A watershed & a watershed
Regeneration and Renaissance of Greater Shotts
Client: North Lanarkshire Council and Scottish Coal Ltd
It provided opportunity to look at the unique heritage of Shotts which sits at a central location between Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling with a view to healing the urban - rural interface with an ecology project.
Gaia invited Herbert Dreiseitl of Gaia International to work with them. One of the projects Herbert was involved with – the Emscher Park is an exemplar regeneration project driven from the landscape and industrial heritage. This approach was investigated as a means of linking this expansive resource with its neighbouring regions through art, health, nature and sports facilities in a 21st Century context of sustainable transport and resource use. It focused on healing dead but iconic industrial landmarks and transforming them into living and sustainable landmarks.