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'Emerging Voices' Edinburgh Architectural Association Annual Members Meeting 2026 Custom Lane, 19 May Doors 6.00pm, Talks 6.30pm Join us for this year’s EAA Annual Members’ Meeting, where we introduce a new EAA President and hear from a series of emerging practices from across the chapter in a series of short pecha-kucha style talks. The evening includes an update from the EAA Council on recent activity and plans for the year ahead, as well as the formal election of new trustees and the approval of the 2025 accounts (linked in bio) Speakers include: Pend Architects Croftworks Architecture Ossian Architects Studio Niro Atomaa Studio IMA Mills McCullough Architects EALA Impacts All RIAS members within the EAA Chapter area are automatically members and are encouraged to attend, but the event is open to anyone. Free to attend. Complimentary refreshments provided. Reserve your place via the link in bio.

We are so grateful to the owners of EAA Building of the Year, Overlap House, who are welcoming small groups for tours of their home, alongside Sonia Browse Architects. Tours will last an hour, and be on the hour between 1pm and 5pm on Saturday 9th May. To book your tour of this beautifully thought out family home, please visit the link in bio.

ATTENTION CPD The EAA invites you to visit Black Bull Close, alongside a tour of The Ridge’s wider facilities. This CPD-style event includes contributions from the project architect at Simpson & Brown and The Ridge team. Black Bull Close is a restored historic close, adapted to provide flexible community and training spaces through the repair of existing fabric and targeted new interventions. Traditional materials and techniques, including lime work and stone repair, are integral to both the project and its ongoing maintenance. While the close supports aspects of The Ridge’s work, their main workshop and training activities take place across other sites in Dunbar, which will also form part of the visit. The Ridge is a social Enterprise with focus on both support and training with a view to supporting members of the local community into employment. This is achieved through both training programmes and apprenticeships. Employment and skills training come through both outside contracts and a focus on the conservation and restoration of local heritage buildings. This event will be particularly relevant for practitioners interested in conservation, retrofit, and community-led work, and will also be of strong interest to students. DATE: 29 April TIME: 10.30am - 12pm TICKETS: £5, students £3. Available at the link in bio

There are still some spaces left for EAA members to join our trip to Newtonmore to visit the Russwood HQ and the Highland Folk Museum on Friday 1 May. Thanks to support from EAA, ECAN and Russwood, tickets for members will be only £15 and will include transport from central Edinburgh as well as teas/coffees and lunch. More information at the link in bio!

One week today until we welcome Rintala Eggertsson Architects on Wednesday 15th April. Norwegian architects Rintala Eggertsson will talk about their work which includes buildings, furniture, public art and urban planning. Their generous, open approach to making architecture, their ability to design and build beautiful buildings and bridges, and their natural ability to engage with people and with the specifics of each place has offered them the opportunity to develop projects around the world. Welcome drinks are from 6pm, with the lecture beginning at 6.30pm. Tickets available at the link in bio.

Just a fortnight until we welcome Rintala Eggertsson Architects on Wednesday 15th April. Norwegian architects Rintala Eggertsson will talk about their work which includes buildings, furniture, public art and urban planning. Their generous, open approach to making architecture, their ability to design and build beautiful buildings and bridges, and their natural ability to engage with people and with the specifics of each place has offered them the opportunity to develop projects around the world. Welcome drinks are from 6pm, with the lecture beginning at 6.30pm. Tickets available at the link in bio.

OPEN CALL TO ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS Joanna Kessel, an Edinburgh based artist is looking for materials for her upcoming exhibition Field of Vision | altered state at Mary Arnold-Forster’s Alder Gallery in Dunkeld this May. This project started in 2025 and coincided with the artist visiting the If Bricks Could Talk exhibition by EAA at Mote in Leith, as part of ArchiFringe 2025. Joanna is creating a new series of small scale, experimental sculptural artworks and is looking for small items of discarded materials reclaimed from architectural projects such as stone, concrete, wood etc. The deadline is 17 April. If you’d like to contribute or find out more about the project, click on the link in bio.

Our friends at @russwooduk have kindly invited EAA members for a visit to their Newtonmore headquarters on Friday 1 May. This will be combined with a trip to the Highland Folk Museum, also in Newtonmore. Thanks to support from EAA, ECAN and Russwood, tickets for members will be £15 and will include transportation as well as teas/coffees and lunch. More information including on how to book at the link in bio.

Ahead of our Annual Member's Meeting on 19th May, we're seeking new Trustees to join the EAA Council. Any registered architect or student in the Edinburgh chapter area is eligible to apply - we would love to hear from you. Getting involved with the EAA is a great way to shape conversations about architecture in your local area, through helping to organise events, the annual Awards, and collaborations with other organisations. If you'd be interested in this, then head to the EAA website for lots more info about how to get involved or get in touch with us directly via email: [email protected] Deadline for applications is 19th April 2026.

Thanks to all who came along to our Architects' social last Friday! It was great to see lots of different members from the architectural community there. Hope to see you at the next one! Keep an eye on our socials for details of future events.

The EAA is recruiting new members for our Council! Are you an architect, student or practitioner in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Borders or Fife? Interested in getting involved in your local professional organisation? Nominations are now open to join the EAA Council, as well as to help with re-organising our Working Groups! Joining the EAA is a great way to meet other members of the architectural community and advance the causes that you care about. There's lots more info on what's involved and how to register your interest on the EAA website, or we'd love to hear from you via email!

Carrying on our EAA Invites... lecture series, we're delighted to welcome Rintala Eggertsson Architects on Wednesday 15th April. Norwegian architects Rintala Eggertsson will talk about their work which includes buildings, furniture, public art and urban planning. Their generous, open approach to making architecture, their ability to design and build beautiful buildings and bridges, and their natural ability to engage with people and with the specifics of each place has offered them the opportunity to develop projects around the world. Welcome drinks are from 6pm, with the lecture beginning at 6.30pm. Tickets available at the link in bio.