Lynn Algar

Over 24 years of working in private architectural practice, directly for clients, contractors and one of the UK’s largest project management organisations has given Lynn unique all round experience and expertise which clients, project team members and staff all benefit from.

As a partner in cre8architecture Lynn is currently responsible for the delivery of a major commercial office development in the centre of Edinburgh, consisting of 3 office buildings with a contract value of approx £45m. The project is a 2 stage traditional contract.

Lynn is an active member in Women in Property, having been Chairman of the Yorkshire Branch of Women in Property and a member of the Yorkshire and Humberside Careers Forum Committee

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management, College of Estate Management, Reading 1997

Experience

MARCH 2006 - SEPT 2006 Cyril Sweett Ltd - Associate Director of Project Management.

DECEMBER 2000 - FEB 2006 jmarchitects - Regional Director.

NOVEMBER 1999– DEC 2000 Melville Dundas Ltd - Design Manager / Architectural Advisor

JANUARY 1999 – NOV 1999 Next Generation Leisure Design and Construction management

DECEMBER 1988 – DEC 1998 Percy Johnson Marshall + Partner (Edinburgh + Leeds) Associate – established Leeds office.

Projects

Beith St, Glasgow

£80m mixed use development for Tesco Stores Ltd (Cyril Sweet).

Office Development, West Port, Edinburgh

Project manager for a 6 storey office development, Edinburgh, for Kenmore Property Group (Cyril Sweet).

Argyll + Bute Schools NPDO

£85 million PPP type schools project (jm).

Donaldsons School for the Deaf

£10m state of the art special educational needs facility (jm).

Bond Building

£20m conversion of listed bond building to 110 Residential units, listed building refurbishment to offices and new office development, Leith (jm).

David Lloyd Leisure Clubs

Belfast and Hull (pjmp).

St Margaret’s Girls School, Edinburgh

Master planning of existing campus, asset evaluation, new build, refurbishment and rationalisation (jm).

4-6 Queen St., Edinburgh

Refurbishment of Grade A listed former BBC building to form entertainment venue and contemporary office accomodation (jm).

£15m VA Tech Factory, Leith

Design Manager (Melville Dundas).

£10m Sheraton Spa fit-out.

Architectural advisor/design manager (Melville Dundas).

Next Generation Leisure Clubs

Spa / restaurant fit-outs (Next Generation).

Infection Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

Project Manager (pjmp).