Aberdeen Buildings: Property Developments in 2006

Location: Aberdeen, northeast Scotland, Unted Kingdom

Aberdeen Architecture : main page

Contents:
1. Aberdeen University Library Competition
2. Key Aberdeen Buildings
3. Aberdeen Society of Architects Website Launch
4. Peacock Visual Arts – Architecture Competition

1.
Competition launched Jun 2005 for new £30m Library.

Shortlist, Oct 2005:
Schmidt Hammer & Lassen
Page Park Architects
MacCormac Jamieson Prichard
Moshe Safdie with Allan Murray Architects
O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects
Bennetts Associates

Aberdeen Library – Brief by Tom Bostock, Reiach and Hall Architects

Library Competition Winner: to go online when announced

2.
Foster + Partners have a building Aberdeen: Faculty of Management and Design Library at Robert Gordon University. This £18m building was completed in 1998 and features a dramatic curved steel roof.

St Nicholas House – Aberdeen City Council building due for demolition:

photos © David Welch

3. ASA PR 3 Aug 2005

Aberdeen Society of Architects launch new Website

The Aberdeen Society of Architects have developed its presence on the internet, with a new website intended to provide an insight into ASA’s membership, its activities, and its history.

The site features images of both historic and contemporary buildings, together with ready access to architecture practices throughout the area by means of a Directory, plus links to affiliated organisations, and other fellow travellers. The site serves a dual purpose: as a means by which lay people can learn more about the work of architects in the area, and also a channel to keep local architects up to date with the activities of the chapter. There are already plans to expand the content, but meantime, the Diary section is a useful destination for anyone who wishes to find out about the latest events, seminars and conferences on the local built environment. Website: www.aberdeenarchitects.org

The website was designed by Fresh Ideas, a local graphic design practice, and its homepage features an animated version of ASA’s logo: Aberdeen’s iconic Kings College Chapel, with its imperial crown steeple. Another section of the site details the history of the ASA, setting out its birth, development, and key figures in its history such as Dr. William Kelly– the architect and antiquarian who is best remembered for “Kelly’s Cats”, the cast iron leopards on Union Bridge.

Scottish Tour

4. Peacock Visual Arts – Architecture Competition: Shortlist
3XN – 3 x Nielsen, Reiach and Hall Architects, Richard Murphy Architects, Nicol Russell Studios.
Proposed pavilion in centre of Queensgate would require removal of the Mercat Cross
Feasibility study by Nicol Russell Studios

Aberdeen Society of Architects
The Aberdeen Society of Architects (ASA), a chapter of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, represents some 230 Chartered Architects within the City of Aberdeen, across Aberdeenshire and also Morayshire. The ASA runs a Student Awards scheme, with prizes gifted annually to students Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, and recently the ASA has instituted its own Design Awards, to recognise excellence in architecture in the area. The ASA’s main objective is to promote the interests of architects and architecture within its geographical area. The ASA website went live at the start of August 2005.

Aberdeenshire House

Aberdeen City Centre Regeneration