Congratulations to our own Ross Cameron, for not only having his fantastic drawing of the scaffold-clad art school exhibited at the RSA’s 200th Annual Exhibition, but for also winning this year’s RSA Medal for Architecture. On show until 14th June 2026.

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Scottish Design Awards 2026 We’re delighted that 3 or our recent projects have been nominated for @scottishdesignawards, as well as ourselves being nominated for practice of the year, and @millporttownhall being nominated for client of the year! Millport Town Hall on the Isle of Cumbrae is nominated for Public Building of the Year! @designengworkshop @harleyhaddow […]

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Scottish Design Awards 2026 We’re delighted that 3 or our recent projects have been nominated for @scottishdesignawards, as well as ourselves being nominated for practice of the year, and @millporttownhall being nominated for client of the year! Our off-grid outdoor learning facility for the University of Edinburgh is nominated for Future Project of the Year! […]

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Scottish Design Awards 2026 We’re delighted that 3 or our recent projects have been nominated for @scottishdesignawards, as well as ourselves being nominated for practice of the year, and @millporttownhall being nominated for client of the year! The Take a Bow Opportunity Centre in Kilmarnock is nominated for Retrofit of the year! @narroassociates @carbonfutures Armour […]

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Millport Town Hall on the Isle of Cumbrae is now complete! Built in 1878 and vacant since 2012, Millport Town Hall has been carefully refurbished and extended to bring the building back into active community use. The project repairs the existing red sandstone and slate structure while introducing robust new elements that sit clearly alongside […]

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Drumbrae, University of Edinburgh We are currently developing a new off-grid outdoor learning facility for the University of Edinburgh, located within the Ochil Hills just north of Bridge of Allan. Set within the University’s 430-hectare Drumbrae estate, the project forms part of its wider woodland creation programme, an initiative aimed at restoring habitats, capturing carbon […]

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Take A Bow Opportunity Centre Client Interviews – John McManus We have been working with Chris Leslie and Journey Productions to capture the Take A Bow Opportunity Centre in use. Since the building was handed over in May it is great to see such a range of groups enjoying the building and we would like […]

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Project Drawing Board Alongside projects on site and recent completions, 2025 was also a year of focused design development across the studio. Our self-initiated Glasgow Climate Courtyards project progressed through early-stage research and design development, in collaboration with @gallant_gla and @bogl_landscape . Focused on Govanhill, the project explores how tenement backcourts can be adapted to support […]

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New Project: Girvan Bandstand O’DonnellBrown have been appointed by Adventure Centre for Education (ACE) to restore the Girvan Bandstand. Built in 1907 on the edge of Stair Park, the bandstand was originally built as a tea kiosk serving locals and visitors, as well as hosting seaside entertainers. Later used by community groups, it has been […]

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Glasgow Climate Courtyards! Recently, O’DonnellBrown has been working with climate-resilience research group; @gallant_gla and Danish landscape architecture practice; @bogl_landscape on a new self-initiated project. The collaboration began at the Liveable Cities Conference 2024, where we connected with BOGL after learning about their ‘Courtyard of the Future’ project which reimagined a shared residential courtyard in Copenhagen […]

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Office trip to Belfast! Last week the team took a break from the office to explore the city. Our good friends at @oguarchitects showed us a couple of their projects on the river Lagan – two inspiring works that attempt to reconnect Belfast with its waterfront through a civic approach that feels open and provisional. […]

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The new Take a Bow Opportunity Centre in Kilmarnock is complete! What was once a damp and inefficient 1970s community centre has been reimagined into a vibrant hub for performing arts, youth development and community life. Swipe to see how far the building has come @takeabowkilmarnock @narroassociates @carbonfutures Armour Construction Consultants Photos: @davidbarbour #odonnellbrown #odonnellbrownarchitects […]

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Post Industrial Sites: Smiths Dock, Newcastle From Glasgow to Newcastle, we’re transforming historic industrial sites into vibrant new communities, rooted in heritage, shaped by people, built for the future. From The Foundry in Glasgow’s Southside – 209 homes built on the site of the former Etna Foundry – to Govan Graving Docks, where over 300 […]

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Post Industrial Sites: Govan Graving Docks From Glasgow to Newcastle, we’re transforming historic industrial sites into vibrant new communities, rooted in heritage, shaped by people, built for the future. From The Foundry in Glasgow’s Southside – 209 homes built on the site of the former Etna Foundry – to Govan Graving Docks, where over 300 […]

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Post Industrial Sites: the Foundry, Glasgow From Glasgow to Newcastle, we’re transforming historic industrial sites into vibrant new communities, rooted in heritage, shaped by people, built for the future. From The Foundry in Glasgow’s Southside – 209 homes built on the site of the former Etna Foundry – to Govan Graving Docks, where over 300 […]

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Planning Approval at Rowardennan Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park attracts more than four million visitors per year. O’DonnellBrown have been working closely with LLTNPA since 2022 to improve tourism infrastructure at key sites on Loch Lomond and are pleased to have supported LUC in securing planning approval for improved visitor facilities at Rowardennan […]

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Our team took home TWO awards at the @scottishdesignawards! Govan Graving Docks Regeneration won Gold in the Future Project category New Olympia House earned Silver in the Retrofit category A huge thank you to everyone involved in making these projects a success — and congratulations to all the finalists! New Olympia House: For @clydegatewayglasgow Design […]

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Our team took home TWO awards at the @scottishdesignawards! Govan Graving Docks Regeneration won Gold in the Future Project category. New Olympia House earned Silver in the Retrofit category. A huge thank you to everyone involved in making these projects a success — and congratulations to all the finalists! Govan Graving Docks: For New City […]

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Exciting site progress at the Pipe Factory! Scaffolding is now in place, and ground floor waterproofing and leveling works are well underway. More intricate pipes were also uncovered during the process. With @thepipefactoryglasgow Taylor and Fraser @loadermmonteith @narroassociates @harleyhaddow Brown+Wallace Jensen Hughes Armour Construction Services @desinforeveryone

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This week we are reflecting on our renovation project of the Yoker Evangelical Church. Over the years, the church building has undergone a number of piecemeal modifications and extensions making the spaces feel tired and also dark due to the lack of access to natural light. We carefully rearranged the layout to meet the needs […]

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Fostering creativity and learning One of the challenges when extending existing school facilities is how to sensitively tie any new additions into the existing building context, balanced with creating a distinct identity for the new spaces. O’DonnellBrown were approached by Cyril Jackson Primary School to produce proposals for a new entrance extension to their existing […]

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Proposals for 304 new homes and commercial space, and landscape led proposals for a Riverside Park at the Govan Graving Docks received planning consents last week! These approvals mark a significant result for Glasgow and a major step forward in the regeneration of the Govan Graving Docks, a site of national importance. The project has […]

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How do we preserve the Pipe Factory’s heritage while improving its thermal performance? The window replacement for @thepipefactoryglasgow refurbishment was carefully considered to balance heritage preservation and energy efficiency improvement. We aimed to retain and reuse as much of the original materials as possible, like concrete upstands and lead flashing. We also used natural, breathable […]

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What was the original window colour? The window replacement for the @thepipefactoryglasgow refurbishment was carefully considered to balance heritage preservation and energy efficiency improvement. The current single-glazed windows need replacing to improve thermal performance of the building. We’ve studied the building’s history, including its sister building around the corner at 28 Bain Street which was […]

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We are progressing designs for the conversion of two warehouses in Edinburgh into aparthotels: a listed Victorian warehouse in the New Town and a 1950’s red brick warehouse in Leith. Here is a closer look at the history of the Victorian warehouse on Thistle Street. Category C listed 11 – 15 Thistle Street is an […]

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Our retrofit of the former 1970’s New Farm Loch Community Centre is continuing to progress and has recently reached a significant milestone with completion of the new timber colonnade and building fabric improvements. The new external wall insulation not only significantly improves the thermal performance of the building but coupled with the timber collonade the […]

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New project! We have been commissioned to carry out a feasibility study to design a landscape led mixed use proposal for a disused dock site near Newcastle. This work builds on our specialist knowledge and expertise, having led on design proposals for the Govan Graving Docks in Glasgow. We look forward to contributing to the […]

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Thank you, @davidbarbour, for beautifully capturing the ongoing progress at Millport Town Hall under the wintry light. @millporttownhall @designengworkshop @harleyhaddow @alliedsurveyors McLaughlin Construction

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