page_title: Malcolm Fraser (architect)
section_title: Main completed work and awards
hierarchical_section_title: Malcolm Fraser (architect) / Main completed work and awards
caption_attribution_description: English: Arcadia Nursery. A new and recently opened nursery at the University of Edinburgh. Designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects, it is strikingly clad in copper and wood [it smells lovely!].
context_page_description: Malcolm Fraser is an architect from Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the founder of Malcolm Fraser Architects, a firm of architects based in the Old Town of Edinburgh from 1993. The company entered liquidation on 21 August 2015 and Fraser worked with Halliday Fraser Munro Architects before setting up anew with Robin Livingstone as Fraser/Livingstone Architects in January 2019.
context_section_description: Projects in chronological order with year of completion, major awards and citations:
  Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh: 1999
  Royal Scottish Academy Gold Medal for Architecture: 1997
  Winner, RIBA Award: 2000
  Prospect 100 best modern Scottish buildings: no.9
  DanceBase, Edinburgh: 2001
  Winner, RIAS Andrew Doolan Award for Architecture: 2002
  Winner, RIBA Award: 2002
  Finalist, Stirling Prize: 2002
  The Drum, Bo’ness: 2003
  Saltire Society Housing Award: 2005
  Dance City, Newcastle upon Tyne: 2005
  Winner, RIBA Award: 2007
  Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh: 2006
  Winner, RIBA Award: 2007
  HBOS Headquarters, The Mound, Edinburgh: 2006
  Princess Gate housing, Edinburgh: 2007
  Berwick Workspace, Berwick-upon-Tweed: 2007
  Winner, RIBA Award: 2009
  Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh: 2009
  Winner, RIBA Award: 2010
  Scottish Ballet headquarters at The Tramway, Glasgow: 2009
  Winner, Scottish Design Awards: Architecture Grand Prix and Best Public Building: 2010
  Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Speir's Lock Studio, Glasgow: 2011 and 2015
  Winner, RIBA Award.
  Linlithgow Burgh Halls: 2012
  Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation , Edinburgh: 2014
  Winner, Edinburgh Architectural Association Best Building of the Year; RICS Building Conservation Award; Scottish Design Award for Education Building: 2014
  BREEAM "Outstanding".
  University of Edinburgh Arcadia Nursery, King's Buildings, Edinburgh: 2014
  Winner, Scottish Design Awards: Best education building; Edinburgh Architectural Association Awards Wood Award; Edinburgh Architectural Association's Building of the Year Award(Commendation): 2015 Also, RIAS Award; RIBA Award; Wood for Good/ Forestry Commission Scotland Award; Zero Waste Scotland's Efficiency Award: 2015
  West Pilton Crescent Council Housing, Edinburgh: 2015
  Winner, Saltire Award: 2015
  Stromness Warehouse, Library and Council Hub, Orkney: 2015
  Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning - Overall Winner 2017
  RTPI Silver Jubilee Cup - Overall UK Winner
  Lews Castle and Museum nan Eilan, Stornoway, Lewis: 2015
  Leith Fort Colonies (delivered by Collective Architecture)
  RIAS Award: 2018
  Saltire Award & Medal: 2018
  EAA Building of the Year - Highly Commended: 2018
  Homes for Scotland - Affordable Housing of the Year: 2018
  Scottish Design Awards - Affordable Housing of the Year: 2018
caption: Arcadia Nursery, King's Buildings, University of Edinburgh 2014.
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