Awards: Round Four, November 2005: Winchburgh Future
Winchburgh Future
Winchburgh, West Lothian, Scotland
Client
West Lothian Council
Artist
Peter McCaughey
Project partners
Cala Homes
Ginkgo Projects Ltd
PROJECT Award
Visionary Award £15,000
Value of design phase
£34,600
Estimated value of construction phase
To be confirmed
Project description
The West Lothian Finalised Local Plan outlines the construction
of 5000 new homes between Broxburn and Winchburgh by 2015 with related
employment space, community facilities and transport connections. PROJECT
will enable West Lothian Council in association with Cala Homes to appoint
an artist to work from an early stage with the design and client teams
to influence spatial planning, contribute to architecture concepts and
the detail of individual buildings to meet community needs. The project
promotes respective expectations and recognises the scale of development
pressure on the M8 corridor. Public art and arts development expertise
within the Council will be complemented by Ginkgo Projects who will
guide the process to ensure the role of the artist in the team is fully
realised and adopted as integral to the planning process.
Further details
Sarah Price, Arts Development Officer, West Lothian Council
Tel: 01506 777511 e-mail: [email protected]