Stuart Hay
@StreetWurrier
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Passionate about sustainable design, better buildings and places for people (not cars) . Working with RIAS but all my own views, especially political stuff.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined August 2014
The demolition of the Wyndford towers in North Glasgow Demolition was carried out on Sunday after a long-running campaign by residents to save the buildings (Video: Robert Perry)
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#MomentsOfBeauty in #Glasgow: I love the junction between architect William Leiper’s Venetian Gothic facade of 1889 and architect George Boswell’s 1938 SE range at Templeton Carpet Factory. Though stylistically different, both are virtuoso examples of polychromatic brickwork 🥰!
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⭐ BOOK OF THE WEEK ⭐ 'Changing the Game' by Tana and Lanre Gblolade Filled with case studies and interviews with small, dynamic firms working at the forefront of modern sustainable practice, this book is an invaluable addition to the bookshelves of all architects.
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I am Blue Sky social now in case anyone sensible still follows this account … but will be posting occasionally and trying to manage how much social media takes of my time
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Good article by Mark Smith: It may be time to admit the truth about the A9 | The Herald. Why isn’t Scotland grown up enough to realise projects have a point where the costs aren’t justified by the benefits.
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Next time you’re stuck behind slow-moving traffic on the A9, do not clench your teeth, do not swear, and do not, for heaven’s sake, attempt a…
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⭐️ BOOK OF THE WEEK ⭐️ This week we are promoting some ancient history to let you explore where architecture started and reinspire you. The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World edited by Chris Scarre and published by @thamesandhudson
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📣2024 RIAS #DoolanAward shortlist | Ardoch - @moxonarchitects Over the past 10 yrs, this farmstead in #Ballater has been restored & reinvented using traditional & contemporary methods -working with local tradespeople & supporting Scottish craftsmanship. https://t.co/QSAP2RdSsg
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📣 2024 RIAS #DoolanAward shortlist | North Gate Social Housing - @pagepark This project delivers much-needed, high-quality social housing in #Glasgow, for older residents - supporting their independence, while also contributing to wider regeneration. https://t.co/QSAP2RdSsg
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📣 2024 RIAS #DoolanAward shortlist | @burrellcollect - @JohnMcAslan The project marks a considerate & bold re-imagining & retrofit of a Scottish cultural icon - opening up the heart of the museum to allow more visitors to engage with the collection. https://t.co/QSAP2RdSsg
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A new low for Edinburghs Princes Street as even Poundland bugs out. This epic mismanagement of an urban space with stunning views and one time architectural character (largely gone but not forgotten). Hopefully, a new era but not sure the council has the vision or resources.
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And why not at The Causey @The_Causey in Edinburgh's Southside, @Edinburgh_CC? @LivingStreetsEd @LStreetsScot @StreetWurrier @createstreets?
A beautiful example of advocacy affecting action, the idea was first dreamed up by activists in 2011; who then formed a broad coalition around it. They garnered popular support and €700,000 in funding in the 2017 Citizens' Budget, and construction was finally completed in 2023.
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There is at least ONE area where the UK is world-beating: the cost of our power. Acc to new figs, UK has highest industrial power prices in the developed world👇 A key part of the explanation for why we deindustrialised faster than anyone (another thing we're world-beating at)
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Demanding that ever increasing funds are allocated to road building whilst criticising investment in public transport is part of why we have transport inequalities across the UK. This ethos is why Winchburgh train station still does not exist, and why residents living in
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These are desperately needed in Scotland - but insanely, @transcotland won't support a trial of them. Is there a cheaper, more cost-effective way to encourage people to walk?? @FionaHyslop @LStreetsScot @TransformScot
Good news for pedestrians from @CityWestminster: a trial of side-road zebra crossings is underway. People on foot already have priority over vehicles at side roads, but these road markings will remind everyone of what it says in the Highway Code
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Citizens of Edinburgh I am interrupting your views of the castle, and quiet enjoyment viewing for a commercial broadcast. Noting contractors where abusing the order by restricting access to parts of the garden a day earlier AM today @PLACEEdinburgh @thecockburn #festivalised
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⭐️ BOOK OF THE WEEK ⭐️ This week we delve into the world of urban exploration with Project Urbex from @thamesandhudson Filled with photos of abandoned locations from around the globe, this book is an unworldly trip into some long forgotten corners.
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More glorious Parisian social housing - this time in the 12th arrondissement (yes, that is a single stair!) Again, by the excellent Raphael Gabrion Architects
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