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NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Senior promotions and seven appointments as Aitken Turnbull ‘consolidates sustainability push’
Aitken Turnbull, one of Scotland’s oldest architectural practices with studios in Edinburgh, Galashiels and Dumfries has made two senior promotions and hired seven new studio staff, as the fi rm further strengthens its teams across its sites. The changes are part of a continuing growth strategy as the fi rm “witnesses a surge in demand to incorporate design innovation into both new build and refurbishment projects across Scotland creating better spaces for people to live and work,” commented the practice. Laura McCrosson, practice manager (pictured), joined Aitken Turnbull in 2012 in an administrative role. She becomes the fi rst non-architectural team member to be promoted to associate, recognising the crucial role she brought developing the management and support services side of the business. Also promoted is current
EDUCATION
‘T.H.E’ new addition to New College Durham by Ryder Architecture combines technical and higher education
Work on a two-storey collaborative and integrated learning space at New College Durham designed by Ryder Architecture is now complete. Titled T.H.E. Hub (Technical and Higher Education Hub), the extension will provide the college with a specialist building to deliver higher and technical level skills qualifi cations. The £8.9m state-of-the-art education facility was designed by Ryder Architecture and delivered by County Durham-headquartered contractor, Esh Construction.
Located at the college’s Framwellgate Moor Campus, T.H.E Hub features 23 new teaching spaces including an
immersive suite, an early years foundation stage nursery, a sensory room, a hospital ward, a dental suite, an E-Sports arena, cyber security facilities, specialist I.T. classrooms and science laboratories. In addition, the building has several collaborative and breakout spaces for students to work and socialise in a modern environment.
The development was procured via the Procure Partnerships Framework and delivered in partnership with Turner & Townsend, Ryder Architecture, Jasper Kerr Consulting Engineers, TGA Consulting Engineers and Howarth Litchfi eld.
associate David Smart (pictured) who leads the Edinburgh Studio. Smart, who joined the fi rm in 2017, becomes associate director at the practice. He leads the growing Edinburgh Studio as well as heading the practice’s major projects. Aitken Turnbull has also hired key studio staff for its Edinburgh and Galashiels offi ces. In Edinburgh, Gavin Fallen joins as senior architectural designer, Antonia
Iakovidou and Theodore Dragnea are newly appointed Part I architectural assistants, Anna Buckenham is the new administrative support assistant, and Niamh Flett the new junior interior designer working between Edinburgh and Galashiels studios. The Borders studio has also hired Dominic Skinner as Part I architectural assistant and Harry Taylor as Part II architectural assistant.
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