Scotland's Inspirational Design Highlights via gov.scot

Aside from the Scotland's Housing Expo 2010, the Scottish government website has some interesting material relating to the context of housing in Scotland. Their list of "inspirational designs" has some projects very relevant to what we are doing in both Aviemore and An Camas Mor.

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Built-Environment/AandP/InspirationalDesigns

The projects are organised by type and by both rural and urban context and include bullet points for why they are considered successful. Links to the design firms responsible are also available, which I encourage you to explore if any of the projects intrigue you since the firms themselves have much more information and better imagery.

Precedents:
CHONGAE CANAL RESTORATION PROJECT
http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2015/06/chongae-canal-restoration-project-by-mikyoung-kim-design/
SHAWFIELD

http://www.7narchitects.com/projects/shawfield/

PERREUX RIVER BANK

http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2015/01/perreux-banks-by-base/



Scotland’s Schools for the Future programme:
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1696/a_new_future_for_boroughmuir_high_school
http://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/2912/work-starts-edinburghs-new-boroughmuir-high-school/


UNION CANAL GROUP 7

Here's a great example of a waterfront regeneration project in Vancouver, Washington (US), in which the designers try to connect people with the river and the city with Portland, Oregon, at the other side of the river.


Here's the link to the project's website


http://www.thewaterfrontvancouverusa.com/


And a presentation of the project


https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Byyt-MNM6SdQTnZlc0l5Wl9EN00