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Iain Shillady

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Director at Staran Architects Ltd
📍 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Iain Shillady is the co-founder of Staran Architects, a firm he established in 2012. A graduate of the Glasgow School of Art with a Masters in Construction Law, he leads projects across Scotland in both domestic and commercial sectors. His work, including the award-winning Edinburgh Gin Distillery, has been featured on Channel 4s Grand Designs.

Iain lives in the countryside with his wife and two children. He enjoys getting outdoors, running with his dog Monty, and traveling with his family to Greece. He finds design inspiration in Copenhagen and has deep family connections to the Outer Hebrides, particularly North Uist, where he loves to walk the beaches.

He designed and built his own family home by restoring and extending a 150-year-old bothy, a project featured on Grand Designs.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Historic Restoration
He personally undertook the sensitive restoration and extension of a B-listed historic bothy for his own family home, which was featured on 'Grand Designs'.
Commercial Development
His firm recently completed the award-winning Edinburgh Gin Distillery, and he has stated an ambition to expand the company's commercial project portfolio.
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Career

Work history

4-2012
Director
Staran Architects Ltd
John H White Architects
2 yrs 1 mo
9-2005 - 8-2006
Architectural Assistant Part 1 and Part 2
Keppie Design
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Education
2011 - 2011
Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice in Architecture
RIBA North West
2008 - 2010
LLM
University of Strathclyde
2006 - 2008
Dip arch
The Glasgow School of Art
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