Team

Becca is our Creative Director. She is also an Architect. She is a founding Director along with Marc.

Becca manages the creative direction of the practice. She takes an overview on all design projects and provides input at key stages. Becca works closely with the Associates and design team to develop thoughtful designs and to shape clever responses to briefs for our clients.

A skilled and thoughtful Architect, Becca delivers complex built projects at a wide range of scales - from pavilions and public realm works, to renovations, creative workspaces, cultural and community buildings and arts hubs.

Becca is particularly experienced at developing robust briefs for clients, and building their knowledge of, and ambition for, design and construction processes.

In 2019, Becca was appointed to the Glasgow Urban Design Panel where she provides constructive advice to development, design teams and planners, as part of the pre-application consultation process. In 2021, Becca was made a Trustee of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), and a Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) Council Member.

becca@new-practice.co.uk

Marc Cairns is Managing Director of New Practice. He is a founding Director along with Becca.

With a focus on the future of the practice Marc leads on new collaborations, new clients, new projects and new challenges. He also leads on the public facing aspect of the practice, reinforcing our authority as place experts by regularly presenting to peers and wider audiences, and lectures internationally.

Architecturally trained, and having spent time at Studio Daniel Libeskind in New York, Marc also maintains a creative overview of projects - acting as a critical voice within the practice, ensuring ambition and robust delivery.

In 2020, Marc was appointed as an Associate of the Design Council and most recently was reappointed as one of their Experts for Design and Built Environment.

Building on existing and past work towards LGBTQIA+ advocacy in architecture in Scotland, Marc is a founding organising committee member of Open Plan Scotland, a volunteer led advocacy and support network for members of LGBTQIA+ community studying or working in Architecture in Scotland. Between 2021 and 2023, Marc was part of the organising committee for the Scottish Chapter of ArchitectureLGBT+.

Marc is also on the Board of Cure Crohn's Colitis and a Trustee of Springburn Winter Gardens Trust, two causes that are incredibly important to him.

marc@new-practice.co.uk