4.4.1 Two firms of architects were appointed by AMJV, each to act separately as lead consultant and designers for a number of the schools as follows:
(i) Holmes Architects of Edinburgh (since renamed Holmes Miller) were appointed for:
• eight Primary Schools in Phase 1 PPP1;
• two Primary Schools in Phase 2 PPP1 (including Oxgangs Primary School);
• Rowanfield Special School in Phase 1 PPP1;
• Braidburn Special School in Phase 2 PPP1; and
• Howdenhall Secure Unit in Phase 1 PPP1.
(ii) 3D Architects of Edinburgh (since renamed 3DReid) in collaboration with Hickton Madeley Architects of Telford England (since dissolved as a company) were appointed for:
• four High Schools in Phase 1 PPP1; and
• one High School in Phase 2 PPP1.
(It should be noted that 3DReid after originally agreeing to attend the Inquiry subsequently decided they did not wish to do so. The Inquiry was therefore unable to examine how 3DReid undertook their responsibilities, their relationships with contractors or their views on the inspection of the quality of construction in relation to the five High Schools listed above nor was this information able to be provided by other witnesses who did attend. The same construction defects that were found in the ten Primary Schools and two Special Schools undertaken by Holmes Architects were also found to be present in the five High schools designed by 3D Architects).
4.4.2 WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff ("WSP"), a large international multi-disciplinary consultancy was separately appointed by AMJV to undertake responsibility for the civil and engineering structural design of all 17 projects, working as part of the separate design teams led by the two architectural practices respectively but not answerable to them.