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Case Studies
Glencoe

Glencoe (2000) Now open, the new Clachan - a hamlet of visitor provision is 'state of the art' in ecological design terms.

Culloden

Culloden (1998) Asked to look at a 50 year time span Gaia - through workshops - helped draw up a long term (-) strategy.

Locus

Locus (1994) A local self sufficiency initiative culminated in a portfolio of projects including:- trails, local radio & magazines, farming co-ops, etc.

Aigas Centre

Aigas Centre (1997)
Proposed Environmental Education Centre in the form of an Eagle, near Inverness.

Workington

Workington (2000)
Set of proposals for linking existing activities and upgrading an underused site.

Black Law

Black Law (2002)
A small Visitor Centre serving this proposed Wind Farm and Nature Reserve in Lanarkshire

Camas

Camas, Isle of Mull (2002) A feasibility study for renovation of a remote row of stone cottages involving complete self sufficiency in energy and healthy internal specification.

David Douglas Pavillion (2003)
This pavilion made entirely from Scottish Timber in Pitlochry's Scottish Plant Collectors Garden and, was designed and built to commemorate 19th century explorer and father of the Scottish Forestry Industry, David Douglas
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General

Gaia are involved in tourism projects at many levels from straightforward architectural work to hotels, etc. through to strategic planning studies such as the recently completed thinkpiece for the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) on Culloden.

At the regional level the innovative Upper Tay Valley 'Locus' project is still a model for sustainable tourism (Scottish Tourism Oscar winner 1995).

Meanwhile the Glencoe Visitor Strategy (also for NTS) is one which has brought together the community participation approach with the ecological design aspects of the office's expertise.

The latest project has been a Feasibility Study for ScottishPower and RSPB Scotland for a Visitor Centre at their proposed wind farm and nature reserve at Black Law in Lanarkshire.

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