Piers Gough, Architect: Edinburgh

A4 Building, Edinburgh Park, Scotland by CZWG Architecture

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Curious cantilevered design with internal Babylon of hanging gardens by Piers Gough's practice. The A4 building has an unusual pale green colour and can be easily seen from the Edinburgh Bypass close to the Gogar roundabout.

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Piers Gough, born 1946, is a famous UK architect, formerly partner in firm of Campbell, Zogolovich, Wilkinson and Gough (now CZWG)

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Post-modern buildings in London's Docklands made Piers Gough's name:-
Cascades Apartment Tower on the Isle of Dogs (1988)
Housing (The Owl) Bermondsey

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Piers Gough has recently designed the Lutyens exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London (1981-2) and a yellow-coloured block on South Bank of Thames in London, which forms a partial spiral in plan.

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Piers Gough is designing a controversial skyscraper development proposed for the former Endeavour garage site on Preston Road, Brighton. The project has ben branded "phallic egocentricism" due to its unusual, organic tower design.

Piers Gough is advisor to Frank Gehry on the King Alfred site in Hove, England and is also working on Brighton Marina, England.

CZWG are based in the City of London.

Another Scottish Building by Piers Gough:
CZWG Architects - Cochrane House, Glasgow

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Recent CZWG Building:
South Central housing, London, 2006

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