Council members

 
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Joanne McClelland

PRESIDENT

Optimist | Creative | Determined

Joanne is a conservation accredited architect with passion for convincing everyone that a fairer world will make a happier world. People, profit and planet.

Neil Middleton

VICE-PRESIDENT

Architect | Freelancer | 5-a-sider

Neil is an Edinburgh based architect and has been working on freelance projects throughout Scotland since the end of 2020. He joined the EEA council in 2022 to become more engaged with the wider architectural community.

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Nicola McLachlan

Architect | Feminist | Persistent

Nicola is an architect and founding member of Collective Architecture. She has a passion for socially sustainable architecture & strives to ensure individuals have voice in the future of their built environment.

Emma Garland

Architect | Bibliophile | Maker

Emma is a chartered architect and joined the EAA in 2022, having studied and practiced architecture in Edinburgh for the past 16 years. Emma has worked across a variety of sectors, most recently focusing on residential and urban design, with a particular interest in the opportunity architecture has to make positive societal and environmental change.

 
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Christina Gaiger

Architect | Cyclist | Geordie

Christina leads the EAA Communications group and is committed to the creative reuse of buildings and the issues surrounding professionalism which define our role as architects. Christina is also President of the RIAS.

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Dan Anderson

Pianist | Birder | Architect-in-Progress

Dan joined the EAA as a student representative in 2019, and was Vice President from 2020-23. He is now a co-opted member of the Council to support the EAA’s communications and Award teams.

Sofie McClure

Architect-in-progress | Designer | Photographer

Sofie joined the EAA as a student representative in 2023 and studies at ESALA. She currently works in an Edinburgh-based architecture practise for her Part One experience. Her interests include photography, sketching and organising events.

Chris Raeburn

Explorer | Listener | Architect

Chris is interested in making discussions about architecture and the built environment more inclusive and accessible to all. He returned to Edinburgh with his family in 2021 after seven years working in NYC and is honoured to be part of the EAA community.

 
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Alex Liddell

Architect | Dreamer | Critic

Alex is a co-opted member of the EAA, and leads the EAA Competitions group. He joined the EAA
to advance the debate on design and to promote good architecture.

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Charles Strang

Collegiate | Green | Scot

As a retired architect-planner I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to other architects' work, and enjoy their stimulus. Governance, strategy, policy, and a just green transition are other interests, as is a belief that community-based conservation management plans are the way forward.

Shay Miller

Student | Outgoing | Creative

I'm a student at the University of Edinburgh with a passion for renovating and retrofitting buildings with clever and articulate design. In my spare time I enjoy being outdoors finding new places to explore via walking, cycling or out on the water. I'm excited to be a part of the new EAA committee and to be a part of interesting conversations with new people. 

Laure Humbert

Architect | Designer | Castle enthusiast

Laure’s international journey took her from France, to Sweden and Brazil before she moved permanently to Edinburgh in 2019. She joined the EAA in 2023 to engage with the local architecture community and help in promoting Edinburgh’s rich history and heritage

Mariana Novosivschei

Fraser Graham

Karina Velikova