Architecture and Design Scotland review: background report

Footnotes

1 Design Academy - Design Council

2 France - The Corps des architectes des Bâtiments de France - Role and missions of architects of French Buildings

Denmark – Danish Design Center - DDC – Danish Design Center

Norway – DOGA - What is DOGA? | DOGA

Sweden – ArkDes - About the Authority - ArkDes

Northern Ireland – MAG - Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment

Wales – Design Commission for Wales – Home - Design Commission for Wales (dcfw.org)

Finland - National Council for Architecture and Design - National arts councils (taike.fi)

3 Netherlands – Rijksbouwmeester - Chief Government Architect | Board of Government Advisors (collegevanrijksadviseurs.nl) working alongside the Board of Government Advisors

Ireland – State/Principle Architect – Conor Sreenan (www.gov.ie)

Belgium – Flemish Government Architect - Vlaams bouwmeester | Vlaams Bouwmeester

4 Design Council, Design Academy: Design Academy - Design Council

V&A Dundee, Design Thinking Accelerator, V&A Dundee · Scotland's design museum (vam.ac.uk)

5 Unless otherwise stated, figures are from internal analysis by Scottish Government’s Office of the Chief Economic Adviser using the SG growth sector database Growth sector statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

6 RIBA, RIBA Future Trends survey 2025 Figures are drawn from across the UK and specific data for Scotland is not contained in the report.

7 Scotland + Venice Review (Culture Radar: April 2025)

8 For example, ‘Measuring the value of culture: a report to the Department for Culture Media and Sport’ by Dr. Dave O’Brien, AHRC/ESRC Placement Fellow, published in December 2010 sets out various potential ways of measurement including ‘contingent value’ where users and non-users place a value on an asset. Most methods proposed are complex and expensive and are not universally accepted

9 In 2021 DCMS published a new framework as part of its efforts to n to develop a formal approach to value the benefits of culture and heritage assets to society GOV.UK_-_Framework_Accessible_v2.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)

10 Economic Value of the Screen Sector in Scotland (Saffery Champness/Nordicity, August 2023)

11 Design for Scotland summary report (October 2024)

12 (Hesmondhalgh and Pratt, 2005; Mulgan and Worpole, 1986) in ‘Public policy for the creative industries’, Bakhshi, Hasan, Cunningham, Stuart & Mateos-Garcia, Juan 2015) in OUP The Oxford Handbook for the Creative Industries.

13 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). (2022) Creative Economy Outlook 2022: The International year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development: Pathway to resilient creative industries Creative Economy Outlook 2022 (unctad.org)

14 DCMS press release 2023 Ambitious plans to grow the economy and boost creative industries - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

15 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Creative Economy Outlook 2022, published October 2022)

16 Bakhshi, H., & McVittie, E. (2009). Creative supply-chain linkages and innovation: Do the creative industries stimulate business innovation in the wider economy? Innovation, 11(2), 169–189. https://doi.org/10.5172/impp.11.2.169

17 UK Trade in a Global Creative Economy

18 Unless otherwise stated, figures are from internal analysis by Scottish Government’s Office of the Chief Economic Adviser using the SG Industry statistics database: Industry statistics - gov.scot

19 NHS chief reveals two-year pause on new Scottish hospital projects | Construction News

20 RIBA, RIBA Future Trends survey 2025 Figures are drawn from across the UK and specific data for Scotland is not contained in the report.

21 The other 25% is in fashion and textiles sub-sector

22 Briefing Paper 02 (2023 unpublished)

23 OCEA analysis for project