- Project showcase
- ECA Student Prizes
- Scotland's National Showground
- Aberdeen Science and Energy Park
- The Fife Earth Project
- Merry Street, Motherwell
- Muir Dean Restoration
- Kelvingrove Skatepark
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Project showcase
These are projects carried out by Landscape Architects in Scotland. Follow the links below to see full details of each project.
ECA student prizes awarded
Ruth Olden was awarded both the Frank Clark Prize (Scottish Chapter Prize) and the H. F. Clark Prize (to the student presenting a meritorious piece of writing on any aspect of the History and Theory of landscape design with the presumption of assisting its publication in a professional journal). Ruth graduated in June 2010 from the Masters of Landscape Architecture degree at Edinburgh College of Art, and now works in Switzerland for Vogt Landscape Architects.
Scotland's National Showground, Ingliston
The Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) was 225 years old in 2009 and established a permanent showground and headquarters at Ingliston, over 50 years ago. To continue this history of success and national presence, OPEN (Optimised Environments Ltd) was brought on board to lead the design of a 20 year masterplan.
Scotland's National Showground
Aberdeen Science and Energy Park
Aberdeen Offshore Technology Park was developed by Scottish Enterprise in 1989 in conjunction with Aberdeen City Council to become a centre for the development of new technologies used in the oil and gas industries. In 2005 it was recognised that that the image of the Park was not sufficient to classify it as a world class business location.
Aberdeen Science and Energy Park
The Fife Earth Project
From coal mine to land art: Scott Wilson helps Charles Jencks and Scottish Coal plans to transform an opencast coal mine to land art. The design includes a loch in the shape of Scotland, surrounded by four geometric-shaped mounds, representing continents where Scots have settled and six miles of footpaths.
Merry Street, Motherwell
TGP Landscape Architects have over the past eighteen months been working on the design and contract administration of urban realm improvements in Motherwell Town Centre. These works were complete in April 2010 and have been implemented to a very high standard.
Muir Dean Restoration
The site is located east of Dunfermline, in the lowland hills and valleys of Fife. Entec was responsible for the preparation of the planning application and the accompanying EIA for the Muir Dean Surface Mine development. Although this received an officer recommendation for approval, the application was refused by Fife Council, and was only subsequently granted planning permission for ATH Resources following a Public Inquiry. Entec witnesses gave evidence in respect of a range of subjects, including landscape and visual assessment.
Kelvingrove Skatepark
The skatepark forms part of a play and recreation ‘village’ within Kelvingrove Park, facilitating interaction. Parents accompany children of different ages with different interests, with smaller children playing whilst their older brother is on the skate park. Focusing play within one section of the Park enables ease of management and maintenance and provides some level of shared security and informal supervision. The area comprises a play area for younger children and one for older or more adventurous children with the skate park in between.