

Glenbarr car park and nature trail official opening event
It was a pleasure to attend the official opening of the rural car park and nature trail at Glenbarr on Saturday 29th August 2026. Following the official opening, the community gathered around a BBQ to celebrate the achievements of the contractor and design team who delivered the project on behalf of the Glenbarr Community Development Association. The day was enjoyed by young and old and there was even a heritage tractor on display to lend a hand.


College Street, Dumbarton
Photographs of the public realm improvements in Dumbarton have been added to the project page of the website. Connecting Dumbarton


Glencadam Distillery, Brechin
Photographs of the Glencadam Distillery project in Brechin by jm architects on behalf of our client Angus Dundee Distillers have been added to the project page of the website. Glencadam Distillery


project news: Glenbarr rural car park
Works have started on site to construct a car park in the village of Glenbarr in Argyll. The provision of a car park in Dal an Duie field connects existing and proposed walks and features within the Glenbarr Abbey designed landscape which include the house, Doocot, riverside walks and woodland on behalf of Glenbarr Community Development Association.


Sawmills, Anniesland
Photographs of the Sawmills residential project in Anniesland including public realm designed to celebrate the areas industrial heritage which included rubber works, glassworks and brickworks have been added to website. Sawmills


MBLA appointed to deliver Cooper Park Masterplan
Moray Council and the Elgin Neighbourhood Board are pleased to announce the appointment of MBLA Design, landscape architects as the lead...


project news: Kinnear Road 5 years on
A return visit to Kinnear Road completed in 2020 pleased to see that the planting has matured nicely. The woodland copse planted on a roof deck over a basement with restricted rooting zone some 5 years after planting. The planting consists of two varieties of birch trees the Chinese and River or Black Birch trees, planted both as standards and multi-stemmed trees. Under planted with Japanese Forest grass, Hosta, Euphorbia, Hellebores and Geranium all doing well in a north f


project news: Glencadam Distillery Visitor Centre
MBLA have been appointed by Angus Dundee Distillers to prepare landscape proposals for a new visitor centre at the Glencadam Distillery...


Bute Bench Competition
Concept design for a bench inspired by the islands Saw Mill. Collaboration with my eldest son Luke Turner.


Sha Raku En The Japanese Garden at Cowden
Visit to the restored Japanese Garden at Cowden
























