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Midsteeple Quarter Ideas Competition

Midsteeple Quarter Ideas Competition

The competition, produced in partnership with The Stove Network and the Glasgow Institute of Architects invited architectural concepts for the Midsteeple Quarter of Dumfries High Street from professional individuals and practices. The competition set out to envisage an innovative new approach to town centre living and being in Dumfries.

The competition entries, from 15 practices across Scotland, were exhibited opening first in the Stove and then travelling to Glasgow’s Southblock for a further week. The People’s Choice was an open vote throughout the Dumfries exhibition.

Winner – First Place
Gordon Fleming, ARPL Architects


Second Place
Andie Cooke, Megan Ward, Cara Brunton and Ashley Mitchell

Third Place
Pioneer Landscape Architecture


Drawing Commendation
Ryan Canning and Titas Grikevicius, Holmes Miller

Following the close of the Dumfries exhibition our People’s Choice Winner, selected by popular vote, has also been announced:

Gordon Fleming, ARPL Architects

More about the Midsteeple Quarter available here.
The Ideas Exhibition entries are available to download online, available here.

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