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Value of Design

Architecture and Design Scotland

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Frequency: 1 episode/338d. Total Eps: 3

An inspiring podcast hosted by Architecture and Design Scotland, facilitating discussions on architecture and design, featuring influential figures from design, architecture and the public sector.

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Towards a culture of value – architecture in Scotland today

Season 1 · Episode 3

Monday, June 29, 2026 • Duration 54:44

In Episode 3 of the Value of Design podcast, we explore what it means to move “Towards a culture of value” in architecture across Scotland today.

Co-hosted by Urban Designer Alex Laurenson and Architecture and Design Scotland Chief Executive Jim MacDonald, this episode features Tamsie Thomson (RIAS) and Caitriona Jordan (BE-ST).

Together, they discuss the shift from cost-driven decisions to long-term value and how architecture can help tackle the climate emergency, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities shaping Scotland’s built environment.

Guest speakers

Co-hosts: Alex Laurenson (Urban Designer) and Jim MacDonald (Chief Executive), Architecture and Design Scotland
Tamsie Thomson, Chief Executive, The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
Caitriona Jordan, Associate Director of Retrofit and Energy Efficiency at BE-ST

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Learn about our Business Plan 2026/27 and new partnerships
Learn about RIAS
View the RIAS Award 2026 winners
Learn about BE-ST

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How our landscape can shape learning, living and the design of our buildings

Season 1 · Episode 2

Monday, March 23, 2026 • Duration 29:20

What if the spaces between and around our buildings matter just as much as the buildings themselves?

In this episode, our hosts, Design Officer Alex Laurenson and Principal Designer Lesley Riddell-Robertson, are joined by guest speakers to explore how landscape design can shape the way people learn, live and connect.

With contributors from education, architecture and landscape architecture, we uncover why Scotland’s future depends on smarter, more intentional investment in our landscapes.

Guest speakers

Fiona Smyth (Headteacher, Montgomerie Park Primary School)
Jenny Jones (Senior Landscape Architect CMLI, rankinfraser landscape architecture)
Karen Anderson (President of The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland)
Danny McKendry (Principal Landscape Architect, Architecture and Design Scotland)

With thanks to the 2025 Learning Places Scotland Conference and the 2026 Landscape Institute Housing and Regeneration Conference for hosting our podcast interviews.

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Learn more about climate-ready school grounds
Explore the Montgomerie Park Primary School landscape design by rankinfraser landscape architecture
Explore the Montgomorie Park Primary School design by jm architects
Learn about the Shared Learning Events (Learning Estate Investment Programme)
Learn more about the Landscape Institute
Learn more about The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Designing for lasting benefits

Thursday, August 22, 2024 • Duration 17:38

In the first episode, our Director of Design Heather Claridge and Director of Land Use Consultants (LUC) Duncan McLean walk through the HamiltonHill Claypits Local Nature Reserve discussing the importance of designing for lasting benefits through the Glasgow canal regeneration project.

Host: Heather Claridge

Guest speaker: Duncan McLean

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About Architecture and Design Scotland
About Land Use Consultants (LUC)
Learn more about the HamiltonHill Claypits Local Nature Reserve
Upcoming event - What next for place? Unlocking the power of place: design, data & collaboration
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