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
Yikes… The VERY full Mackintosh Lecture Theatre at @GSofA this afternoon for the @pidginperfect presentation of the #scotlandvenice2012 project. Lots of keen ears! #glasgow #scotland #uk #architecture #students #lectures #presentation #biennale #venice #venice2012 #crowd (Taken with Instagram at Glasgow School of Art)
Bye bye EASA012 @wastelands! #helsinki #finland #architecture #students #guys #girls #sunshine #newfriends (Taken with Instagram at Wastelands: XXXII European Architecture Students Assembly)
Today we have our very own @icecreamarch for our students to travel around #Helsinki engaging with the public creatively on the topic of @wastelands2012! Exciting day ahead! #helsinki #finland #van #architecture #balloon #industry #city #girl #guy #students (Taken with Instagram at Suvilahti I Södervik)
It’s getting busy up in here! #helsinki #finland #architecture #timber #design #build #art #students #workshop @wdchelsinki2012 @wastelands #easa012 (Taken with Instagram at Suvilahti 6)
The @pidginperfect @wastelands2012 students working away at our ‘Gathering Wastelands’ workshop! @wdchelsinki #finland #helsinki #architecture #models #craft #students #design (Taken with Instagram at Nuorten Toimintakeskus Happi)
Workshop selections @wastelands2012! #helsinki #finland #architecture #students #teaching #workshops #guys #girls (Taken with Instagram at Suvilahti I Södervik)
Glasgow Atlas of Vacant Buildings… #glasgow #scotland #architecture #book #atlas #design #students (Taken with Instagram at University of Strathclyde)
Degree Shows… #glasgow #scotland #architecture #students #model #structure (Taken with Instagram at University of Strathclyde)
GSA Rooftop After Party! #glasgow #scotland #party #roof #students #guy #cute #fashion #drinks (Taken with Instagram at Skypark)
A quick snapshot from my private viewing of GSA Arch Masters degree show. #glasgow #scotland #architecture #students #gallery (Taken with Instagram at Mackintosh School of Architecture )
