This is an archive of essays, lecture notes, press cuttings and other text-based ephemera from Graven (we used to be known as Graven Images). Sometimes we write things. This is where we keep them.

BBC HQ wins RIBA Award

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BBC Scotland’s new Headquarters at Pacific Quay has been named as one of the “Best British Buildings” at the 2008 RIBA Awards. We were interior designers on this project.


To read the full story please click here.

To see the full awards list on the RIAS website please click here.


Carrochan Gala Day

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Today was the public opening day of Carrochan, the new HQ of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority. We were appointed interior designers on the project, and the architects were Page and Park.


Graven Images wins Scottish Design Award for BBC HQ

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Graven Images won a Scottish Design Award in the interior design category for the newly completed BBC HQ at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. Congratulations to all the team – thank you!!


Loch Lomond HQ featured in The Herald

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We have just completed the interior design of the new HQ for Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority. To read about the project in the Herald please click here.


Janice delivers “Brand Space” lecture in Norway

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Janice Kirkpatrick, one of our founding Directors gave a talk entitled “Brand Spaces” at Kapp Melkefabrikk, Norway.



BBC HQ shortlisted for RIBA awards

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BBC Scotland’s new Headquarters at Pacific Quay has been shortlisted in the 2008 RIBA Awards. We were interior designers on this project. To read more click here.


El Sistema

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Graven Images has rallied the troops to design and fit out a new workspace for El Sistema – a charitable youth programme being piloted in Stirling.

The El Sistema programme, founded by Maestro Abreu in Venezuela 30 years ago, works with children and young people using orchestral music tuition. Through the El Sistema schooling method, children not only learn to play instruments, but also about citizenship and co-operation.

We have donated computers to the cause, and are helping to co-ordinate a team of our best suppliers and contractors who have kindly donated in-kind resources to help with the fit out the new HQ, which is due to be completed shortly. Many thanks to:

Autograph Signs
Bentley’s Shopfitting
CMYK
Co-Existence
Genesis Window blinds
Jot design
Kvadrat
Loud and Clear
Scott Associates
Stirling Council
Tektura
Thomas Johnston Shopfitters
Wever and Duchré

To read more about El-Sistema click here.


The Lighthouse — signage proposal

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We are currently working with the Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for Architecture, Design and the City to help visitors find it. We are proposing a 12m high stainless steel structure for Buchanan Street which, as well as highlighting the location, will display details of forthcoming and current exhibitions and events at the Lighthouse. A family of other lighting and interpretive elements creates a “trail of breadcrumbs” to the front door.


Research Centre

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Now on site…expected completion late spring 2004.


National Trust pigs boost visitor numbers

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We were commissioned by the National Trust for Scotland to promote awareness of historic house “Gladstone’s Land” to passing pedestrians.

We did this by the design and implementation of external interpretative signage in the form of life-size pigs!

We are pleased to report that visitor numbers are up by almost a third since the piggies were installed.