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Kirkintilloch Town Centre Consultation

action planning, charrette, charrette training, community engagement, regeneration, Uncategorized, urbanism

The KMA-lead team were commissioned by Kirkintilloch Community Council, with funding and support from East Dunbartonshire Council, to provide planning, delivery and analysis support for a KCC-led programme of public engagement. The purpose of this engagement was to develop a thorough understanding of how the community in Kirkintilloch view the town centre and its function […]

The Former Cockenzie Power Station Masterplan

community engagement, masterplanning, regeneration

Kevin Murray Associates led the stakeholder and community engagement for the Former Cockenzie Power Station Masterplan as part of the masterplan team led by Peter Brett Associates, with Duncan Whatmore Urban Design & Architecture, Energised Environments and Gardiner Theobald. East Lothian Council had identified that community and stakeholder buy-in would be key to the masterplan, […]

North Berwick Town Centre Charrette

charrette, community engagement, planning policy, regeneration, spatial planning, tourism, town centre, urban design

Kevin Murray Associates led a team alongside Willie Miller Urban Design and Urban Movement on the North Berwick Town Centre Charrette. The North Berwick Coastal Area Partnership, supported by East Lothian Council and the Scottish Government Charrette Mainstreaming Programme, commissioned the charrette with a particular focus on accessibility in the town centre. In advance of […]

Inverness Victorian Market Action Plan

heritage, regeneration, strategic design, strategic planning, tourism, town centre, Uncategorized, visioning

The Inverness Victorian Market is a key asset in the heart of the city centre. The Highland Council commissioned Kevin Murray Associates to facilitate a series of workshops with traders and stakeholders and to devise an action plan for the regeneration of the Market. Kevin Murray undertook a series of interviews with traders ahead of […]

Fun and Games at Talk Prestwick Charrette

charrette, community engagement, regeneration, spatial planning

Talk Prestwick was an intensive community-facing charrette, led by Willie Miller Urban Design and sponsored by South Ayrshire Council, that took place over four days in the south west Scotland coastal community of Prestwick, close to the international airport. The event, while focusing around the town centre, drew in community initiatives from the beach and […]

Sauchiehall Garnethill District Strategy

community engagement, regeneration, spatial planning, strategic design, town centre, Uncategorized, urban design, urbanism

Working closely with a high-level engagement team for Glasgow City Council, with Nick Wright Planning, icecream architecture and co-occurence, KMA colleagues Jas, Iain and Kevin contributed to the engagement activity of the initial Glasgow City Centre Districts Regeneration Strategy. The engagement team collaborated with Gehl Architects across a range of community engagement events. These sought […]

Tranent Town Centre Charrette

charrette, masterplanning, regeneration, spatial planning, strategic design, town centre, urban design

Image is courtesy of Willie Miller Urban Design. East Lothian Council and the Fa’side Area Partnership commissioned Kevin Murray Associates to lead a town centre charrette in Tranent, working alongside Willie Miller Urban Design, Peter Brett Associates and icecream architecture. The charrette was held over three days from 26 – 28 March in The Fraser […]

Port Dundas Continuity Workshop

charrette, Glasgow North, masterplanning, regeneration, urban design

At the end of March 2015, Kevin Murray Associates facilitated a ‘continuity workshop’ for the Glasgow Canal Regeneration Partnership (Glasgow City Council, BIGG and Scottish Canals) to update all stakeholders on the position of Port Dundas and to workshop the next steps together. Presentations were made Kevin Murray and members of the Partnership by way […]

Dumbarton Rock & Castle Charrette

charrette, community engagement, regeneration, urban design, urbanism

In February 2015, Kevin Murray Associates was commissioned to facilitate and report on the Anderson Bell Christie-led charrette examining the area around Dumbarton Rock and Castle, including the River Leven waterfront. The charrette client was West Dunbartonshire Council, with support from Historic Scotland and the Scottish Government, but of course the ultimate client would be […]