Press
The Lighthouse is happy to make public the following press releases. Files are either Microsoft Word Format or Adobe PDF.
All press enquires should be made to: Lesley Booth, The Lighthouse Press Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0) 779 941 4474
Email: lesley.booth@newcenturypr.com
Mark Sinclair - Art on Site
08 Aug 08A photographic archive of the construction of the Shetland Museum and Archives
The Lighthouse Architecture Series launches with Gareth Hoskins Architects
07 Aug 08Over the next five years the monographs and associated programme of exhibitions will celebrate the achievement of a new generation of architecture practices.
An exhibition that awakens the senses
23 May 08Curated by Kenya Hara of the Nippon Design Museum, Tokyo, Haptic throws the spotlight on to products that awaken our senses.
Free Saturdays at The Lighthouse
11 May 08Entry to The Lighthouse is to be free on Saturdays from 24 May 2008 it was announced today.
Films of the Glasgow Empire Exhibition
27 Apr 08A special exhibition featuring amateur films taken by visitors to the 1938 Glasgow Empire Exhibition opens at The Lighthouse.
Dedicated presence for Scotland at 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale
20 Mar 08Scotland is to have a dedicated presence at the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale it was announced today, 20 March 2008.
MacMillan/Metzstein celebration is one of most popular Lighthouse exhibitions in recent years
15 Feb 08The celebration of the work of Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein at the helm of Gillespie Kidd & Coia has proved to be one of the most popular exhibitions at The Lighthouse in recent years it was announced today.
Senses of Place
30 Jan 08February 2008 sees the culmination of the most recent phase of the work undertaken by The Lighthouse, Scotland’s national Architecture and Design Centre, to increase the participation of pupils, teachers and other stakeholders in the design of the schools in which they work and learn.
Take Away: 200 years of design for eating on the move
28 Jan 08The only UK showing of Take Away – design for eating on the move runs at The Lighthouse, Scotland’s national Architecture and Design Centre, from 25 February – 8 June 2008
Elder and Cannon win Lighthouse Achievement Award
13 Dec 07Glasgow-based practice Elder and Cannon has won The Lighthouse 2007 Achievement Award. Presented annually to an individual or organisation that has made an outs
Looking good for Scotland
20 Nov 07Winners of the 2007 Glasgow 1999 Design Medal and Creative Entrepreneur of the Year announced.
Celebration of the work of legendary architects, Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein, unveiled
02 Nov 07A celebration of the work of the legendary architects Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein was unveiled today, 1 November 2007, at The Lighthouse.
What a spectacle!
31 Oct 07Celebrated designer, Stuart Haygarth, to create new version of Spectacle chandelier for The Lighthouse.
Shortlist for fourth Glasgow 1999 Design Medal announced.
09 Oct 07The Lighthouse, Scotland’s National Design Centre, has announced details of the 10-strong shortlist for the 2007 Glasgow 1999 Medal. Shortlisted proj...
SHIFTS - New book of creative and critical writings inspired by Scotland’s Central Belt
01 Oct 07A collection of creative and critical writing, edited by Willey Maley Price: £10 Published by The Lighthouse - 1 October 2007
The starting poin...
Gillespie, Kidd & Coia: Architecture 1956 - 1987
01 Oct 07Press events 1 November 2007: 11am - Private press view of the exhibition at The Lighthouse with Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein. 3pm - Access to the Gille...
SHIFTS
13 Aug 07Visionary scenarios for the future of Scotland’s so-called “Central Belt” devised by international teams of architects.
Events and Exhibitions - August 2007 - January 2008
31 Jul 07From the grand old men of British modernist architecture to the young Turks of Scottish design, The Lighthouse unveils wide-ranging programme of events in an...
Events and Exhibitions - December 2006 to August 2007
14 Dec 06The Lighthouse, Scotland’s National Architecture and Design Centre, announced details of the forthcoming events and exhibitions programme today, 14 Dec...
The Lighthouse to stage rare showing of historic films of Glasgow
12 Dec 06The Lighthouse, Scotland’s National Architecture and Design Centre, is set to take us back to Glasgow’s recent past with rare screenings of some ...
Bewitching Bewinter - The Lighthouse showcases new work from celebrated Tait and Style
06 Dec 06Celebrated knitwear designer, Ingrid Tait, has taken the art of needle-punching to a new level in her Orkney-based company, Tait & Style. She discovered ...
Peter Saville calls on UK cities to support young design talent at Glasgow 1999 Design Medal ceremon
17 Nov 06Proposals for the redevelopment of the controversial Cardross Seminary have won interior design graduate, Stuart Gordon, the 2006 Glasgow 1999 Design Medal. ...
Game on
13 Nov 06My Sust House, a “beautifully designed and engaging” game, which was devised and commissioned by SUST: The Lighthouse on Sustainability and desig...
Six Cities Design Festival to put creativity centre stage
31 Oct 06Scotland’s First Minister, Jack McConnell MSP, launched the Six Cities Design Festival - a £3 million initiative aimed at raising awareness of th...
New Lighthouse Director Announced
26 Oct 06The Lighthouse, Scotland’s National Architecture and Design Centre, announced today, that Nick Barley will be its new Executive Director. Barley (40) b...
Northern City (Between Light and Dark)
05 Oct 06The contemporary European city is an increasingly anxious place, caught in a constant struggle between the opposing pulls of nostalgia and modernity. Extreme...
ONLY UK SHOWING - Babes in Sport
10 Apr 06The Lighthouse, Scotland's National Architecture and Design Centre, is to host the only UK showing of Babes in Sport, reinterpretations of classic sportswear...
Bungalow Blitz - Blots on the landscape
09 Jan 06Published in 1971 by the Irish Architect John Fitzsimon, Bungalow Bliss originally detailed "20 designs for which specification and forms of contract ar...
FANTASY DESIGN: Inventiveness of youngsters shows inspires designers and audiences
05 Oct 05Media view of Fantasy Design exhibition, interviews with the featured young designers and access to design workshop with pupils from Islay High School
DIRECT FROM NEW YORK, THE ONLY UK SHOWING - Marimekko: Fabrics, Fashion, Architecture
31 Aug 05The Lighthouse, Scotland's National Centre for Architecture Design and the City, continues its programme of exclusive international exhibitions as it hosts t...
Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth
24 Mar 05Featuring over 200 objects Scandinavian Design, Beyond the Myth. presents Scandinavia as a crucial contributor to the history of design. Taking as its starting
Seven-figure boost for the National Programme on Architecture
24 Mar 05The success of The Lighthouse was rewarded today, 24 March 2005, with the announcement of around £1 million investment from the Scottish Executive.
London premiere for Lighthouse exhibitions as new National Programme show opens in Scotland
03 Mar 05The Lighthouse today announced details of London premieres for two of its touring exhibitions, fieldtrip and Landforms.
The Scottish Show Comes Home
01 Dec 04Following collaborations with Designer's Block at the Milan International Design Fair and London 100% Design in 2004
Fieldtrip comes to RIBA Gallery as part of Scottish Season
01 Dec 04Fieldtrip, a National Programme for Architecture touring exhibition curated by The Lighthouse, explores over 10,000 years of man's intervention in the Scotti...
Advance Listings : Dec04-June05
20 Nov 04The Lighthouse, Scotland’s national Centre for Architecture, Design and the City, today announced details of its forthcoming exhibition and events programme. Be
Jeweller wins first Glasgow 1999 Design Medal
07 Nov 04Glasgow School of Art graduate, Aileen Tan, has won The Lighthouse’s inaugural Glasgow 1999 Design Medal for her Kinetic Jewellery