Urban Realm

14/11/2025

Child-Friendly Design: Small World

Amidst a demographic time bomb of falling birth rates, what role can the built environment play in reversing the trend? Dr Jenny Wood, co-founder of a place in childhood, explores the relationship between the places we build and the youngest in society.

Full article, published in the Autumn issue of Urban Realm is now available online: https://bit.ly/4o1Roa9

14/11/2025

Plans to reshape the northern fringe of Glasgow city centre have taken concrete form with the submission of plans for a mixed residential project: https://www.urbanrealm.com/news/11697/Mixed_residential_towers_to_redefine_Glasgow%E2%80%99s_northern_edge.html

07/11/2025

A 'Forgotten' inner city district set for a dramatic comeback, above and below ground: https://www.urbanrealm.com/news/11687/%27Forgotten%27_inner_city_district_set_for_a_dramatic_comeback.html

15/10/2025

Repair and reuse rise to the fore as the autumn edition of Urban Realm hits desks https://bit.ly/474bc6g

23/09/2025

It has arrived! the Architecture Scotland Annual 2025, showcasing the most outstanding architecture completed in Scotland over the past year. This book is evidence of the brilliance and ambition of Scottish practices — those who build and deliver their legacy. Let’s celebrate another year of remarkable buildings, spaces, and the visionary creators behind them. Your copy is sent to you as part of Urban Realm’s subscription.: https://bit.ly/4pzirLW
Also available to non-subscribers via book store: https://bit.ly/4nGkbkH

15/07/2025

Tune into tonights News at Seven for a discussion on Blindwells

30/05/2025

Stenhouse Mansion: Keep your eyes peeled to UR for a new feature on buildings hidden in plain sight.

08/05/2025

King of the swingers

31/03/2025

A mix of 46 apartments for social rent will pick up where the newly completed Old Victoria housing development left off under new plans by Sanctuary and CRGP:

More homes to build out Battlefield Rest junction, March 2025, News, Architecture and the built environment is an integral part of our society and we hope to provide a useful platform for debate, information and inspiration.

18/03/2025

Murphy makes waves with a twin frontage Princes Street vision.
The accidental rise of Princes Street as Edinburgh's lopsided shopping thoroughfare could be put in balance for the first time since the Georgian era under a double-barrelled vision set out by Richard Murphy Architects.

Murphy makes waves with a twin frontage Princes Street vision, March 2025, News, Architecture and the built environment is an integral part of our society and we hope to provide a useful platform for debate, information and inspiration.

19/02/2025

A disused railway viaduct spanning the River Clyde could become an active travel route connecting Carmyle and Westburn: https://www.urbanrealm.com/news/11367/Disused_viaduct_to_connect_Carmyle_and_Westburn_again.html

10/01/2025

Urban Realm kicks off 2025 at scale

Urban Realm begins 2025 at scale with the reveal of UR100, a century of the top practices to watch. More than just a list of the biggest and best our dynamic representation of the architecture profession shows who has made the greatest strides and the new entrants to watch for.

Away from the limelight, we make time to cover the less glamorous side of urbanity from the introduction of a new citizen science tool to map poverty and visit a disused torpedo testing range in Arrochar, where some tourism-related projects have been testing the waters.

This limbers us up for our in-depth look at accessibility, an exploration of how provisions can and should extend beyond a bolt-on ramp. A varied series of building reviews run with these concepts, from Edinburgh’s data-driven Usher Institute to the community-led Strathblane Library and East Calder Primary, which is triangulating a fresh approach to economics, education and energy.

Have a look at our full list of features: https://www.urbanrealm.com/magazine

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