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Leslie Burgher
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I set up my own practice in 2005. With 15 years of
experience of working as an architect I wanted to get back to the
day-to-day practice of architecture and retain direct control of design Since then I have worked for a range of clients, from private individuals to commercial firms and public sector bodies |
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In particular, I prepared the initial bid which enabled Orkney Islands Council to obtain £3.8m of funding for the Stromness THI project, which will see major regeneration of the town's historic centre Prior to this I gained a wide range of experience both in Orkney and elsewhere |
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After studying Architecture at Edinburgh College of Art I worked briefly in London for the Stillman Eastwick Field Partnership on projects for clients such as the National Gallery, University College and Rugby School Returning
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After this I worked as Estate Development Officer for Edinburgh College of Art. In 1997 I returned home to Orkney to work for Pentarq, then known as Stockan, Sloan and Sinclair Macdonald. I set up their Kirkwall Architects' Office, becoming a partner, then a Director when the firm incorporated in 2000. They were voted UK Construction Consultant of the Year in 2004, recognised for their use of IT systems which I developed, and employed up to 20 people. My work included award-winning public and private projects such as: |
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I hold
Accreditation in
Conservation Architecture
from the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland to Advanced
Level. I have also designed a number of projects with ecological design features such as passive solar design, ground source heat pumps and the use of traditional building materials like lime. |
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Outside work
my interests include: Theatre Design for the St Magnus Festival and elsewhere......
picture: set for Barriers:
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I wrote the RIAS Guide to
the Architecture of Orkney....
I am Chairman of
Orkney
Heritage Society,
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© Leslie Burgher