Willie Miller is an urbanist based in Glasgow, Scotland. He is Principal of Willie Miller Urban Design (WMUD), one of Scotland's foremost urban design practices, having established the firm in 1996. Miller studied at Glasgow School of Art, then at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and The Built Environment in Aberdeen, and was Assistant Director of Planning at Monklands District Council, prior to establishing WMUD.[1]
Recent projects undertaken by WMUD under his direction include creation of an urban design framework for the extension of Dunfermline, Fife, over the next 20–40 years; a major urban design study of St Helier, Jersey;[1] preparation of village masterplans in Orkney; and design work for the Grandhome urban extension to Aberdeen, selected as a Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative project by the Scottish Government.[2]
Willie Miller promotes a strongly collaborative and contextual approach to urban design - working across disciplines, in close liaison with local communities, businesses and organisational stakeholders, and respecting local context and heritage.
As well as being a practising urbanist, Miller is also a commentator on urban design issues, a member of the editorial board of Prospect magazine, and is closely involved with urban design education at the University of Strathclyde's Department of Architecture and the University of Glasgow's Department of Urban Studies. He has diverse interests, from the Congress for the New Urbanism, to membership of the Architectural Association, The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment,[1] and the Academy of Urbanism. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.