The Scotsman

Scotland's architects are missing out on prestigious and lucrative work in their home territory because of a lack of recognition, it was claimed last night. Richard Murphy, who is appearing at the Venice Biennale international architecture festival, lists a string of major public projects that have gone to architects outside Scotland. The architect has been picked to join eight colleagues in the festival's British pavilion - and his is the only firm from outside London. "We are working for the British government but not for the Scottish government," he said. "We are doing the British embassy in Sri Lanka, but we have never been invited down to Leith."