I began Capital A from my kitchen table in January 2009. It's been 15 years and in that time I took on 235 projects almost all of them...

This has been the same for every Architect, Engineer and Building Contractor I know in Edinburgh. No-one can remember a time where...

Since lockdown eased earlier this year the volume of work in the Edinburgh construction industry is as high as I have ever seen it. This...

After many happy years sharing a space with Leask Architects on Dundas Street, they have decided to move to Humbie in East Lothian and I...

Since starting Capital A back in 2009, the majority of my clients have been regular homeowners. Most had never hired an Architect or...

This project was chosen by RIAS as one of the best 100 homes in Scotland since the year 2000. It is included with work by the best...

Among Edinburgh Architects, Capital A is the only established practice which publishes a detailed guide to our Architect Fees. If you...

As an Architect I am registered with the ARB and I am also a member of both the RIBA and RIAS, but by far the most useful organisation I...

I graduated from university ten years ago this summer, I still remember the exhaustion and excitement as my classmates finished our last...

Over four years ago I was working on a project where part of my role was to record the condition of all the neighbours properties above...

Late last year Capital A Architecture became a Chartered Practice under the terms of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland....

Most people know that it takes a long time to become an Architect and many people know that, like Doctors and Lawyers, Architects are...

2013 has been a busy year, at one point or another I had five separate buildings under construction. One is still being built and is due...

There is an elephant in the drawing room. The Great Recession has exposed the great issue at the heart of Architecture and it has nothing...

I've been a fan of social media in my personal life since 2006, it answers the age old question of 'I wonder what ever happened to...

Since the start of the Great Recession there has been much discussion about the lack of opportunities for younger Architects,...

I had a pint with an old friend, who works for the Forestry Commission, recently. She deals with invasive species and is busy organising...

Architects love to complain about their income. When times were good, we imagined ourselves hard done by in comparison to other...