Eloïse Mercer
Qualifications
MLA Landscape Architecture, with distinction, The University of Edinburgh
BA (Hons) Textile Design, First Class, Chelsea College of Art, University of the Arts London
Experience
Eloïse graduated with distinction from the University of Edinburgh in 2023 with a Masters in Landscape Architecture and the Postgraduate Prize for Best Academic Portfolio in 2022-2023. Her graduating project earned her inclusion in the 12th Barcelona International Landscape Biennial Schools Prize Category, as well as the European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools’ Outstanding Masters Student Award 2023.
Having previously specialised in woven textiles, and subsequently worked within the fields of both horticulture and regenerative agriculture, Eloïse’s experience and skills are broad.
Eloïse joined rankinfraser in the summer of 2023, and has since been involved in a variety of projects in the public realm and arts sectors, housing, heritage and conservation; at scales ranging from masterplanning to detailed design. Some of her notable projects include the landscape design for Pitlochry Festival Theatre as part of their transformative VISION project, the ongoing regeneration of the Port Dundas area of Glasgow, and proposals for a Plant Propagation Centre for Achamore Gardens on the community-owned Isle of Gigha, off the west coast of Scotland.