Stuart Allan
Stuart became an associate of the practice in 2002 and was accredited in Conservation Architecture in 2009. He has a passion for modern contemporary design within historic settings and was recently the project Architect for the multi-award-winning Chapel of St Albert the Great.
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Julie Barklie
Julie studied History of Art (MA Hons) at the University of St Andrews and worked in a variety of roles before deciding to pursue a career in architecture. After graduating from the Mackintosh School of Architecture in 2011, she gained experience working for a Glasgow based practice before joining Simpson & Brown in 2012, becoming an Associate in 2018.
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Andy Davey
Having studied at University College London Andy joined Simpson & Brown in 1981 and became a partner in 1998. He has been responsible for multiple award winning new buildings throughout Scotland. He sits on the national committee of the Historic Farm Buildings Group and is a leading expert on rural development.
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Eleanor Egan
Eleanor first joined Simpson & Brown in 1996 whilst a student and returned in 2003. She became an Associate of the practice in 2004 and was accredited in Conservation Architecture in 2009. Eleanor leads a team of six, working on a wide variety of projects including works to private houses, churches, heritage projects, commercial buildings, quinquennial reports and condition inspections.
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Rick Gallie
Highly experienced chartered architect with advanced conservation accreditation. Specialist skills encompass professional practice, building contracts, construction legislation and Principal Designer appointments.
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Andy Halford
Andy is an associate and team leader. He has extensive conservation experience, with RIAS Conservation Accreditation and been responsible for the preparation of numerous condition surveys.
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Jenny Humphreys
Jenny joined Simpson & Brown in 1996. Jenny is RIAS accredited in Sustainable Architecture. In 2008 Jenny became a Partner and continues to be committed to historic building work and sustainable design, often combining the two.
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Amy Kennedy
Amy joined Simpson & Brown in 2016 having previously studied at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, Aberdeen. She completed her training while working at Simpson & Brown and qualified as an Architect in 2019.
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Ewan Lawson
Ewan studied Architecture in Aberdeen, joining Simpson & Brown in 2002 as a student. He qualified in 2009 and has been Project Architect in a wide range of conservation and new build projects. Ewan is an Accredited Conservation Architect.
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Scott Lindsay
Scott graduated with a first-class honours degree from the University of Dundee. He has a particular interest and experience of cultural sector projects in new and historic settings and he believes design is made more creative within the constraints and context of the historic environment. Scott holds AABC Accreditation and RIAS Accreditation in Conservation Architecture at the highest level.
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Neil McDonald
Neil joined Simpson & Brown in 2007. He studied architecture at Edinburgh University and remotely at Oxford Brookes University, where he received a diploma with overall merit in 2013. In 2015 Neil registered with the ARB as a qualified architect following Part III accreditation. He was appointed an Associate of the practice in 2017.
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Wissam Nacef
Wissam is a Part II Architectural Assistant who joined the practice in 2022 after completing her Masters at the Robert Gordon University. She is interested in sensitive and sustainable design and has experience on several large-scale projects.
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Dawn Nicoll
Dawn first joined Simpson & Brown in 2011 and became an associate in 2019. She enjoys working as part of the project team and pays close attention to detail in her projects. Dawn has worked on a variety of commercial, community-led and domestic projects throughout the UK.
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Catriona O'Neill
Catriona joined Simpson & Brown in 2013 and is an ARB-registered Architect, with RIAS Accreditation in Conservation Architecture. She became an Associate of the practice in 2018. She was named ‘Young Architect of the Year’ at the Scottish Design Awards 2020.
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Jenny Phillips
Jenny is an Associate, Advanced Level Conservation Accredited Architect and Team Leader. She joined Simpson & Brown in 2007, became an ARB-registered Architect in 2010 and an Associate of the practice in 2014.
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Adrian Roberts
Adrian trained at Scott Sutherland School of Architecture in Aberdeen, joining Simpson & Brown in 1999. He is a RIAS Accredited Conservation Architect enthusiastic about working with and conserving existing buildings.
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John Sanders
John has been a partner at Simpson & Brown since 1999. Since joining Simpson & Brown, John has been responsible for over 500 conservation projects in successive roles as project administrator and designer, associate and partner in charge.John has particular expertise in Ecclesiastical building projects.
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Liz Simpson
Liz trained at the Bartlett School of Architecture and completed her masters at Edinburgh University in 2006. Liz joined Simpson & Brown in 2006 and has since worked on a wide ranging selection of projects both conservation and new build. She became an Associate in 2012.
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Julia Soulos
Julia holds a BSc and MSc in Architecture from Vienna’s University of Technology and worked for several years in Austria before moving to Edinburgh. She joined Simpson & Brown in 2016.
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Eimar Watson
Eimar joined Simpson & Brown in 2020 and returned in 2025 after a period of working and studying in London and Cambridge. Eimar has extensive experience in the conservation of historic buildings, and she has previously held accreditation in conservation (AABC).
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Sue Whittle
Sue joined Simpson & Brown in 1996 and became a Partner in 2004. Sue has developed her interest and experience working on both the conversion of historic buildings and the design and detail of innovative new buildings, all with strong sustainability credentials.
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