Mairi Laverty is a Director and Architect at Collective Architecture. Since joining the practice in 2010, Mairi has delivered a variety of projects ranging from sustainable masterplans, public buildings, large scale housing, civic buildings and special care. Mairi has continued to combine high aspiration and professionalism and has applied her skills towards complex, socially inclusive buildings and places across Scotland, including the Larick Centre, Tayport; the Water Row Development in Govan, Glasgow; Bilbohall Masterplan in Elgin; Sighthill Housing, Glasgow and plans for the Camphill Community/Estates, Aberdeen. Mairi enjoys co-creation and enabling everyone to participate in the design of their buildings and places. Her ability to balance exceptional design with the skills required to bring clients, communities, consultants and contractors on the journey to delivering high quality projects saw her win the Scottish Design Awards ‘Young Architect of the Year Award’ in 2021.