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Prestonpans Wins Twice at the Scottish Design Awards

Prestonpans Civic Square won not only Gold in the Regeneration Category at the Scottish Design Awards but also the Chairs Award for Architecture. We are delighted to see the square’s transformation gaining recognition. Heather Claridge, the Director of Design at Architecture and Design Scotland described the project as;
“an entry which has used design very effectively to sensitively transform an underused space in the heart of the community. The approach to rejuvenate Prestonpans Civic Square uses well-considered design interventions to connect and celebrate the coastline, link to the long-distance John Muir Way and create a welcoming space and destination for all. The project is underpinned by a partnership approach with the Local Authority and Community Council. Ultimately, many towns and villages across Scotland have a public space which has been forgotten or is unloved and this example demonstrates again, what clever design and collaboration can do to help regenerate and reinforce a sense of place.”
We would like to congratulate our client at East Lothian Council and the wider design and contractor team and look forward to the completion of the second phase of the works.

rankinfraser Are Hiring

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic recently Chartered Landscape Architect to join our friendly team in Edinburgh. We are currently working on a wide range of projects from urban public realm, park design, LVIA, historic landscape survey and conservation work, residential and education projects across the UK.

Our office is located in the New Town of Edinburgh. We advocate for the benefits of a healthy and supportive office environment and we offer flexible home working patterns to suit individual circumstances.

We are looking for an individual who is a strong designer, able to take on a client facing role and is happy to work as part of a team with both junior and senior members of staff. Knowledge of preparing landscape drawings for all work stages in 2D and 3D Vectorworks and working in a BIM environment would be an advantage but not essential.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Right to work in the UK required.

If you are interested in having an informal chat about this position please feel free to call Chris Rankin on 0131 226 7071/07891 936755 or email a cv and short portfolio to chrisrankin@rankinfraser.com.

Chris Rankin completes Building with Nature Assessor training and is now a BwN Approved Assessor.

Building with Nature is the UK’s only evidence-based bench mark for high-quality green infrastructure, incorporating consideration of placemaking, well being, wildlife and water. Developers who want to do great schemes find that getting Accredited by Building with Nature can reduce planning uncertainty, help to engage local communities, and attract consumers who value the benefits of living with nature.
A BwN accredited project is one measure of how places are designed to respond the climate and biodiversity crises.
Through becoming an Approved Assessor Chris can now support clients and developers through the process of raising the quality of their projects, building in climate resilience and potentially achieving BwN Accreditation.
For more info on Building with Nature
https://www.buildingwithnature.org.uk

The Bowline Receives Civic Trust Recognition

2023 has started nicely with the news that The Bowline has won a Civic Trust Award for 2023. The project is one of 50 successful national/international projects selected from over 250 applications, and one of only 4 in Scotland.

The Bowline Wins at the AJ Awards 2022!

The Bowline won the Landscape and Public Realm Award at the AJ Architecture Awards in London last night.

The judges said ‘It really springs from something that already exists,’ and ‘It successfully elevates the experience of a cycle path. It’s an incredible design challenge to integrate the canal, the railway line and the road and it does that seamlessly. It really makes the soul sing.’

The Bowline Receives Architects Journal Awards Shortlisting

We are happy to announce that The Bowline has been shortlisted for the AJ Architecture Awards 2022 within the Landscape and Public Realm category. The project is up against some stiff competition and we look forward to the winner being announced in November.

Dundashill Plot 4a Receives Building with Nature Accreditation

The proposals for the development of plot 4a at Dundashill by rankinfraser alongside Stallan-Brand, Ann Nisbet Studio, and on behalf of Bigg Regeneration, have been awarded Building With Nature Accreditation, a benchmark for high-quality green infrastructure. The Building With Nature assessors said “The plot design is built around a central sunken garden, which exemplifies multifunctionality as a green, shared community space, particularly for residents with below-standard sized private gardens; to capture rainfall at source and capture and clean surface water runoff, so increasing the capacity of the site to store and clean water within the site boundary; to provide new and additional habitat resource for a greater diversity of flora and fauna; to offer natural play space; and to provide enhanced management of the microclimate.“

The Bowline Wins At The Scottish Design Awards

The Bowline won the Public Realm/Landscape category at the 2022 Scottish Design Awards held in Glasgow on the 29th of June. Congratulations to all involved. We are delighted that the project was selected as winner against stiff competition.

New Projects at rankinfraser

We have recently been appointed to work on a number of new and exciting projects including the redevelopment of the former Jenners Building and the transformation of the Ulster Folk Museum.
The proposals for the Jenners Building, lead by David Chipperfield Architects, includes a new roof garden which rankinfraser have been appointed to design.
The reimagining of the Ulster Folk Museum is undertaken by Hoskins Architects in collaboration with Ralph Appelbaum Associates, with rankinfraser appointed as landscape architect.
We look forward to working with the respective clients and design teams on these projects in the coming months, in addition to our current diverse portfolio of projects throughout the UK.

New Associates

We are delighted to announce that Jonny Thomson, Kirsty Knott and David Muir have all been promoted to Associates to reflect their experience, value and importance to rankinfraser landscape architecture. We look forward to developing and growing the practice with all three.

The Bowline Shortlisted For AJ Retrofit Awards

We are delighted that The Bowline has been shortlisted for an Architects Journal Retrofit 2022 award in the ‘Listed Building £5m and over’ category. We look forward to the 24th February when the winners will be announced. For more information visit the Architects Journal.

rankinfraser are hiring…

CMLI with 2-3 years post chartership experience. Application deadline 03 December 2021.

We are an award winning design focused landscape architectural practice based in Edinburgh, with projects across Scotland and the UK. Due to an increasing workload we are looking to hire a
Chartered Landscape Architect with 2-3 years post chartership experience.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and
talented landscape architect with the following skills:
1. Talent, ambition and a desire to develop into an independent project manager, overseeing medium to large scale landscape projects
2. Excellent design, written, graphic and technical skills
3. Strong attention to detail
4. Experience of preparing detailed planning, tender and construction design packages
5. Experience of running projects on site
6. Knowledge of working in 2d and 3d Vectorworks and Adobe CS
7. Experience of running a project through BIM would be advantageous but not essential
8. Comfortable in a client facing role
9. A team player, willing to support others and happy to share and contribute to culture of the practice
We offer equal opportunities for all, and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion within our practice. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds that are under-represented in the profession.
If you would like to apply please email your CV and examples of work that evidence the above skills (max 10Mb) to: chrisrankin@rankinfraser.com
Closing date is the 03 December 2021.
We are looking for applicants who have the right to work in the UK from a base in Edinburgh; although hybrid home/office working with be considered.

The Bowline Opens To The Public

After a planning and construction period of five years the Bowline is now open to the public. This completes the latest phase in our ongoing involvement at Bowling Harbour on behalf of Scottish Canals. We look forward to seeing the benefits of the project, whether active travel improvements, full accessible access on to the historic features, and beautiful views of the region beyond being enjoyed by the community and visitors to the area.

Progress On The Bowline

Works by Mackenzie Construction are progressing well on the Bowling Harbour Viaduct and we are exited to see our proposals for the Scottish Canals and Sustrans project coming to life. This recent footage shows some of the key interventions nearing completion along with preparatory works underway for the focal point of the scheme, a new viewpoint atop the historic swing bridge with excellent views of the basin, estuary and wider landscape.

The Dunbar Battery Shortlisted for the European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention

We are delighted that the Dunbar Battery has been shortlisted for the 5th Edition of the European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention. The organisers state "The European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention, arises from the belief that heritage, as a vehicle for social integration and an economic vitalizing resource for the community, deserves to be appreciated and encouraged. In the current context, in which architectural heritage is considered not only to be a fundamental instrument of knowledge but also a first rate socio-economic resource for the sustainable development of territory, the disclosure, distinction and recognition of works and quality projects contributing to the preservation of the collective memory is imperative."

The Award is organised by members of the Association of Architects for the Defence and Intervention in Architectural Heritage, Catalonia. For more information visit:

https://eu-architecturalheritage.org/

The Full Shortlist for External Spaces are:

Provisional urbanization of Can Batlló, Barcelona, Spain. batlleiroig

Landscape and chapel of Jorba Castle, Barcelona, Spain. Carles Enrich Studio

Deep Matter Garden, Capiago Intimiano, Italy. CE-A studio + Carlo Ezechieli

Synagogue Square, Castellón, Spain. el fabricante de espheras, Grupo Aranea, Cel-Ras Arquitectura

"Illa de la Pietat" as a public space, Barcelona, Spain. Estudi d'arquitectura Toni Gironès

Valencia Central Park, Valencia, Spain. Gustafson Porter + Bowman

The Dunbar Battery, Dunbar, Scotland, United Kingdom. rankinfraser landscape architecture

Flood protection as an urban design, Grimma, Germany. Chair of Architectural Conservation and Design, TU Dresden

Can Sau. Emergency Scenery, Girona, Spain. unparelld'arquitectes

Tintagel Castle Footbridge, Tintagel, United Kingdom. William Matthews associates + Ney & Partners

What if…?/Scotland

We were asked to participate in Scotland’s contribution to Venice Biennale 2020. Designed to be staged in Venice as part of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, ‘What if…?/Scotland’ responds to the Biennale’s theme ‘How will we live together?’ seeking to re-engage the civic role of design professionals by asking communities from across Scotland to share their hopes and dreams for the future of the places they call home. We worked at the invitation of @7n.architects with young people in Lerwick to address the theme of the biennale. The commission will now be exhibited @vadundee from 22 May -21 Nov 2021. For more information visit @scotlandvenice