{"id":36144,"date":"2023-04-11T16:03:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T15:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36144"},"modified":"2023-04-10T17:00:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T16:00:43","slug":"glasgow-city-heritage-trust-appoints-niall-murphy-as-new-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36144","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow City Heritage Trust appoints Niall Murphy as new Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Glasgow City Heritage Trust has announced the appointment of Niall Murphy as the Trust\u2019s new Director.<\/h3>\n

image: GCHT<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 My hope is\u2026.I will leave Glasgow, and its superb built heritage, in a better condition than when I found it\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Glasgow Heritage Trust writes:<\/p>\n

Originally from Hong Kong, Niall studied at the Mackintosh School of Architecture and practiced architecture in Edinburgh, Berlin and Hong Kong before settling in Glasgow. Having retrained as a conservation architect with conservation specialists Peter Drummond Architects, Niall joined the Trust as Grants Officer in 2016 and has been Deputy Director since mid 2017.<\/p>\n

Niall is currently Chair of Govanhill Baths Building Preservation Trust. Previously, Niall was chair of Pollokshields Heritage, Planning Convener for Pollokshields Community Council and a member of the Glasgow Urban Design Panel. From 2016 \u2013 2018 he was a member of the Development Management Working Group for the Scottish Government\u2019s Planning Review.<\/p>\n

Niall has won two Glasgow Doors Open Day Awards (in 2014 and 2017) on the strength of his walking tours, the Sir Robert Lorimer Award for his sketches (in 1996) and was nominated for the Scottish Civic Trust\u2019s My Place Award for Civic Champion in 2015. Niall regularly lectures on architecture, heritage and urban design issues and hosts the Trust\u2019s \u201cIf Glasgow\u2019s Walls could Talk\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n

Glasgow City Heritage Trust Trustees said:<\/p>\n

We are very fortunate to have Niall in this role and know he will be a sure foundation for progress at GCHT. Our congratulations to Niall!\u2019<\/p>\n

Niall Murphy, new Glasgow City Heritage Trust Director, said:<\/p>\n

\u2018To take on the role of the Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust is an honour. Glasgow is my adopted home and I feel a deep affection for the city and its citizens. My hope is that in some small way via this new role, I will leave Glasgow, and its superb built heritage, in a better condition than when I found it. I look forward to working with our talented team and Trustees to that end.\u2019<\/p>\n

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