Client of the Year – Architecture – Scottish Design Awards 2024

Client of the Year - Architecture

Harmeny Education Trust

Nomination

Loader Monteith with Studio SJM have completed a new vocational learning centre for the Harmeny Education Trust on the Scottish charity’s 35-acre woodland estate in Balerno. The Harmeny Learning Hub provides a safe and uplifting learning environment for students with complex additional support needs due to early years trauma and adversity. Their curated and holistic approach to education helps children to discover the joy of learning and leading fulfilling lives. At the core of Harmeny’s ethos lies their commitment to […]

Sanctuary Scotland

Nomination

Sanctuary Scotland is a highly ambitious client who prioritise tackling large scale, complex re-generation projects, such as Burns Road, to re-vitalise and transform residential areas and create social housing that stands the test of time and is fit for future generations. Sanctuary’s development team encourage aspi-rational and creative solutions and support the design processes with patience, understanding and forthright decision making to enhance de-sign quality and place-making. Collective Archi-tecture has successfully designed and delivered over 1000 homes across multiple award […]

University of Strathclyde

Nomination

HLM Architects are nominating the University of Strathclyde as Client of The Year, both for their enthusiasm and commitment to championing high quality architecture, and for their innovative, ambitious, collaborative, and bold approach to creating sustainable buildings and tackling climate change mitigation at scale.Our team at HLM has worked with the university on several projects over 20 years. It is however in the last 7 years via a collaborative framework agreement that our team has developed a fantastic working relationship […]

East Lothian Council

Nomination

Wallyford Learning Campus (WLC) was commissioned by East Lothian Council (ELC) in late 2017. Having recently completed Wallyford Primary School, Hub South East Scotland and jmarchitects were again appointed to deliver the new WLC. The ELC Client Team, led by Samantha Williams, Team Manager – Design & Programme Management, Neil Craik-Collins, Education Service Manager and Lynda Wightman, Interior Design and Facilities Officer were involved fully in the project from its inception in 2017 to completion and handover in 2023. WLC […]