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Case Studies
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Glencoe
(2000) Now open, the new Clachan - a hamlet of visitor
provision is 'state of the art' in ecological design
terms.
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Culloden
(1998) Asked to look at a 50 year time span Gaia -
through workshops - helped draw up a long term (-)
strategy.
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Locus
(1994) A local self sufficiency initiative culminated
in a portfolio of projects including:- trails, local
radio & magazines, farming co-ops, etc.
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Aigas
Centre
(1997)
Proposed Environmental Education Centre in the form
of an Eagle, near Inverness.
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Workington
(2000)
Set of proposals for linking existing activities and
upgrading an underused site.
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Black
Law
(2002)
A small Visitor Centre serving this proposed Wind
Farm and Nature Reserve in Lanarkshire
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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.
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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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