1994
LMA is born!
Euan Lawrence and Stuart McPherson decide to join forces and form a Practice.
1995
Our First Project
Feasibility study for Shawfarm Industrial Estate at Prestwick airport
1995
First Premier Inn
Our long term relationship with Whitbread starts with South Queensferry Premier Inn
1996
Our First Proper Home
Former coach house in Ayr becomes our first home
1999
New architect
A fresh faced young architect joins the practice
2002
IIP
First IIP Accreditation
2003
Larger Offices
to accommodate our growing business we convert the Salvation Army Citadel in Ayr to our new offices
2004
10th Anniversary
Happy Birthday to us!
2007
2 become 3
Steve McGhee joins Euan and Stuart as a partner
2007
New Branch Office
The Practice expands into the east coast opening an office in Musselburgh
2009
North Ayrshire Community Hospital
Design work starts on the £50m Acute Mental Heath Hospital in Irvine which is our largest project to date.
2010
LMA are Quality Assured
LMA attains ISO 9001
2011
Stuart Retires
Stuart decides to hang up his set square and cycle off to France
2011
Environmental Standard
LMA attains ISO 14001
2013
Euan Retires
Euan decides that no more planning statements will be written.
2014
Flagship Hotel
Premier Inn’s Flagship Glasgow hotel opens in time for the Commonwealth Games
2015
Urban Realm top 100
LMA make the Urban Realm top 100 Architects in Scotland for the first time
2015
21st Birthday Celebrations
We celebrate 21 years in business and look forward to the next 21.
2016
Business Excellence
Business Excellence Awards Finalists
2016
Expansion
LMA incorporate Thomson McCrea Architects
2016
Urban Realm top 100
LMA ranked 61st the Urban Realm top 100 Architects in Scotland
2016
Rebrand
A fresh new image and subtle name change to what our clients have been calling us for years.
2017
Investors in People Finalists
Finalists in the Silver 2-50 employee category
2017
ACOC Business Awards Finalists
Winner of Ayrshires Best Business Award (11-50 employees)
2017
10th place IIP World Ranking
Ranked 10th in World in the Silver Employer of the Year (2-49) category of the IIP Awards
2018
New Glasgow Office
LMA opens a Glasgow office
2018
Living Wage Employer
LMA becomes an accredited Living Wage Employer
2019
IIP Gold
LMA Achieve IIP Gold Accreditation
Our journey continues……
