The Practice

The practise was established in 1980 by Jo Provan and Ray Makin. It is renowned for its work on the urban regeneration of the historic fabric of Manchester and beyond. The past 20 years have seen rapid growth at Provan and Makin. With Architects Andrew Burns and Ashley Hunt and Company Secretary Tracey Beekman on the Board, the practice is going from strength to strength

Areas of Expertise

Provan and Makin work in a wide range of sectors for clients in the private and public arenas. We work on contracts from ?200,000 up to ?20 million. The list represents the types of projects that we have recently been involved in, although we believe that similar design approaches can be made to virtually all construction projects. urban regeneration
restaurants and bars
education sector
healthcare sector
bespoke private residences
offices
retail
urban residential scheme
student and nurses accommodation
mixed use schemes
community schemes
transport

Awards

Manchester Society of Architects
2000 winner best small project-Panasia
2000 highly commended-Oxford Court Hulme
2003 highly commended -St Georges Church
2004 winnner - River Irwell Urban Neighbourhood
2004 winner - West Street Leeds
2004 highly commended -Private House, North Manchester
2005 winner - St Mary's Church, Hulme

Manchester Civic Society awards
2000 winner shop window award - Panasia
2003 winner pheonix award - St Georges's Hulme