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Willie Miller (1950 – 12 January 2021) was a designer and
urbanist Urbanism is the study of how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment. It is a direct component of disciplines such as urban planning, a profession focusing on the design and management of urban a ...
based in
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,
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. He was Principal of Willie Miller Urban Design
WMUD
, a design practice based in the
West End of Glasgow Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. It is the third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe, and comprises 23 wards w ...
. Miller studied at
Glasgow School of Art The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; ) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and design. These are all awa ...
, then at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and The Built Environment in Aberdeen, and was assistant director of Planning at Monklands District Council, prior to establishin
WMUD
in 1996. He died in January 2021 at the age of 70.


Career

Willie Miller worked (se
location map of projects
throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Republic of Ireland and the United States (with partner practic
Studio Cascade
. Projects undertaken by WMUD under his direction include the production of a Healthy Sustainable Neighbourhoods Model for
Glasgow City Council Glasgow City Council (Scottish Gaelic: ''Comhairle Baile Ghlaschu'') is the Local government in Scotland, local government authority for Glasgow, Glasgow City council area, Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. Glasgow was former ...

development guidance
for th
Energetica
project in
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, a cultural study of
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City Walls, tourism studies of Moyle and
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in the
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, the spatial aspects of the Regional Strategic Framework for th
Irish Cross Border Area Network
(ICBAN) with
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and a study of th
Crafts Industry in Southern Ireland
commissioned by th
Crafts Council for Ireland
in association with a consortium o
LEADER Companies
These projects suggest a move towards strategic design, though the practice maintains a core of strategic urbanism work through recent projects including a ne
town centre and riverfront strategy
for
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,
concept design study
for Leven town centre in
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an
physical proposals for the town centre
of
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. Willie Miller promoted a collaborative and contextual approach to urban design - working across disciplines, in liaison with local communities, businesses and organisational stakeholders, and respecting local context and heritage.


Community work

As well as being a practising urbanist, Miller was also a commentator on urban design issues, a member of the editorial board of
Urban Realm ''Urban Realm'' is a planning magazine published in Scotland, with a focus on Scottish issues. The magazine was established as ''Prospect'' in 1922 by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, and is the oldest architectural magazine i ...
magazine, and was involved with
urban design Urban design is an approach to the design of buildings and the spaces between them that focuses on specific design processes and outcomes based on geographical location. In addition to designing and shaping the physical features of towns, city, ...
education at the
University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde () is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal charter in 1964 as the first techn ...
'
Department of Architecture
and the
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'
Department of Urban Studies
He was a member of the
Architectural Association The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, commonly referred to as the AA, is the oldest private school of architecture in the UK. The AA hosts exhibitions, lectures, symposia and publications. History The Architectura ...
. Miller was also a member of the Paris-base
Association Internationale de Développement Urbain
(INTA); he was a member of the INTA Panels fo
Bordeaux Metropolitan 2010
an
Repositioning of the South-West sector of the Lyon Metropolitan Area: Givors-Grigny
in January 2013. He wrote fo
The Guardian
and
Urban Realm ''Urban Realm'' is a planning magazine published in Scotland, with a focus on Scottish issues. The magazine was established as ''Prospect'' in 1922 by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, and is the oldest architectural magazine i ...
magazine, and lectured o
European Urbanism
at
Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public university, public research university in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 375 programs. It is Michigan's third-l ...
,
Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
. He was also Director o
Co-occurrence
a digital agency based in the West End of Glasgow which creates web presence, graphics and photography for small businesses and public agencies. He talked about his photography at the Edinburgh Pecha Kucha held during the
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in August 2012 and won a commendation for his work in th
Jon-Marc Creaney Photography Competition
organised by th
Glasgow Institute of Architects
in 2012.


References


External links


WMUD websiteWillie Miller Urban Design & Planning
Urban Design Group.

Architecture Scotland. {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Willie 1950 births 2021 deaths Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art People from Aberdeenshire Scottish urban planners