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ANOTHER YEAR BRINGS ANOTHER HUNDRED BEST PRACTICES TO THE FORE BUT WHO ARE THE RUNNERS, RIDERS AND RISERS OF 2019? WE’VE CRUNCHED THE NUMBERS TO BRING YOU THE DEFINITIVE COUNTDOWN OF WHO HAS DONE MOST TO SHAPE OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BETTER, DETAILING THE YEAR’S STANDOUT PROJECTS ALONG THE WAY. LET BATTLE COMMENCE!

Left - The Balfour Hospital in Kirkwall has modernised care ocross Orkney Right - Keppie cut a dash in Aberdeen with The Event Complex

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Keppie Design No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 44 Staff Total (Scotland): 110

Peter Moran Managing Director What will your practice be remembered for in 2019?

‘Remembered’ is perhaps the wrong word. It infers that we’ve passed – or are about to pass – into memory. What we’d like to be acknowledged for from 2019 is the diversity, scale and quality of the projects we completed during this year.

Who or what inspires you most?

Andy Murray. For his creativity, drive, determination, resilience and humility. All attributes we’d like to think Keppie demonstrate in our work and relationships with clients and colleagues.

How do you differentiate yourself from competitors?

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jmarchitects No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 41 Staff Total (Scotland): 60

Henry McKeown Design Director What will your practice be remembered for in 2019?

That depends on who’s doing the remembering!

Completing the Market Street Hotel in Edinburgh and the New Gorbals Health and Care Centre are projects that we are proud of and both have been well received by our peers.

Our housing project at St Andrew’s Drive for Southside Housing Association has created a new typological model for social housing in the city and taken social housing to a new level and our award winning housing for ‘Igloo’ in Maryhill is an excellent example of affordable housing that takes full advantage of its wonderful context.

Is there anything the profession must change or improve?

I think we all have a moral duty to reflect on the state of our world and to think how we in this profession should be reconsidering our practice and how to increase our knowledge base in relation to how we design buildings more responsibly, more meaningfully, with clients who are like-minded and building contractors who share in the necessity to build more sustainable architecture. I think this needs to be a cultural shift as opposed to a mere shake up of good practice.

In addition, I think if we could all individually improve our knowledge base as architects and conscientious citizens, we will build a better world.

Above & Below- St Andrew’s Drive extends the historic grain of Pollokshields with jmarchitects delivering a sequence of ‘urban villas’ around well defined gardens including retained mature trees.

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What can Scotland teach the world?

I had the pleasure of being a judge for this year’s Doolan Awards. We made site visits all around Scotland. It was a two day road trip, the weather was perfect, the Scottish landscape was stunning and all seven projects were of the highest design standards. We underestimate the quality of the good architecture we do in Scotland. I am not sure we can teach the world about how good architecture is done, but we could showcase our best work, more often and with much more confidence particularly in the context of the stunning landscape of this beautiful country.

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Above - New Fountainbridge by 3DReid brings a mix of accommodation and public realm to the Union Canal Right - Primark’s flagship Birmingham store proves there’s still life in the High Street

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3DReid No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 26 Staff Total (Scotland): 56 Chris Dobson Director What will your practice be remembered for in 2019?

In the face of anticipated uncertainty and potentially turbulent market conditions, we have been heartened to see our projects diversify across sectors and scale.

From significant residential developments, in the form of our work for Vastint at New Fountainbridge and a new 15Ha masterplan in Cardiff, to continued recognition in the challenging retail sector, high profile hotels such as Gleneagles at St Andrew Square, characterful Old Town office proposals, new community-focused initiatives and work exploring designs for later-life.

This, coupled with a continued drive to enhance our design profile, as recognised in a successful year of awards, is hugely encouraging and we look forward to continue pushing forward on all fronts.

Who or what inspires you most?

Speaking with my other hat on, as Co-Producer of the Architecture Fringe, the energy and activity at grassroots level within the profession has been a brilliant thing to be exposed to and to help provide a broader platform for.

There is a tangible hunger within the existing student body and amongst recent graduates to collectively improve our industry and the wider built environment. And, increasingly, a desire to remain in the country in contributing towards this.

We are fortunate to have been able to employ some of this emerging talent in our practice and I’m really excited to see where they drive things.

What can Scotland teach the world?

With geographical good fortune, in the form of plentiful natural resource to harness in the creation of renewable energy, coupled with legislation such as the Community Empowerment Act and the abolishment of Right to Buy, Scotland stands well placed to set a trajectory for a more socially equal, sustainable and low carbon future.

As Local Authority and Government initiatives coalesce around this, the reform and recalibration of our own professional association presents an opportune moment in which we can come together as an architectural community, for the benefit of all, as we emerge from more fractious times. I’m an optimist at heart. >

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CDA

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 38 Staff Total (Scotland): 75 05

Collective Architecture

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 22 Staff Total (Scotland): 51 06

Cooper Cromar

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 27 Staff Total (Scotland): 56 07

Simpson & Brown

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 20 Staff Total (Scotland): 44 08

NORR Consultants

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 30 Staff Total (Scotland): 59 09

Michael Laird Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 25 Staff Total (Scotland): 56 10

LDN

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 28 Staff Total (Scotland): 38 11

Page\Park Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 24 Staff Total (Scotland): 35 12

MAST Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 30 Staff Total (Scotland): 59 David Denholm Director What will your Practice be remembered for in 2019?

In terms of projects MAST will be remembered in 2019 for breaking ground in the regeneration of Queens Quay at Clydebank, the successful private residential development at Riverford Gardens in the southside of Glasgow for CCG Homes, a royal visit from Princess Anne to our conversion of Coatbridge Library and the completion of Scotland’s tallest and highly innovative cross laminated timber structure in Yoker. Many of these projects, amongst others, were recognised in industry awards. Internally, the Practice undertook a restructure of management and improvement of processes that we call ‘One Approach’, with the aim of increased efficiencies, enhanced client service and making MAST an exceptional place to work.

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Top - Mast converted the B-listed former Carnegie Library to 12 flats Bottom - The library is held as an exemplar of collaborative regeneration

How do you differentiate yourself from competitors?

We believe our USP is our people and their enthusiasm and commitment to making a difference. Everyone, regardless of their role in the Practice, shares a common purpose and works every day in accordance with our values; People First, Sustainability, Creativity and Quality.

Where do you hope to be in the next decade?

In 2030 we hope that we are recognised as an exceptional Practice in terms of our work and as a place to work, continue to be an industry leader assisting our clients and partners in delivering new and improved innovative homes for communities throughout Scotland and that, as part of our sustained growth, our passion for design and quality of service has been recognised and established in commercial sectors that we have not focussed on historically. Finally, as a reflection of our commitment to our colleagues, we hope to a have achieved the highest level of Investors In People.

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Reiach and Hall Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 20 Staff Total (Scotland): 29

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Stallan-Brand Architecture + Design

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 19 Staff Total (Scotland): 29 Paul Stallan Design Director

What will your practice be remembered for in 2019?

2019 has seen Stallan-Brand champion the development framework for the Tradeston area of Glasgow including leading on the architectural design. The practice is playing a central role in the complete transformation of the Clyde Place waterfront environment which includes Barclay’s new European headquarters, two iconic residential towers and significant new public space. In addition the studio is renovating two historic buildings and designing a new early years crèche building that promises to be small but architecturally memorable! The Tradeston regeneration initiative builds on Stallan-Brand’s masterplanning work for in adjacent Laurieston area.

Is there anything the profession must change or improve?

The profession must play a lead role in addressing our climate emergency. Increasingly, our children are asking questions of our natural and built environment stimulated by their progressive school curriculum and cultural interests that positively encourage good citizenship, sustainability and community. We

are experiencing a growing awareness of the planets limited resources and the need to consider new forms of urban living that are better connected, healthier and happier. Critically, the public are more aware of what is possible in the once institutionalised world of urban regeneration and architecture, the tacit acceptance of top down political dictate that our grandparents experienced is gone. Watch this space for ... a generational tsunami of positivity and activism.

How do you differentiate yourself from competitors?

By being ... fitter, happier, more productive, comfortable, not drinking too much, regular exercise at the gym, three days a week and getting on with contemporaries. Being at ease, eating well, no more microwave dinners and saturated fats. Trying to be a patient better driver, having a safer car. Sleeping well, no bad dreams, no paranoia. Caring for animals, never washing spiders down the plughole. By keeping in contact with old friends, enjoying a drink now and then. Joining a moral bank, enjoying favours for favours, committing to charitable standing orders on Sunday’s. Not killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants. Washing car on Sunday’s. No longer being afraid of the dark. Living at a better pace, slower and more calculated. Being an empowered and informed member of society, pragmatic not ideal. Not crying in public. No longer being empty and frantic.

Like a cat. Tied to a stick. Being calm, fitter, healthier and more productive. Like a pig in a cage on antibiotics. >

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 21 Staff Total (Scotland): 54 Nicholas Roberts Design Associate What will your practice be remembered for in 2019?

Our India Buildings development in Edinburgh started building work following extensive archaeological digs throughout 2018. The development was always going to be a challenge on numerous fronts – not only is it located on Cowgate in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage site that is the Old Town, but it also involved working with a complex of three individually Listed Buildings. Whilst we were prepared for this challenge in design terms, nothing could have prepared us for what came next…it was the vacant plot at the heart of the site that made national news. From our desktop site analysis, we knew that there was a development history stretching right back as far as the maps’ archives would go. Even so, it was staggering to uncover evidence of buildings and human occupation spanning almost 1000 years (the earliest recorded buildings anywhere in the city outside the Castle). Plus, the presence of a 13th Century cannonball (possibly from a siege of Edinburgh Castle) and let’s not forget the discovery of a 16th Century human skull.

The site became a literal cross-section though Scottish History and has the potential to change the current understanding of Edinburgh’s settlement, which is fascinating.

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Is there anything the profession must change or improve?

Our fundamental attitude towards our finite resources must be reconsidered. Most of us operate in a commercial setting where we specify materials which are sourced in a global context.

This was brought sharply into focus for us when we recently started design work on the new Bird Observatory building on the Fair Isle (replacing one lost to fire earlier in the year).

This remote location, with limited transport options and short, weather dependant construction windows has forced us to think creatively about what materials and systems we specify. We are focussed on meeting the clients’ aspirations whilst ensuring that what we bring to the island must be appropriate and functional, and in doing so create a durable and resilient building in this most inhospitable of climates.

Who or what inspires you most?

I am inspired by the contexts we work in, be it the remote Fair Isle, a recent site visit to the Turks & Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, Glasgow – where I live and work – or London which is a global hub for hotel design and where we meet with really interesting and creative hoteliers and investors. All of these places are constantly evolving and require us to adjust and reanalyse our relationships to our natural and built environment.

Our villages, towns and cities represent mankind’s most complex and potentially enduring achievement – we must find a way to revaluate and continuously analyse our place within them whilst appreciating the impact we are having on our planet and the ability to survive and thrive for the next 1000 years.

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 21 Staff Total (Scotland): 42 17

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 5 Ben Addy Managing Director Is there anything the profession must change or improve?

One of the most attractive aspects of the profession (and indeed an architectural education) is the exposure it brings to diverse contexts, disciplines, ideas and ways of working.

Diversity is a strength and something that has huge potential in enabling architects (or those who studied architecture) to be well positioned to operate across those different contexts and disciplines. Of course this is not an altogether new idea; the architect/developer being a well understood mode of practice (for instance); however the opportunities for an even more ambitiously multivalent practice are there and I believe bring significant potential for intellectual and commercial advantage.

How do you differentiate yourself from competitors?

There is often a tendency to demand specialism in practice – whether in cultural work, infrastructure, commercial development and so on – when the specialism we all have is in design. The synthesis of function, aesthetics, material and assembly is something that we all pursue and so it is not easy to differentiate in a profound way (as opposed to stylistically, or in respect of certain tools or techniques – aspects where every practice, and every architect, is unique). Instead we strive to make the point that it is skill in this synthesising

process that is important, rather than, necessarily, past experience in a given type.

Where do you hope to be in the next decade?

Personally, I would say Scotland - liberally interspersed with London - and with the practice operating multi-nationally across a broad range of milieux.

Below - The Cairngorms National Park HQ defers to retained historic structures Above - A precision Cross Laminated Timber structure is readable throughout after Moxon ensured timber was left exposed internally

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Left - Quarry Road by Anderson Bell + Christie offers office space in the heart of Irvine for business start-ups Right - Flexible open plan office space is provided

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 25 Staff Total (Scotland): 38 Jonathan McQuillan Director What will your practice be remembered for in 2019?

This year we have become an Employee Owned Business.

By widening ownership of our business to our employees we have secured the future of Anderson Bell Christie. We have collectively shaped our vision, to ensure that the business delivers for the employee owners and the communities which we serve.

We are currently completing our 25th early years centre and are continuing with our commitment to community led projects with our recently completed Ochiltree Community Hub. Doune Health Centre – based around dementia-friendly design principles – has received a commendation for design excellence from Health Facilities Scotland and our affordable housing at Laurieston has received an Award from CIH Scotland.

Who or what inspires you most?

We are inspired by the people who use the buildings we design. We use a wide range of co-design techniques in order to understand and then realise their ambitions. Our successful dialogue with building users has helped us to develop innovative design processes. These are derived from arts-led initiatives, collaborative design workshops and charrettes with clients, contractors and building users.

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How do you differentiate yourself from competitors?

Our focus on research and development has allowed us to create innovative housing solutions in response to the Scottish Government’s Housing to 2040 initiatives – from neighbourhoods designed to facilitate intergenerational living which are accessible and dementia friendly, through net carbon energy efficient energy systems for affordable homes, to incorporating technologically enabled care solutions to allow older people to stay in their own homes for longer.

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Hypostyle Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 20 Staff Total (Scotland): 37 Ryan Young Associate Is there anything the profession must change or improve?

The profession must address the way architectural services and The Architectural Profession are undervalued. There are three aspects to this 1. Good architectural design and how it shapes society is generally ignored by clients. 2. The skills and

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Above - Hypostyle’s Clydeside Distillery brings Scotch Whisky production to the heart of Glasgow Below - The visitor experience was an integral part of the finished design which includes exhibition, education and promotional spaces

responsibility of individual Architects is attributed little value by those who commission buildings despite the inordinate liability faced. 3. Fee levels are being driven down and despite the increase in the scope of services being provided and increase in liability.

Architects must take back the high moral ground in the construction industry.

Who or what inspires you most?

This year inspiration has come from: Goldsmith Street, whereby a housing project wins the RIBA Stirling Prize. Inspiration also comes from reflecting on the work to two great Architects who passed away: Ted Cullinan, & Robert Venturi.

Where do you hope to be in the next decade?

Hypostyle hope to continue providing a professional service to our clients and designing quality buildings which fully respect the environment. We also hope to have established a varied portfolio of work with successfully completed commissions and new areas of expertise.

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 10 Staff Total (Scotland): 31 22

Threesixty Architecture

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 18 Staff Total (Scotland): 39

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Lee Boyd

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 6 Staff Total (Scotland): 11 24

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 9 Staff Total (Scotland): 15 25

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 15 Staff Total (Scotland): 22

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 9 Staff Total (Scotland): 32 27

EMA Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 9 Staff Total (Scotland): 21 28

Ryder Architecture

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 7 Staff Total (Scotland): 13 29

Sheppard Robson

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 16 Staff Total (Scotland): 24 30

Bracewell Stirling Consulting

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 8 Staff Total (Scotland): 28 31

Dualchas Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 10 Staff Total (Scotland): 14 32

Mosaic Architecture and Design

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 10 Staff Total (Scotland): 20 33

Smith Scott Mullan Associates

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 16 Staff Total (Scotland): 26 34

Austin-Smith:Lord

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 9 Staff Total (Scotland): 19 35

Scott Brownrigg

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 7 Staff Total (Scotland): 13 36

AHR Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 7 Staff Total (Scotland): 12 37

Bennetts Associates

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 9 Staff Total (Scotland): 12 38

Nicoll Russell Studios

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 14 Staff Total (Scotland): 29

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Trail Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 8 40

McGinlay Bell

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 7 41

LBA

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 6 Staff Total (Scotland): 16 42

Aitken Turnbull Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 5 Staff Total (Scotland): 26 Alasdair Rankin Managing Director

Is there anything the profession must change or improve?

We must re-engage with the public and wider commissioning bodies, to help shed the perception that architects are merely an expensive add-on to a project. As a profession, we provide genuine value to projects and we have to find ways of demonstrating this to potential clients.

Who or what inspires you most?

The ability of chefs like Massimo Bottura to build and run teams who can combine creativity with consistency and delivery under pressure.

Sailor Sir Ben Ainslie in his pursuit of perfection, and ability to operate on the very edge of what most of us consider possible.

Norman Foster for his continued relevance evolving the practice over the last 50 years , longevity and apparently endless energy.

How do you differentiate yourself from competitors?

There’s no secret recipe - we believe in simply listening and understanding our clients; detailed review of sites and requirements; focussing on delivering excellence at every stage and a wider interest in the environments we create and inhabit makes us visible in a crowded market.

We are designers to our core, but we understand that successful projects are about more than creativity. We balance our design expertise with a strong heritage and a thirst to innovate. We look back on over 130 years of our own projects and learn from them, while looking forward to an exciting future.

We always aim to exceed expectations and push boundaries, but never lose our sense of pragmatism and honesty. We raise the bar when it matters most, helping us maintain long-term relationships, built on trust, passion, creativity, diligence.

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Above - The Macmillan Health & Wellbeing Campus at Altnagelvin Hospital by Aitken Turnbull is the first integrated health & wellbeing campus in Northern Ireland Below - Internally the campus provides a host of open, light and welcoming spaces

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ARPL Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 8 44

Rural Design

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 9 Staff Total (Scotland): 17 45

Helen Lucas Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 10 Staff Total (Scotland): 14 46

Arka Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 7 47

Denizen Works

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 1 48

Somner Macdonald Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 5

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 7 Staff Total (Scotland): 9 50

Morgan McDonnell Architecture

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 9 Staff Total (Scotland): 14 51

IDP Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 5 Staff Total (Scotland): 11 52

reynolds architecture

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 5 53

Arc Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 4

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Murray Henderson Director What will your practice be remembered for in 2019?

2019 has been a milestone year for HAUS. We are finally seeing our vision and the results of all the hard work we have put in coming to life, with three major projects reaching completion. When we set up the practice we were determined not to be be pigeon-holed in terms of the type or scale of our work, nor did we want to be known for a specific approach. The transformation of our ideas into reality across these projects demonstrates the diversity and talent of our studio team across a variety of scales, sectors and locations: TrägerHAUS, a single private dwelling in Glasgow; Angel Gardens, a mixed-use PRS tower in Manchester; and Canley UniVillage, a student housing village in Coventry.

How do you differentiate yourself from competitors?

A key aspect of the practice is that we don’t want to be seen as niche. We approach all projects with the same attitude, centred on the importance of ‘experience’, both through using the experience of our clients to provide solutions that meet their needs, and by firmly focusing on the perceptions and experiences of building users. Critical to this is our shared studio culture and the centrality of taking an innovative approach to design, including creating the space and environment where people feel free to explore their passions through innovative problem solving.

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Left - Angel Gardens sees Haus and Moda Living take Manchester to new heights with this striking tower, which also harbours a ‘hidden garden’ Right - Glasgow’s Govanhill district is the subject for 49 affordable homes by George Buchanan Architects and Southside Housing Association, bringing sustainable living to a disused garage

Where do you hope to be in the next decade?

As a progressive and ambitious practice, we are currently developing a medium-term strategy to internationalise – initially by launching a HAUS New York studio, which has always been our ambition. In a short period of time, the practice has expanded from two Founding Directors to a diverse team of fourteen people, with a wide ranging portfolio of projects, that belies the commercial pressures we have had to endure, as ‘new kids on the block’ compared with larger, longer established practices. With both Directors of the practice having previously worked internationally, there is appetite to extend the reach of our studio.

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Fletcher Joseph Associates

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 9 Staff Total (Scotland): 19

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 10 Staff Total (Scotland): 17 57

ECD Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 7 Staff Total (Scotland): 12 58

LMA Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 16 59

DTA Chartered Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 8 60

Ingram Architecture & Design

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 6 61

Capital A Architecture

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 1

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George Buchanan Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 5 George Buchanan Director

Is there anything the profession must change or improve?

We must champion the role of the architect at the heart of the design and procurement process. Too often we have slipped into a sub-contractor role with very little clout. The profession needs to be positive and promote the value we bring.

How do you differentiate yourself from competitors?

Our strong office culture sets us apart. Defined by our shared values, it is the DNA of the practice and drives our decision making, actions and recruitment. This has resulted in a positive, collaborative and fun working environment. Our Core Values are: Friendly: We love what we do and work together with our clients to achieve the best result for every project Professional: We act fairly, honestly and with integrity Creative: We seek creative solutions to every challenge >

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Bell Ingram Design

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 5 Staff Total (Scotland): 9 69

Fergus Purdie Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 2 Staff Total (Scotland): 5 70

McKenzie Strickland Associates

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 11 71

Jon Frullani Architect

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 12 72

Jewitt & Wilkie Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 8 Staff Total (Scotland): 12 Low parking provision and generous cycle storage discourage car use

Where do you hope to be in the next decade?

In the next decade, we shall seek to grow, whilst maintaining our strong office culture. We’ll continue our drive to improve all aspects of the business.

We have established a strong reputation in the residential sector and will seek to build on this, progressing to larger projects and onto other sectors.

Above all, our hope is to continue to love what we do!

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Allan Corfield Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 5 Staff Total (Scotland): 12 64

Andrew Black Design

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 6 65

James F Stephen Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 7 Staff Total (Scotland): 17 66

WT Architecture

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 6 Staff Total (Scotland): 9 67

Denholm Partnership

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 12

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 5 74

Gray Macpherson Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 2 Staff Total (Scotland): 3 75

Camerons

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 7 Staff Total (Scotland): 12 76

ann nisbet studio

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 4 77

Stuart Davidson Architecture

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 3 78

JAMstudio

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 3 79

John Kinsley Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 1 80

Organic Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 6

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 5 82

block 9 Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 6 Staff Total (Scotland): 8 83

ZMARCHITECTURE

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 11 84

Thomson Hunter Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 11 85

Brunton Design Studio

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 8 86

:thatstudio

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 3 87

Axis Mason

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 9 88

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 2 Staff Total (Scotland): 5

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 6

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No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 2 Staff Total (Scotland): 2 98

Ewan Cameron Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 2 99

McGregor Bowes

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 1 100

Craig Amy Architect

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 1

DO-Architecture

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 4 Staff Total (Scotland): 6 89

Graeme Nicholls Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 1 Staff Total (Scotland): 1 90

Kerry Smith Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 7 91

Loader & Monteith Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 5 92

O’DonnellBrown

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 5 93

HYVE Architects

No. of qualified architects (in Scotland): 3 Staff Total (Scotland): 5

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Aitken Turnbull Architects 3DReid 45 West Nile Street, Glasgow G1 2PT Tel: 0345 271 6350 Email:glasgow@3DReid.com 36 North Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3BN Tel: 0345 271 6300 Email: edinburgh@3DReid.com Web: www.3DReid.com Twitter: @3_D_Reid Year of Incorporation: 2005 Number of staff (in Scotland): 56 Practice statement: 3DReid is a creative architecture and interior design studio specialising in the design and delivery of complex new build and refurbishment projects. Our cross sector experience includes Airports, Culture & Community, Education, Hotels, Industrial, Leisure, Offices, Residential, Retail and Urban Regeneration. Our team of over 130 people is located across five UK studios, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London. By sharing our knowledge across disciplines we provide a robust and versatile service bringing national and international expertise on a local scale, enabling us to deliver innovative design solutions in any sector we work in. We are great collaborators, internally within our studios and externally with clients, consultants, contractors and developers. We enjoy working with ambitious partners and engaging with stakeholders and the wider community.

Recent projects and awards: AHEAD Awards Global 2019 • Ochil House at Gleneagles, Event Space Winner Revo Gold Awards 2019 • Primark Birmingham, Re:purpose Winner • Primark Birmingham, ‘Best of the Best’ Re:turn Winner • intu Lakeside Leisure, Re:lax Winner Scottish Design Awards 2019 • Avonbridge URC, Chairman’s Award for Architecture Winner • Avonbridge URC, Low cost project schemes under £200k Winner • Thistle Garden Rooms, Future Building Project Winner • Hotel Indigo Manchester, Interior Design Highly Commended Scottish Property Awards 2019 • The Combworks Aberdeen, Student Accommodation Development of the Year Finalist List of services Architectural Design, Interior Design, Masterplanning and Urban Regeneration

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5 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh 9 Bridge Place, Galashiels 32 George Street, Dumfries Tel: 0131 297 2350 Email: admin@aitken-turnbull.co.uk Web: www.aitken-turnbull.co.uk Twitter: @AitkenTurnbull Year of Incorporation: 1961 Number of staff: 26 Aitken Turnbull is an award-winning multi-sector practice. We successfully deliver projects in health, commercial, leisure, education, residential and civic, across the UK. We focus on creating buildings and environments which enhance lives and communities and our success comes from truly understanding our clients and their chosen sites – their priorities are our priorities.

Recent Projects: UK Government Hub, New Waverley, Edinburgh Murray House Dementia Care Home, Kelso Macmillan Health & Wellbeing Campus, Altnagelvin Hospital

anderson bell + christie Anderson Bell Christie 382 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G4 9HT Tel: 0141 339 1515 Email: gen@andersonbellchristie.com Web: www.andersonbellchristie.com Twitter: @andersonbellchr Year of Incorporation: 1991 Number of staff: 39 Anderson Bell Christie has consistently delivered creative design solutions throughout Scotland and the north of England for over 25 years. We offer a full architectural service on a diverse range of projects, and our professional, enthusiastic approach has led to satisfied clients and award-winning buildings.

Recent Projects & Awards: Residential: • Major new affordable housing developments for City of Edinburgh Council at Sighthill and Greendykes, Edinburgh.

• Affordable housing for RSLs at Fielden Street, Holmlea and Wallacewell Quadrant, Glasgow.

• A new Lifetime Neighbourhood incorporating housing for mid-market rent for the Gannochy Trust.

• Award winning student accommodation at Havannah House.

Healthcare: • A major new health centre at Queens Quay Clydebank Health Centre.

• Award-winning Doune Health Centre.

Community: • Ochiltree Community Hub and Quarry Road Business Incubator – in Ayrshire.

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Education: • Early Years Nurseries for City of Edinburgh Council and East Ayrshire Council.

Awards: • Havannah House - Student Accommodation Development of the Year, Scottish Property Awards 2019.

• Doune Healthcentre - Highly commended in the design excellence award at the Scottish Health & Social Care Facilities Conference 2019.

• Crookston, Glasgow - Extension to B-Listed Property • Glenacre Street, Castlemilk - Affordable Residential Development • Allison Street, Govanhill - Affordable Residential Development • Orr Street, Calton - Affordable Residential Development • Clifford Street, Ibrox - Affordable Residential Development

Hypostyle Architects 49 St Vincent Crescent, Glasgow, G3 8NG Tel: 0141 204 4441 Email: glasgow@hypostyle.co.uk Web: www.hypostyle.co.uk Year of Incorporation: 1985 Number of staff: 37

elder & cannon architects Email: mail@elder-cannon.co.uk Web: www.elder-cannon.co.uk Tel: 0141 204 1833 Number of architects: 9 (Scotland) Number of staff: 15 (Scotland) Practice Statement: Elder and Cannon are a leading architectural practice with a portfolio of high profile projects and a reputation for innovation and high quality work within a wide range of building types.

We specialise in a number of sectors including Conservation, Housing, Education, Commercial and Masterplanning, winning national awards in each category.

Services Provided: Full Architectural Services including Conservation Accreditation.

George Buchanan Architects Maryhill Burgh Halls 10-24 Gairbraid Avenue Glasgow G20 8YE Tel: 0141 946 2433 Email: studio@georgebuchananarchitects.com Web: www.georgebuchananarchitects.com Twitter: @GBArchitectsLtd Year of Incorporation: 2014 Number of Architects: 4 Number of total staff: 5 George Buchanan Architects is a dynamic, design-driven architectural practice, based in Glasgow. We have extensive experience in various sectors, including Residential, Affordable Housing, Commercial, Education and Domestic. Passionate about design, we love producing practical solutions, exceeding expectations and maximising value.

A thorough, professional service, delivered by a creative, friendly team.

Recent Projects: • Westbourne Gardens, Glasgow – Extension to A-Listed Property • Hamilton Drive, Glasgow – Extension to C-Listed Property • Kelvindale, Glasgow – Residential Development • Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow – Residential Development

HAUS Collective 30 Bell Street, Glasgow Tel: 0141 552 8558 Email: studio@haus-collective.com Web: www.haus-collective.com Twitter: @HAUS_Collective Year of Incorporation: 2013 Number of staff: 14 HAUS was established through the pursuit of ‘idea’, a desire to design and create, to learn and educate, influence and enjoy, a studio of innovation. Our approach provides clients with direct access to leadership, with hands-on management supported by an experienced team and project management structure. Our goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what we have, nor hire people who just need a job; but to invest in people who believe what we believe. Through the pursuit of idea and innovation, we believe that our architecture can contribute on many levels, by addressing social, environmental, cultural and economic issues while enhancing human experience.

Recent Projects & Awards: • Canley UniVillage, Coventry • TrägerHAUS, Glasgow The Sunday Times British Home Awards 2019 Shortlisted RIAS Award for Scotland 2019 Shortlisted RIAS 2020 Visions: Home: Housing Scotland 2000-2020 • Angel Gardens, Manchester Scottish Design Awards 2019 Future Building Shortlisted

The right design in the right context. That’s what we’re about at Hypostyle. No set style. No forced ideology.

No preconceived ideas. Just solutions to client needs.

Multi-disciplinary, contemporary and progressive, we can call on more than 30 years of experience across many different sectors.

Recent Projects & Awards: Lord Provost Henry E Rae Community Centre • ASA (Aberdeen Society of Architects) Design Awards 2018 • Commendation in the Public Realm & Landscaping category Toryglen Phase 1 GHA • Herald Property Awards Affordable Housing Development of the Year 2016 St Julie’s Croftfoot, Glasgow Housing Association • Scottish Home Awards Sustainable Development of the year 2015 • Herald Property Awards Affordable Housing Development 2015 Fore Street, Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association • RIAS AWARD 2012 • SALTIRE AWARD 2012 - Small Affordable Housing Development of the Year • Scottish Design Awards 2012 - Affordable Housing • Scottish Design Awards 2012 - Regeneration Commendation • Scottish Home Awards 2012 - Architectural Excellence Award • Scottish Home Awards 2012 - Small Affordable Housing Development of the Year • Shortlisted for the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2012 Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative (SSCI) Exemplar projects • Maryhill Locks • Wauchope Square North Fort Street Edinburgh for Places for People • Saltire Society Shortlisted 2008 Miller Street, Hamilton for Clyde Valley Housing Association • Saltire Society Commendation 2007 • GIA Design Commendation 2007 • GIA Design Commendation for Sustainability 2007 • RICS highly commended Regeneration Awards 2007 Older awards: • RTPI Award 2005 for housing at Crown Street and Queen Elizabeth Square, Gorbals

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ICA Merchant Exchange, 20 Bell Street, Glasgow G1 1LG Tel: +44 (0) 141 552 2194 Email: info@weareica.com Web: weareica.com Twitter: @weareica Year of Incorporation: 2003 Number of staff: 55 Qualified architects in Scotland: 21 We are ICA: a studio of Architects & Interior Designers based in Glasgow. Founded in 2003 we have established an international reputation in the hotel sector. Today we bring the same combination of design excellence, technical expertise and business acumen that built our reputation in hotels to other sectors. ICA’s approach creates buildings that are efficient, commercially aware and responsive to context and end user experience.

jmarchitects

Keppie Design Ltd

Edinburgh: 64 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4NA Email: Edinburgh@jmarchitects.net Tel 0131 464 6100

160 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 4RL

Glasgow: 50 Bell Street, Glasgow, G1 1LQ Email: Glasgow@jmarchitects.net Tel: 0141 333 3920 Web: www.jmarchitects.net Twitter: @_jmarchitects Instagram: @jmarchitects Year of Incorporation: 1962 Number of staff:110 (57 between Edinburgh and Glasgow Studios) jmarchitects is an award winning design practice, portraying a broad range of expertise in a variety of sectors with a network of studios in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and London. We champion design excellence and innovation, always striving to deliver creative, functional, sustainable and considered design solutions which satisfy, delight and inspire. Our talented staff are our strength, collaborating and evolving design approaches that respect the context and create economic and social value for our clients and the wider community.

Recent Projects and Awards: • Health Facilities Scotland - Design Excellence Award • Building Better Healthcare Awards - Award for Best Healthcare Development (UK) – Highly Commended • GIA Awards – Maryhill Locks – Winner • Education Building Awards, Architectural Practice of the Year – Winner • Dundee Civic Trust Awards – Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites - Commendation • Specifi Awards 2019, Edinburgh Project of the Year, Wallyford Primary School – Winner • AJ Architecture Awards 2019, Health & Wellbeing, New Gorbals Health & Care Centre – Winner • Brick Awards 2019, Urban Regeneration, New Gorbals Health & Care Centre – Commendation • National Housing Awards 2019 – Winner • Scottish Design Awards 2019, Education Building - Winner • Scottish Design Awards 2019, Future Building Winner • Scottish Design Awards 2019, Re-use of a Listed Building - Highly Commended • Scottish Design Awards 2019,Health Building Highly Commended • Scottish Design Awards 2019, Residential Project Highly Commended • EAA 2019, Ambassador Award – Winner • RIAS Awards 2019, Orchard Brae ASN – Shortlisted • BD Architect of the Year Awards 2019, Education Architect of the Year (Nursery – 6th Form)Winner • Civic Trust Awards 2019, Maggie’s St. Bart’s, London - Commendation

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Tel: 0141 204 0066 Email: glasgow@keppiedesign.co.uk Web: www.keppiedesign.co.uk Twitter: @Keppie_Design Year of Incorporation: 1995, established in 1854 Number of staff: 92 We’re fuelled by the excitement and curiosity of a recent start up yet were founded in 1854. It’s this combination of energy and experience to which we owe our success and resilience as architects. Our autonomy gives us the freedom to constantly adapt, break new ground and embrace transformational projects. Our global agility allows us to lead and collaborate on a fantastically diverse and inspiring portfolio near and far. We pride ourselves on being refreshingly easy people to work with. We’re in this together to design, plan and deliver remarkable, lifechanging buildings.

Recent Projects & Awards Civic Trust Awards • 16 Church Street - Historic Scotland Award for Conservation & Climate Change (Commendation) 2019 • Ballymena Health & Care Centre – Commendation 2017 British Council for Offices (BCO) Regional Awards • 16 Church Street – Corporate Workplace Award 2019 • 16 Church Street – Innovation Award 2019 • The Capitol – Best Commercial Workplace 2017 Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) Awards • 16 Church Street – Office/Commercial/Industrial/ Retail Category (Commendation) 2018 Scottish Property Awards • 16 Church Street – Regeneration Project of the Year 2019 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Northern Ireland Awards • Ballymena Health & Care Centre – Winner 2017 Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards • 16 Church Street – Regeneration Project of the Year 2019 • The Capitol – Commercial Development of the Year 2017 Homes for Scotland Awards • Mansionhouse Road – Private Development of the Year (Commendation) 2019 Building Construction Authority Awards • Kampung Admiralty –BIM Award Gold Certificate 2017 • Kampung Admiralty – Green Mark Platinum Award 2017 • Assisi Hospice – Green Mark Platinum Award 2017 Council on Tall Buildings & Urban Habitats (CTBUH) Awards • Kampung Admiralty – Best Tall Mixed Use Building Award 2019 • Kampung Admiralty – Urban Habitat Award for Single-Site Scale 2019

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MAST Architects 51 St Vincent Crescent, Glasgow, G3 8NQ Tel: 0141 2216834 Email: mast@mastarchitects.co.uk Web: mastarchitects.co.uk Twitter: @mastarchitects Year of Incorporation: 2013 Number of staff: 59 With a talented team of 59 people, MAST is involved in projects throughout Scotland having developed expertise in new build private and public sector housing, community facilities, refurbishment, conversion, building conservation, EWI projects, offices, retail, sport, industrial, healthcare, feasibility studies, master-planning and access auditing. Our approach is firmly based on a passion for architectural design driven by the belief that it can have a profound and positive influence on people’s lives and community. We pride ourselves on our creative, innovative and pragmatic approach to design while listening carefully to our clients’ needs and always aiming to make a difference.

Recent Projects & Awards: Sweeney St / Sweeney Court, Ardrossan Cunninghame Housing Association Commendation - Affordable Housing Development of the Year Herald Property Awards Barbieston Road, Dalrymple East Ayrshire Council / CCG (Scotland) Ltd Winner - Best Housing Project Scottish Procurement Alliance Awards Ellerslie Road Phase 3, Glasgow Sanctuary Group / CCG (Scotland) Ltd Winner - Affordable Housing Development of the Year Structural Timber Awards (UK) Coatbridge Library Clyde Valley Housing Association Commendation - Affordable Housing Development of the Year Homes for Scotland Awards Coatbridge Library Clyde Valley Housing Association Winner - Best Renovation Project Scottish Home Awards Weirston Road, Kilwinning Cunninghame Housing Association Winner - Large Affordable Housing Development of the Year (Social Rent) Scottish Home Awards Riverford Gardens CCG (Scotland) Ltd Winner - Best Family Small Home Herald Property Awards

Moxon Architects Ltd

Stallan-Brand Architecture + Design

Ardoch, Crathie, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5UN

80 Nicholson Street, Glasgow, G5 9ER

Tel: 01339 742047 Email: e.freeman@moxonarchitects.com Web: www.moxonarchitects.com Twitter: moxonarchitects Year of Incorporation: 2004 Number of staff: 16

Tel: 0141 258 5015 Email: info@stallanbrand.com Web: www.stallanbrand.com Twitter: @StallanBrand Year of Incorporation: 2012 Number of staff: 29

Our work combines design excellence, technical talent and a commitment to faultless delivery.

Founded in 2004, Moxon has since attracted major clients in a variety of sectors, from national rail providers to leading cultural institutions. Among them: Transport Scotland, Hauser & Wirth and the City of Westminster. The common threads are bold vision and versatility. We approach each project with fresh eyes, first understanding the needs and ambitions our client, and then striving to elevate them. The result is distinctly individual work, clear in its purpose and appropriate to its context. We pride ourselves on a diverse team that allows us to provide multi-disciplinary solutions for clients in any category – commercial, residential, product design, or public sector. Throughout, we stay committed to sustainability and beauty. Today, the practice is split across its two offices in West London and Highland Aberdeenshire.

Stallan-Brand Architecture + Design is an architectural practice based in Glasgow and owned

by Paul Stallan and Alistair Brand, architects who have worked together for over 20 years. Since our inception in 2012, our studio has rapidly developed, delivering a diverse range of architectural and design projects. We champion transformational design; an architectural approach that embraces dialogue and creative exchange. We have a strong belief in the need for flexible and innovative design, supportive of ever changing social and urban needs.

Recent Awards: • Scottish Design Awards Architectural Practice of the Year 2019 • Architects Journal Award Winner 2019 • BD Infrastructure Architect of the Year 2019 • RIAS / Forestry Commission Award 2019 • Aberdeen Society of Architects Design Award 2019 • AJ Small Projects Awards 2019 • Aberdeen Society of Architects Design Award 2018 • Scottish Design Awards - Chairman’s Award 2017 • RIAS / Forestry Commission Award 2017 • AJ Small Projects Awards 2017 • The Ian Shepherd Award 2016 • Aberdeenshire Design Awards (Distinction) 2016 • Cairngorms Design Awards 2016 • WAN Future Projects Awards 2016 • Structural Steel Design Awards 2015 • Structural Steel Design Awards 2013 Recent Projects • High Speed 2 • Cairngorms National Park HQ • Fife Arms Hotel • Somers Town Bridge

Recent Awards: RIAS Best Education Building in Scotland – Broomlands Primary School Recent Projects: • Candleriggs Square • Buchanan Wharf • Ness Castle Primary School • McLellan Works • Jedburgh Intergenerational Community Campus