Project Team > University of Edinburgh

This study is led by academics with interests in the following fields:

Professor Edward Hollis: Storytelling and adaptive re-use / the ephemeral architectures of Edinburgh’s beach coast

Edward Hollis practiced as an architect before, in 1999, lecturing in Interior Architecture at Napier University, Edinburgh, working with students both in the design studio, and in more theoretical disciplines. In 2004, he moved to Edinburgh College of Art, where until 2012, he ran undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Interior Design. He is currently professor of Interior Design.

In 2012, Hollis became Deputy Director of Research, and in 2015, Director of Research across Edinburgh College of Art and between 2018-21 Deputy Dean of Research across the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences assisting staff in developing research interests and projects of their own.

Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Jonathan Gardner: Archaeologies of the contemporary / Landscapes of Waste on Edinburgh’s Coastline

Jonathan Gardner is an archaeologist and heritage researcher based at the School of Art, Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh). He is currently researching the history and creative potential of waste landscapes at sites across the UK (including in Granton). His first book, A Contemporary Archaeology of London’s Mega Events: From the Great Exhibition to London 2012 is out in May 2022 with UCL Press.

Waste landscapes blog: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/wastelandscapes/

Lecturer Ruxandra-Iulia Stoica: Architectural Conservation / the Edinburgh World Heritage Site and its governances

Ruxandra-Iulia Stoica is an architect and urbanist specialising in the historic environment. Her research, teaching and consultancy work at the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies focus on the evolving field of theory and methodology of conservation approaches. Ruxandra explores theory, philosophy and methodologies for evaluating urban fabric as a dynamic system of both physical (man-made & natural) and social elements, their implications for assessing cultural significance, and the construct of heritage designations such as World Heritage.

They are working in collaboration with the Granton Hub (an arts, heritage and and community centre in North Edinburgh close to the coastline) represented here by Ms Gina Reddie.

Gina Fierlafijn Reddie has been a volunteer at granton:hub, a small charity located in the north of Edinburgh, since 2015 when a group of residents approached Edinburgh City Council with a plan to give Madelvic House, a Victorian listed building, a new lease of life by bringing cultural and educational activities to the local community. Gina takes the lead in curating art exhibitions and heritage engagement activities, including the production of the successful Curious Edinburgh heritage walking tour. The hosting of this tour sparked a new series of cultural events, drawing attention to Granton's cityscape, shoreline and its rich industrial heritage. Occasionally, Gina presents audio visual installations inspired by architecture and the aesthetics of everyday life.

https://giraf87.blogspot.com/