Practice Statement

Gillespies is a leading UK and international masterplanning, landscape architecture and urban design firm, with a reputation built on delivering high quality projects.

Finished projects include design for major developments and communities and high-profile public realm schemes. The team offers experience across industry sectors including: residential, retail and commercial; hotels and resorts; sports, leisure and tourism; energy and utilities; environmental assessments; healthcare; education, transport and infrastructure.

Gillespies’ approach recognises the intrinsic characteristics of each place, while bringing creative and fresh ideas. We adopt a holistic design approach, to produce places and environments with individual identity. We work in harmony with local social, economic and cultural environments, and sustainable design is central to our work.

Recent Projects

• Glasgow Harbour Development, public realm design
• Buchanan Street, Glasgow, public realm design
• St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, landscape design
• Castle Street, Edinburgh, public realm design
• Grassmarket, Edinburgh, public realm design
• Bridgeton Cross, Glasgow, public realm design
• Katrine Water Works, Glasgow, landscape design
• A68 Dalkeith Northern By-pass, landscape design
• South Glasgow Hospitals Campus, Masterplan
• Berwick Redevelopment Project, masterplan and public consultation
• Cairngorms National Park, National Park Infrastructure Study
• Seasonal Ownership Housing, Glenmor Gleneagles Hotel, landscape design
• Beauly to Denny, Power Line Routing Study and Environmental Impact Assessment
• Torness Power Station, landscape design
• Edinburgh Tram Design Manual, strategic design advice
• Montrose Beachfront, landscape design
• Fàs Resource Centre, Gaelic College on the Isle of Skye, architecture and landscape design
• Forthside, Stirling, masterplan and landscape design
• Grainger Town, Newcastle, urban design and public realm design,
• Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, public realm design
• Glasgow City Centre, Public Realm Design Guidelines
• Fife Masterplans Handbook, masterplanning
• Dumfries Town Centre, public realm design
• South Lanarkshire Council Development Framework, masterplanning and urban design

Awards

• Scottish Transport Award for Public Realm 2011, Grassmarket, Edinburgh
• Scottish Quality in Planning Awards 2010, Grassmarket, Edinburgh
• Award for Great Street, Academy of Urbanism Award, 2007. Buchanan Street, Glasgow
• Academy of Urbanism Award for Great Neighbourhood, 2007. Grainger Town, Newcastle
• President’s Award, Landscape Institute, 2009, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
• Award for Best Landscape Design under 1 ha, Landscape Institute, 2009, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
• Civic Trust Commendation, 2009, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
• Scottish Planning Award Commendation, 2009, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
• Scottish Planning Award Commendation, 2009, Community Growth Area Masterplan Development Frameworks for South Lanarkshire
• Saltire Society Award, 2008, Katrine Water Project.
• Scottish Award For Quality in Planning, 2008, Fife Masterplans Handbook
• Civic Trust Award, 2008, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff
• Civic Trust Commendation, 2008, The Arches Centre, Belfast
• North West Regional Development Award 2011, MediaCityUK
• RTPI Award 2009, MediaCityUK
• RHS Medal winner and People’s Choice Award, Chelsea Flower Show, 2011 and 2010