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- United Kingdom
Michael Laird Architects is one of Scotland's leading architectural practices. In addition to award-winning office buildings our portfolio includes housing, retail, industrial, recreational and mixed-use regeneration projects.
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We cover the full range of architectural service, from site evaluation through masterplanning to the core activities of building design, interior design and design management. We offer briefing to assist our Clients in making best use of space in relation to their business objectives.
Our developer Clients include Grosvenor, Miller, Arlington, AMA, Bett, Teesland, CALA, Prudential, Hines, Kenmore, PPG and Highland Properties. We have designed major buildings for some of the country's best-known companies - including headquarters for The Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Life and Standard Life Investments - and for major inward investors such as J P Morgan Chase, Shin Etsu Handotai and Johnson & Johnson. Repeat commissions from these and many other Clients stand as testimony to our professionalism.
Our buildings have gained awards from national and international bodies including the RIBA, RIAS, BCO, European Architectural Heritage Year and the Royal Scottish Academy.
Edinburgh Quay came first at the Scottish Design Awards, IAS/OAS Awards and Dynamic Place Awards in 2005; also, Gyle Square won a BCO Award in 2005. Excel House, Scottish Water and Fairfield House have all won BCO Awards in recent years.
We were the joint architects for the global headquarters of one of the world's largest banks, the Royal Bank of Scotland. The Edinburgh business campus includes the only Harvard University Business School outside the USA. The Royal Bank of Scotland World HQ won the Scottish Quality in Planning Award 2006, the EAA Awards 2006 top prize [Silver Medal], Best Commercial Project & Best Interior Commendation at the Scottish Design Awards 2006 and the Property Executive Magazine Awards 2006 Office Award.
Michael Laird Architects are one of the preferred suppliers for the Royal Bank of Scotland.