The best of the Cosmic Inspiro-Cloud 2013
For the last two years, I have published a daily image on Tumblr under the banner of the Cosmic Inspiro-Cloud. This started out as a collection of images that I wanted to keep for easy reference – a sort of Pinterest before its time – but I developed a curiosity about the popularity of certain images …
Strathaven Town Centre – Design Principles and Proposals
We were appointed, together with RankinFraser Landscape Architects, Hamilton-Baillie Associates and Peter Drummond Architects, to develop the ideas set out in the 2010 study of Strathaven Town Centre by Kevin Murray Associates. The work was commissioned by the Rural …
ICBAN Regional Strategic Framework
In September 2011, KPMG were appointed by the Irish Cross Border Area Network (ICBAN) to prepare a Regional Strategic Framework. The team included Colin Stutt Consulting, WMUD, Ecorys and Raymond Burke Consulting. WMUD was responsible for the spatial aspects of the analysis and strategy.
Signature Project – Brodick Castle Masterplan
In December 2012 a consortium led by Kevin Murray Associates was appointed by the National Trust for Scotland to undertake masterplanning consultancy services in relation to Signature Project Brodick, a major project being developed for the NTS estate as a whole on Arran.
A New Industry Park for Dalgety Bay in Fife
In December 2012, Fife Council commissioned a consultant team led by yellow book with WMUD, Ryden and Nick Wright Planning to produce a regeneration masterplan for the Hillend & Donibristle Industrial Estate (HADIE). The Council’s brief noted that HADIE, like a...
Towards a Management Plan for Castle Woods, Helensburgh
Helensburgh Community Woodlands Group is an active community organisation that aims to manage local woodlands for community benefit. It was established in 2004 by a group of local residents concerned at the potential loss of nearby woodland to housing development....
Le pôle automobile de Givors – from car sales to civic economy
As part of the INTA Panel reflections of the future of the Givors-Grigny south-west pole of the Grand Lyon metropolitan area, we developed the idea of nodes within the city area which could have multiple roles. This was demonstrated in part using the example of the Autopôle at Givors developing an …
Grand Lyon and a strategy for the future of Givors
Cities and their metropolitan areas are at a crossroads – most have ambitions to continue in a growth trajectory and seek to accommodate this either through urban sprawl or by becoming denser. The theory is that more concentrated territories offer more efficiency in…
All your station are belong to us: Hillhead Subway Station
This article was originally published in the Spring 2013 issue of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland (AHSS) Magazine. The completion of refurbishment works at Hillhead Subway Station by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is the first result of an improvement…
Towards Healthy Sustainable Neighbourhoods
Urban planning has long been associated with people’s health. The origins of British planning lie in the squalid and insanitary conditions that were rife in the rapidly expanding Victorian industrial cities. Mass access to clean water, sewerage, good housing and communal recreation space …
The best of the Cosmic Inspiro-Cloud 2012
For the last four years, I have published a daily image on Tumblr under the banner of the Cosmic Inspiro-Cloud. This started out as a collection of images that I wanted to keep for easy reference – a sort of Pinterest before its time – but I developed a curiosity about the popularity of certain images …
Leitrim Tourism Development: baseline analysis
Leitrim Development Company as part of a team led by EMcG Solutions in association with TTC International and RPD to complete in depth research and analysis of the tourism sector in County Leitrim to establish a comprehensive baseline from which to measure change …
Energetica Corridor: Placemaking Guidance
Commissioned by Scottish Enterprise on behalf of the Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Forum, the purpose of the Energetica Placemaking Guidance is to translate the Energetica Vision of transforming the coastal zone from Aberdeen to Peterhead into a high class...
Berwick-upon-Tweed Investment Plan
WMUD was commissioned by Arch, the Northumberland Development Company to produce a series of drawings to accompany the Berwick Plan: a 5-10 year investment plan for property development and public realm improvements in the historic centre of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Haddington Town Centre: a Long Term Vision
The Haddington Town Centre Vision project is a good example of people working together for the good of their town. It is the result of cooperation between four local community groups – Haddington Community Council, Haddington and District Amenity Society, Haddington Business Association …
Biggar – an asset-based approach to community development
This study was commissioned as part of the South Lanarkshire Rural Partnership’s Market Towns Initiative. The team was led by Kevin Murray Associates with WMUD, Nick Wright Planning, Hamilton Baillie Associates and VivID. This Initiative focuses on the four rural market towns of Biggar, Carluke …
An Action Plan for Maryhill Town Centre
This Maryhill Town Centre Action Plan was produced during 2010-2011 by Glasgow City Council’s Development and Regeneration Services with support from Glasgow Canal Regeneration Partnership and a consultancy team including Kevin Murray Associates, WMUD, Nick Wright Planning and MVA.
SWARD: Maghera Integrated Village Plans
We were appointed by Magherafelt District Council as part of a team led by Venturei Network to develop a series of proposals for rural settlements including Upperlands, Castledawson, Culnady, Tamlaght and Maghera – the Maghera Integrated Village Plans. SWARD is one of seven clusters…