Benjamin Tindall Architects celebrated Christmas 2014 with a guided tour of the three churches of Ceres, Kemback and Springfield in Fife, an exciting feasibility project for 2015, and the recently completed fabric repairs at Cupar St John’s Parish Church.  This was followed by a delicious meal at Cafe Montmartre with the project teams for Cupar St John’s and the three churches. We wish you all a …

The new toilet extension at St Nicholas Kirk in Strathbrock was made wind and water tight yesterday.  The lovely leaded window was fitted by Emma Butler-Cole Aiken and its installation means that this project is on track to finish by Christmas.  John Dennis are managing the project in their usual quiet and professional manner.

Ben was asked to give a lecture to the Lorimer Society on Wednesday, 12th November as part of a two day seminar entitled ‘A Dreamer of Dreams’ at the Playfair Library.  He was able to show that not only do we involve artists and craftspeople, but on occasion actually do the work too, just as Lorimer had done when he …

We had a great time once again at Mike Stoane Lighting‘s annual Bonfire Night party at their base in Loanhead on Friday 7th, with wonderful fireworks and a warming bonfire, delicious food and drink, new MSL lights to play with, and the Scottish leg of the inspiring #makesomelights challenge. There was success for the office, too, as the sparkling lemon drizzle cake baked …

Many thanks to everyone who came to visit us for Edinburgh’s Doors Open Day in September. We were very pleased to welcome so many visitors into our offices on Victoria Terrace, and have had many requests to open again next year. We were particularly delighted that the exhibition on ancient Palmyra in Syria raised £100 for Hand in Hand for Syria, a very worth-while …

BTA are opening our office to the public as part of the annual Doors Open Day event on Saturday 27th September between 11am – 4pm. Built on part of the City Wall, our building on Victoria Terrace has seen re-use over four centuries as a tannery, an Institute for the Relief of Incurables, sweet manufacturing, a bomb shelter and a copper etching works. Come …

Benjamin Tindall has been interviewed by our tenants and neighbours, Walker Slater, as part of their Tweed Profile series. He joins a couple of our clients, including Richard Irving, head gardener at Jupiter Artland, and Alice Boyle of Kelburn Castle.

NEWS FROM NOWHERE…. is the title of William Morris’s famous Utopia of a future where beauty ruled and money and politics were abolished.  It was also a romance of going up the River Thames to Kelmscott Manor.  A recent visit showed that the village, the old house and its contents are all in superb condition, very well run by about …

Fire detection can be fun. Part of the fun being an architect is that you get frequently challenged with sourcing beautiful or invisible fire and smoke detection as well as mechanical extract fans.  My last research ended on the following page; unfortunately so far only available on the continent and in the US. www.remodelista.com/posts/5-essentials-smoke-alarm-roundup