2022
FVC Falkirk Shortlisted for RIBA Stirling Prize 2022
We are absolutely delighted that Forth Valley College Falkirk campus has made the shortlist for the RIBA 2022 Stirling Prize.
This represents the culmination of well over a decade of work for Forth Valley College across three campuses: Alloa [RIAS Award 2012], Stirling [RIAS Award 2013 and RIBA National Award 2013].
Architecture is the result of many people's and organisation's skills, ideas and determination. Thanks to all of our own team past and present, and to the whole extended design and delivery team, Keppie Design, Balfour Beatty plc, KJ Tait Engineers, AECOM, horner + maclennan landscape architecture,.
We must however pay particular thanks and offer our sincere congratulations to Forth Valley College. As a client over many years, Forth Valley College brought their own ambition, imagination and energy to bear on the project in pursuit of the best facilities for their students and staff.
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Science Teaching Hub shortlisted for BCI Awards
Reiach and Hall Architects are delighted that our Science Teaching Hub for University of Aberdeen has been shortlisted for the 2022 British Construction Industry Awards, in the Social Infrastructure Category.
Social Infrastructure Project of the Year aims to recognise projects that are improving society through socially improved infrastructure and it recognises schools, colleges, hospitals, law courts and other civic buildings that contribute towards improved social service provision in the UK.
Judges will be scoring projects against six key criteria: Delivery of brief, Project delivery, Carbon reduction, Climate Resilience, Collaboration and Getting it Right (with evidence of a positive working environment with strong values around equality and diversity, health, safety and wellbeing, community engagement and skills development).
The University of Aberdeen's state-of-the-art Science Teaching Hub opened in early 2022 - providing a modern learning space at the University of Aberdeen. The building has been designed around the provision of specialist teaching, training and learning for students across a number of disciplines including chemistry, medical sciences, biological sciences and geosciences.
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RIBA National Award for Forth Valley College, Falkirk Campus
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the 29 winners of the 2022 RIBA National Awards for architecture and we are delighted that our Forth Valley College Falkirk Campus has been included in this year's winners. The RIBA National Awards, which have been presented since 1966, recognise the UK’s best new buildings - providing an insight into the UK’s latest design and economic trends but they also showcase the extraordinary breadth and brilliance of UK architecture today.
RIBA President, Simon Allford, said: “At a time when we need to bring people together and plan for a sustainable future, this year’s RIBA National Award-winning buildings offer much hope. This is a powerful collection of buildings that show, despite the economic, political and social turmoil of the last few years, how great architecture can emerge even in challenging conditions. As we start to settle from the pandemic, I am particularly encouraged by the number and quality of new buildings designed to foster community … these projects demonstrate the power of good architecture to lift spirits and enhance lives.”
Reiach and Hall Architects are delighted by the announcement and would like congratulate our client and entire team for their achievements.
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Falkirk Awarded RIAS Award 2022
Reiach and Hall Architects are delighted to learn that Forth Valley College Falkirk Campus has been awarded an RIAS Award 2022. The Falkirk campus is our third project for Forth Valley College following on from Alloa, RIAS Award 2012, and Stirling, RIAS Award 2013.
We, as a design team, wish to acknowledge our client, who for over a decade has shared our enthusiasm for and the commitment to, the creation of generous, uplifting spaces and places. We were motivated to mirror in bricks and plaster the college’s contagious concern and ambition for their students. We hope these buildings rise to their enlightened vision.
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Inverness Shortlisted for RIAS Award
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced the 14 buildings in contention for its annual honours and we are delighted that our Inverness Justice Centre for the Scottish Courts has been selected as a Finalist.
The judges have recognised that: "Most of this year’s shortlisted buildings were delivered during the Covid-19 pandemic and are a testament to the resilience of their architects, clients and construction teams in the face of extraordinary social and economic uncertainty… Delivering outstanding architecture which pushes briefs, boundaries and the systems we work within is not easy – and I am full of admiration for the teams who delivered this fantastic shortlist in the face of such extraordinary challenges."
The Inverness Justice Centre is a new building for Scottish Courts and Tribunals comprising six courts with ancillary accommodation. Scottish Courts are the major user with a number of justice partners also accessing the facility. These include Citizens Advice Scotland, Women’s Aid, the Criminal Justice Team, Victim Support and the local authority social services teams. The scheme communicates an appropriate level of gravitas, and reflects the spirit of openness and transparency required by the various user agencies.
Falkirk Shortlisted for RIAS Award
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced the 14 buildings in contention for its annual honours and we are delighted to announce that our Falkirk Campus for Forth Valley College has been selected as a Finalist. Designed by Reiach and Hall Architects with Keppie design, this is the third campus Reiach and Hall have designed for the same client.
The Falkirk campus is Forth Valley College’s headquarters facility and includes their Centre of Excellence for Sport. The 21,000sqm campus is designed to provide innovative learning spaces throughout and incorporates the latest teaching technology. The plan is simple and places the refectory at the heart, as a gathering place suitable for informal academic conversation as well as social interaction. Other flexible space is designed into the plan throughout the building, enabling a wide variety of learning activities. Finished in a beautiful handmade brick, the simple facades develop ideas contained in the campuses at Alloa and Stirling, completing the family of buildings for Scotland’s first regional college.
