Marc Cairns is a architectural designer, gallerist and project director based in Glasgow.
Co-founder and director of Pidgin Perfect, a mutli-award winning creative studio established in 2012 and based in Glasgow which places community at the heart of their projects. Pidgin Perfect proudly represented Scotland at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale as part of the project 'Critical Dialogues', the project also received the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy Medal for Architecture.
In Spring 2012 Marc began his role as a director at MANY, an arts organisation and studio provider located in the Merchant City of Glasgow. In this role, Marc also supports the development and programming of The Telfer Gallery, an artist led contemporary art gallery and events space hosted by MANY Studios.
This is a diaristic blog by Marc which documents his working and personal life.
Follow Marc on Twitter and Instagram; @marcgcairns
My parents had their wedding reception here, at the Talisman. Over 25 years later is still there but unrecognisable. #glasgow #scotland #architecture #regeneration #ruinporn #wastelands #forgotten #decay #wedding #history (Taken with Instagram at Springburn)
One of my students presenting at the @wdchelsinki2012 Pavilion yesterday! #helsinki #finland #architecture #easa012 #wastelands #ruinporn #lecture #education #learning #fashion #girl #europe (Taken with Instagram at WDC Helsinki 2012 Paviljonki)
@dele_adeyemo of @pidginperfect presenting the summary of our first week working with the participants of @wastelands2012 at the @wdchelsinki2012 Pavilion. #helsinki #finland #architecture #lecture #easa012 #tweed #community #wastelands #ruinporn (Taken with Instagram at WDC Helsinki 2012 Pavilion)
The @pidginperfect @wastelands2012 students making stop motion animations for their exhibition at the @wdchelsinki2012 Pavilion tomorrow… :) #helsinki #finland #animation #architecture #creativity #redbus #easa012 #wastelands #ruinporn (Taken with Instagram at Nuorten Toimintakeskus Happi)
Climbing some Ruin Porn! #helsinki #finland #ruinporn #architecture #guy #city #funny #handsome #english (Taken with Instagram at Kalasatama)
On a boat. #helsinki #finland #boat #ruinporn #guy #girls #fashion #fun (Taken with Instagram at Kalasataman konttiaukio)
Walking our students round the site in Pasila @wdchelsinki2012. @wastelands2012 #helsinki #finland #garden #green #architecture #city #vegetables #local #ruinporn (Taken with Instagram at Pasila)
So it begins! #easa012 #helsinki #finland #architecture #ruinporn #wastelands @wastelands2012 (Taken with Instagram at Suvilahti I Södervik)
Hipster Refugee Camp. #helsinki #finland #easa012 #hipster #graffiti #vintage #ruinporn (Taken with Instagram at Suvilahti 6)
