Hi I’m Samuel, Place Lead at New Practice. I joined in 2021, and have worked on projects from concept to delivery. This has included an exhibition and events site for COP26, a biodiversity focussed meanwhile space at Walk-Up Avenue, and I have led major consultation, placemaking and master planning projects for private, public and community clients across both urban and rural settings.
I’m driven by the social and political implications of how we prescribe meaning to the places we inhabit. As a queer-identifying designer, this comes from a personal lens of equitable agency and the provision of space and safety for all members of society, from all backgrounds and of all identities; I’m passionate about forefronting intersectional, queer experiences and perspectives on culture and society.
I’m a foundational committee member and Chair of Open Plan Scotland, a volunteer-led advocacy and support network for the LGBTQIA+ community studying or working in Architecture in Scotland.