Marc Cairns is an architectural designer, gallerist and project director based in Glasgow, Scotland.
Co-founder and director of Pidgin Perfect, a multi-award winning creative studio established in 2011 which brings together people, clients and place to help build better communities for everyone. Pidgin Perfect uses a unique multi-skilled approach combining research, participation and design (RPD) around the built environment, placing the 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 of 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 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)
So happy to be back in my own bed after 2 weeks in @wdchelsinki2012! So sleepy! #helsinki #finland #sleepy #bed #easa012 #wastelands #guy #beard #bed #gpoy #chest #hairy #scruff (Taken with Instagram at Battlefield)
Playing with fire… Don’t try this at home kids. #helsinki #finland #fire #architecture #design #easa012 #wastelands #experiment #party #safety (Taken with Instagram at Wastelands: XXXII European Architecture Students Assembly)
Lazy afternoon at Cafe Ihana! So good! #helsinki #finland #leisure #cafe #water #wastelands #easa012 #lovely #relax #architecture (Taken with Instagram at Suvilathi)
Strange Nature. #helsinki #finland #architecture #art #installation #metal #wastelands #easa012 (Taken with Instagram at Suvilathi)
Wasted Light. #helsinki #finland #architecture #easa012 #wastelands #design #timber #pavilion (Taken with Instagram at Wastelands: XXXII European Architecture Students Assembly)
Just a wee bit of a welding at 1am… This is how we do it at @wastelands2012. #helsinki #finland #architect #architecture #building #design #pavilion #timber #easa012 #wastelands (Taken with Instagram at Suvilahti I Södervik)
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)
Setting up our exhibition at the @wdchelsinki2012 Pavilion to accompany our afternoon of lectures and presentations. #helsinki #finland #architect #architecture #design #wastelands #community #bunting #exhibition #easa012 (Taken with Instagram at WDC Helsinki 2012 Paviljonki)
