Seating and Placemaking Designer

Written By Kevin Harrison

Artlink Central, appointed by Stirling Council, is seeking a designer to develop a shared approach to seating and small-scale placemaking across three Stirling neighbourhood public spaces, as part of the Place Based Investment Programme (PBIP).

This is a single cross-site commission covering Borestone/Morrison Drive, Raploch Village Square, and Darnley Park. The appointed designer will develop a baseline seating and placemaking approach across all three sites; design benches, picnic seating, and circular or amphitheatre seating where appropriate; and ensure inclusive, intergenerational, and dementia-friendly design principles throughout.

This commission forms part of a wider programme delivering coordinated improvements across three Stirling public spaces, with an overall capital budget of approximately £350,000.

Key dates

  • Open: 28 April 2026

  • Closes: 14 May 2026, 9:00am

  • Interviews: w/c 25 May 2026

  • Appointment: 1 June 2026

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Kevin Harrison
Kevin Harrison is the Director of Artlink Central, a charity and social enterprise designing creative experiences in conjunction with artists, public bodies and led by disadvantaged or marginalised people particularly in health, social care or criminal justice contexts. . Kevin joined the organisation five years ago and was previously Arts and Wellbeing Manager with Sense Scotland since 2006, supporting a Scotland-wide participation in the arts for disabled people with communication needs. Kevin managed the development of a range of arts projects including Threads and Found in Translation, projects exploring cultural diversity and disability, and Leaving New Craigs, a life history project in Inverness for people leaving the last long stay hospital in Scotland. He managed a national arts and wellbeing team and supported the establishment of a strong creative programme in the TouchBase, a new inclusive base for people and communities supported by Sense Scotland in the south side of Glasgow. Kevin who has a degree in theatre and film from Roehampton University and who undertook postgraduate studies in Arts Management and Policy at Birkbeck University of London is also a trustee for Scottish Prison Arts Network, chair of Dementia Friendly Forth Valley as part of a Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) programme. Previous posts include freelance editor and administration roles with key national disability arts organisation, Shape Arts and public sector roles in Arts Development and as Business Manager, Creative Academy, Slough Borough Council, supporting a multi-million pound EQUAL creative industries inclusion programme . He also has experience of managing Music 4 Slough, a Youth Music Action Zone.
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