mercat) Cross, where the steeple of the old Glasgow Tolbooth is situated, being the original centre… -
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Blog: RKA Plaque
Etched Brass and Walnut Timber Wall Plaque I was flattered to be commissioned out of work by RKA to make a door plaque for the recently opened Glasgow office. Following a few design reviews with Richard and Chris, making sure I understood what they were after and informing them on what could be achievable… -
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Blog: Kölner Dom
It had been 8 years since I had gone back to the city I grew up in; Cologne. Cologne is one of the oldest cities in Germany with a deep Roman History. Going back after so many years, I got to appreciate the city in a different light. Cologne has a wide variety of architecture… -
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Blog: Glasgow School of Art
Architect: Charles Rennie Mackintosh Completed: 1909 As you have noticed in our previous blog we have recently opened a new RKA office in Glasgow, in the city centre to be precise. If we talk about Glasgow we cannot overlook the name of Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928), and his influence within architecture and art in Scotland,… -
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Blog: 1.5 Years with RKA
The past 1.5years has seen a fantastic growth in projects and clients, both in scale and number. I picked up a number of residential projects Richard and the current team had established, all at various stages and some of which you might recognise from our RKA blog. For much of that time, we have all… -
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Blog: LDN to ST.A
Perhaps one of the only good things to come out of the pandemic is the ability for us all to work remotely opening up the options for where and how we work, much less restrictive on location. I recently relocated back to my home city of Glasgow at the end of 2021 and the… -
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Blog: Scottish Oceans Institute
2019 Architect: BMJ Architects The Scottish Oceans Institute is a newly developed and refurbished research facility in St Andrews focussing on marine science. The £16.5 million development is to become a hub for maritime research for both Scotland and the rest of the globe- this building is a testament to Scotland's commitment to our oceans… -
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Blog: Laidlaw Music Centre
2020 Architect - Flanagan Lawrence Client - University of St Andrews After meeting a potential client on Queens Terrace I stumbled upon the new St Andrews Music School, now open and the first time I’d seen it since the scaffolding was removed. A handsome building and a new piece of Architecture Fife can be proud…
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