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January 2006

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Architecture Debate discussion forums are aplenty but the dialogue tends towards soundbite carping and incrowd chat enter a forum with a difference - latest iconic architecture Forth Road Bridge image © Adrian Welch News in the last week suggests a third crossing is looking more likely, though a campaign is ongoing: if a new bridge is set in motion it is extremely important for Scotland's reputation that an outstanding design be realised, ie no PFI fudge or major contractor-design elements: Forth Road Bridge Caer Amon image © Adrian Welch Cramond Housing by AMA and Bryant Homes: preview - Caer Amon 290106 Mansfield Park Pavilion picture from the architect Sutherland Hussey Architects feasibility study for a Pavilion located within Mansfield Park, Partick Edinburgh Technopole picture from the architect The park's latest state-of-the-art building - the Fleming Building offers 36,000 sq ft of high-quality office and laboratory space: Edinburgh Technopole Modern Scottish House - Exclusive picture from the architect Rural Design architects' house - "one of the most striking houses recently planned for the Scottish Highlands": see Glasgow News Quartermile - Heritage The International Council on Monuments & Sites (Unesco advisers) is reportedly extremely concerned about the Quartermile's impact: so-called Twin Towers by Foster & Partners apparently may risk Edinburgh World Heritage status Edinburgh Photos images © Adrian Welch Recent images added - Charlotte Square, Scottish Widows, House of Frasers Edinburgh Conference New Approaches to Engineered Timber in Contemporary Architecture - 1 Feb The Centre for Timber Engineering and wood.for good. are jointly hosting a one-day conference: Edinburgh Events St James Centre Sale Reportedly sold for around £169m to northern Irish investors: St James Centre Auditorium Competition Invited Design Competition added - Corpus Christi, Oxford: Expression of Interest deadline - 17 Feb - RIBA Architecture Competition The Royal Scottish Academy Medal for Architecture 2005 The President and Awards’ Committee of the 2005 Open Annual Exhibition have awarded Graeme Massie Architects the RSA Medal for Architecture for ‘outstanding work’. The award comes at the end of a successful year for the young practice, which was only formed in 2004 16 Waterloo Place picture from the architect Morgan McDonnell Architecture Ltd - Waterloo Place project Edinburgh News Summary + Edinburgh News archive

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