In 2004 Oberlanders together with Grosvenor, AMA and RBS won a joint venture competitive bid to Scottish and Newcastle for an 8 acre brewery site at Fountainbridge in Edinburgh. Consequently the Practice is now actively involved with the creation of a new urban village, called Springside. This incorporates student housing, offices, retail leisure and up to 1000 residential flats. The current proposals have a combined value of approximately £200m.

The Practice is currently handling major projects for Strathallan School in Perthshire, for NHS Lothian, The Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh and has recently completed a £6m refurbishment of The Ratho Adventure Centre for The City of Edinburgh Council as well as new facilities for Oatridge College in West Lothian.

Oberlanders are now looking forward to celebrating 25 years of service to our Clients in 2008 and to the years ahead.

At Oberlanders, excellence in design combines with technical & management expertise to create a unique partnership dedicated to providing the highest architectural standards and practical skills for a broad range of clients.

Established in 1983, Oberlanders is today led by the partnership of David Lawson, Philip Macdonald & Andrew Wilmot, whose complementary skills and qualifications ensure a versatile and flexible service tailored to the design needs of individual clients.

The practice employs a variety of highly qualified and motivated personnel headed by: