Shetland Architects Writing

During the Year of Power of Place members of the Shetland Architectural Society are writing short articles for Shetland Life. These are reproduced below.
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December 2009- 'Introduction to Power of Place' by Karen Emslie and Mike Finnie

January 2010 - 'Look Up' by Iain Malcolmson

February 2010 - 'Challenge your perception of Architects' by Adrian Wishart

March 2010 - 'Back to School' by Ian Irvine

April 2010 - 'Housing in Shetland - the present and the future' by Mike Finnie

May 2010 - 'The four-dimensional house' by Richard Gibson

June 2010 - 'Open Doors' - a chance to see inside architects houses.

July 2010 - 'The modern movement in Shetland' by Jim Sutherland

August 2010 - 'Adapting your Home' by Alan McKay

September 2010 - 'The wheelhouse at Old Scatness' by Barbara Dinnage

October 2010 - 'New life for old buildings' by Suzanne Malcolmson

November 2010 - 'Site and Light' by Neil Clubb

Visit by Norwegian Architects

Members of AFAG, the Norwegian Union of Salaried Architects, visited Shetland in February and were shown around some locations in Lerwick, Scalloway and Burra by local architect Jim Sutherland. Some of their photographs can be seen here. These give a different perspective of Shetland than our own images.

2012
Richard Gibson Architects Grodians project was a finalist with special mention in the RIAS Andrew Doolan 'Best Building in Scotland' award 2011. The project was also a regional finalist in the 2012 Civic Trust Awards

2011
Redman + Sutherland Architects were successful in winning the RIAS/Shetland Islands Council competition for a sustainable housing development on the island of Bressay

2011
Richard Gibson Architects Grodians project has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan 'Best Building in Scotland' award 2011

2010
Power of Place - A year of Architecture and Place
The Shetland Architectural Society took an active part in the Year of Architecture and Place held in Shetland during 2010. Architecture was celebrated by a series of public events throughout the year culminating in an international conference.
The Power of Place website is here.

The international conference presented ideas on dealing with the challenge of future-proofing our dwellings, infrastructure and communities. There was a particular focus on remote and island communities in the northern latitudes.

The conference was chaired by Branka Dimetrijevic and peakers included:
Chris Butters, Chris Morgan, Roots Design Workshop, Dominic Cole, Andrew Leiper, Brian Wilkinson, Arni Winther, Hugh Broughton

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