Ian studied at Edinburgh University where he was an early adopter of “green” architecture. He developed a cottage solar renovation project with the University-School of the Man Made Future and his thesis was for a group of 10 energy self sufficient houses in Canada, designed for a UH Habitat competition.
During his career, he worked for several well-known practices including RMJM. Ian had a parallel career as an inventor. He took several years away from the mainstream running a company seeking commercial approval for his invention, which ultimately became an entirely safe and pleasant to use human headlice treatment.
He became a successful sole practitioner specialising in historic buildings and collaborated in award winning projects as historic building advisor-Conservation Accredited Architect, to leading practices including Cameron Webster for Papple Steading, Phase One and Bennetts Associates for the Citizens Theatre. Ian retired in 2026 and is re-discovering sketching and photography and the possibilities for an ecologically sound future.
Greek Mosque, 1970
Spanish Detail, 1984
Cuba, 2012
Emperor Mosque, Bosnia, 2016
Madrassah, Bosnia, 2016
Suilven Ridge at Dawn
Membership of the Society is open to all registered architects, past and present students of architecture and those who have worked in architecture, planning and landscape in Scotland. Annual membership is currently only £20, with a reduced rate of £10 for students.
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President, Ian Stuart Campbell.
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