Architects
Liston Architects
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60out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volumeLow · 12
Source diversity1 source
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About
Offering design excellence and a high level of service for very competitive fees, Liston Architects has completed carefully tailored projects for clients across the UK. We have experience of a variety of building types, from high profile public or commercial buildings to private houses, extensions and energy saving works. Before setting up Liston Architects in 2010, multilingual Scottish Architect, David Liston worked in offices in Berlin, Venice and Edinburgh. Having studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Grenoble, he trained as an Architect (part 1 and 2) at the University of Bath which also included a stage at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia. Returning to his home town, he gained architectural professional qualification (part 3) in 2000 at the University of Edinburgh.
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Rated 5.0★ — above the local average for architectss in Edinburgh
Across 21 rated architectss in Edinburgh, the typical rating is 4.8★. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.
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Public review evidence5.0★ from 12 public reviewsAcross HouzzHouzz
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