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| On
16 May 2009 the Shetland Architects got together for a visit
to the restoration of Belmont House in Unst followed by a
splendid meal at the Northern Lights Cafe at Haroldswick.
Members and friends got to see how the restoration of Belmont
has progressed before internal walls are fully reconstructed. Belmont
house website. |
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| On
31 March 2009 the Society welcomed Sue Roaf, author of the
bestselling book 'Ecohouse', to Shetland to give a public
lecture on
'Adapting to 3 degrees of Climate Change'. The lecture theatre
in Shetland Museum and Archives was full for this stimulating
and challenging talk. Sue spent the day discussing how local
architects can help in adapting to climate change in Shetland
and how we can make the community more resilient. |
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A
new design awards scheme for innovative and cutting edge architecture
in the Highlands and Islands was held in July 2008 at the Shetland
Museum & Archives. The ‘Regional Awards’ round
in Shetland and Orkney was the third to be held as part of
the inaugural IAA (Inverness Architectural Association) awards.
Seven projects were shortlisted from seventeen entries for
the two categories.
Shortlisted entries for New Buildings were: Aisgarth, Stromness by Orkney Architects,
Nesting School, Nesting by Shetland Islands Council, West Shore, Waas by Richard
Gibson Architects. Shortlisted entries for New life for old buildings were: Old
Tollbooth, Lerwick by P-J-P Architects, 16 Harbour St, Lerwick by Redman & Sutherland
Architects, Byre at Heddle, Orkney by Leslie Burgher Architect, Muckle Busta,
Sandness Shetland, Richard Gibson Architects.
Richard Gibson Architects won each of the two categories in the Shetland & Orkney
round with Westshore House, Waas and Muckle Bousta Extension, Sandness. Commendations
were received by Redman + Sutherland Architects for an extension to 16 Harbour
Street, Lerwick and Orkney Architects for the Aisgarth House, Stromness. The
judges were Shane Rodgers of IAA, Stanley Ross-Smith of S.A.S., Gwilym Gibbons
of Shetland Arts, and Neil Firth of Pier Arts Centre, Stromness.
The Regional Award winners were selected at a grand final event on 14th November
at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness. Richard Gibson Architects Westshore House
received the commendation in the section for Best New Building in the Highlands
and Islands. |
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Shetland
Architectural Society Annual Dinner 2007
Photograph courtesy
of The Shetland Times Members
and guests of the Shetland Architectural Society pictured
at their 2007 dinner held in the restaurant of the new
Shetland Museum and Archives. Attending the dinner was
Mary Wrenn, Chief Executive of the Royal Incorporation
of Architects in Scotland, who was in Shetland with her
husband Richard Parnaby as guests of the Society. The dinner
provided the opportunity to celebrate local architecture
and officially launch the Shetland Architectural Society
website www.shetlandarchiteture.co.uk. The website provides
information about architecture in Shetland, details of
practicing Architects and illustrations of the quality
designs they carry out. With guests from the local construction
industry also present, Chairman of the Society Iain Malcolmson
paid tribute to the high standard of workmanship there
is in Shetland which is necessary to translate design into
successfully completed buildings.
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Shetland
Architectural Society Relaunch 2007
Photograph
courtesy of The Shetland Times Members
of the Shetland Architectural Society pictured after the
relaunch of the Society in 2007. The
Society contributed an article on the benefits of using
an Architect to The Shetland Times as part of a 'Homes'
supplement. The article can be read here.
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