St Andrew Square Gardens (Edinburgh) lighting is complete and only has a few snagging items remaining. The gardens are open to the public and they are proving very popular.

The contractor has started on site on the Grassmarket Public Real Project (Edinburgh) and the lighting installation should begin later this year.

The relighting of St Machar's Cathedral in Aberdeen with LDN architects is at scheme design stage. It is likely that the project will be extended to include the relighting of the exterior of the cathderal.

The visitor centre and museum for Dunblane Cathedral with EDO Design has been on the cards for a long time, but it has now got the green light to proceed.

Malcolm is currently working with Gavin Fraser Foto-MA on the lighting for the major refurbishment of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh with Page & Park Architects. Gavin and Malcolm are former collegues from Jonathan Speirs and Associates. The project is currently at scheme design stage.

Alison Ritter of the Professional Lighting Design Association has invited Malcolm to speak at the Light Middle East conference in Dubai at the end of May. The subject of Malclm's papaer will be 'Light Art and Architecture'.

A quick appointment and very short design schedule will mean a fast turn-around for the lighting design in the client suite of the new Morton Fraser Soliciters building in Edinburgh. The Foster + Partners building is part of the Quartemile Development in Edinburgh. Design of the fit out for Morton Fraser is by Simon Laird Associates.

Two new projects coming up with Gillespies will further add to the list of public realm and masterplanning projects.

Malcolm has been asked to create a major new light art project as part of Scotland's 2009 Homecoming Year celebrations. The project is still in the planning stages, but more details will come later this year when finance is secured.