'Dragon Inspired' Building for Scottish War Blinded

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The award winning Glasgow architecture practice Page\Park Architects has been successful in a competitive interview process, coordinated by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) on behalf of Scottish War Blinded, for a £1.7 million replacement for the charity’s facility at Linburn, West Lothian. Page\Park’s response to the charity’s request for an “iconic building” is an innovative timber construction, inspired by a hand-carved Chinese celestial dragon which is housed in the display room of the current facility.

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