Affordable Housing Edinburgh, Scottish Building, Affordable Homes, News

Feb 2005

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Edinburgh News: 25% Affordable Homes Much-discussed blanket 25% target across Edinburgh now out for six-week consultation: now for developments over and above just 12 homes. Apparently 12,000 affordable houses are required in the Edinburgh area. Developers are unhappy with the proposals' lack of flexibility - Edinburgh Housing: 170206 Prospect News Prospect is to become a quarterly magazine with immediate effect. The first quarterly issue will be published in April. Penny Lewis will be editing the magazine on a part time basis Zaha Hadid - Kirkcaldy Exclusive images of Zaha Hadid's first UK building on site Edinburgh Architects Jobs Wish to improve prospects? One-stop shop: Scottish Architecture Jobs Building 38 New Entry for South Gyle building by Michael Laird Architects Recent Planning Applications granted for MLA: Lightning Park, South Gyle; Buildings 10 & 11 at Castle Business Park, Stirling; McInroy & Wood, Haddington Forth Road Bridge Recent news suggests a third crossing is looking more likely, though a campaign is ongoing: if a new bridge is set in motion it's extremely important for Scotland's reputation that an outstanding design be realised, ie no PFI fudge or major contractor-design elements: Forth Road Bridge Metis : Constructions - Laputa + other projects GalleriA1 Exhibition: Mark Dorrian and Adrian Hawker 10 Feb - 12 Mar - Edinburgh Events Playhouse Switched on image © Adrian Welch Much-improved lighting at Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre RMJM - New Project National University of Ireland, Galway's new £36m engineering school Work zone: Edinburgh New home for Zone Architects: Granton Studio New Murrayfield House receives planning permission Caer Amon image from Richard Murphy Architects Cramond Housing by AMA and Bryant Homes: preview - Caer Amon Photos featured of good quality landscaping and solid treatment of street edges, some of the issues raised at Poundbury but achieved here in a successful contemporary style by Richard Murphy Architects and AMA. 290106 Make - Granton Magnus Linklater has attacked make architects' proposals for Granton - between Caroline Park and the Firth of Forth - describing them as being 'big, brassy and vulgar'. The plight of the Parnell's Caroline House is highlighted in his 29 Jan article for Scotland on Sunday. This website placed online all the campaigning e-mails received back in 2002 when this issue was last raised to a high profile Edinburgh Photos picture © Adrian Welch Recent images added - Charlotte Square, Scottish Widows, House of Frasers St James Centre Sale photo © Adrian Welch Reportedly sold for around £169m to northern Irish investors: St James Centre Waverley Station photograph © Adrian Welch omni edinburgh picture from the architect Architecture Books

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Edinburgh Building News Feb 2006 - Building : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt