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November 2007

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Lochrin Square photo © McAteer Photograph Fountainbridge office development completed by Michael Laird Architects Scottish & Newcastle Offices photo © Alastair Cook Controversial move to demolish brilliant RMJM-designed former S+N Headquarters Letter from Alan Dunlop: "The RMJM Distillers Building is the finest "recent" work in Edinburgh, in my view. An outstanding piece of modern architecture" Terrapin building to go Demolition of Edinburgh University’s existing terrapin building, Research Avenue South, erection of six new research units by RMJM: Minded to Grant 22/11/2007 Grove Street development 55 Grove Street Mix use development by Fletcher Joseph of primarily commercially managed student housing that will run as an apart-hotel in non term-time, with leisure facility including cafe: Minded to Grant 22/11/07 East Fettes Avenue On Site picture from the architect Luxury apartments and townhouses near Fettes College: East Fettes Avenue G4 Granted Latest Edinburgh Park building approved: Erection of office development at 1 Lochside Way, Site G4, by Campbell & Arnott granted 22/11/2007 for New Edinburgh Limited Ellersly Hotel redevelopment Retention of existing core building and removal of existing hotel bedroom wing & ancillary buildings, alterations to retain building to create residential accommodation + erection of new residential wings & new townhouses, West Murrayfield: Full Planning Application Granted 19/11/2007 for CALA by Michael Laird Architects Vet School Approved University of Edinburgh £25m Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies by BDG McColl approved Macdonald Hotel Expansion Plans submitted by Macdonald Hotels for five-storey bedroom extension to form 30 new rooms at 81 Holyrood Rd Crewe Toll Townhouses Plans submitted by Miller Homes for 5No. three-storey townhouses by Michael Laird Architects on land adjacent to Crewe Road South Falkirk 'Canalside Capital' Tamfourhill masterplan by Falkirk Council & British Waterways revealed: residential-led development includes new housing, a 60-berth marina, new leisure & commercial business opportunities Highland Housing Fair Organisers of the UK's very first Housing Fair have announced it will take place in the throughout the whole of August 2009 The HELIX Massive ‘Kelpie’ heads set to be built near Falkirk as The HELIX receives £25m lottery funding: canal link reconnecting Forth & Clyde Canal to the Forth Estuary plus creation of two 30m high ‘Kelpie’ heads based on the mythical Scots creatures CALA Awards CALA Homes won 3 awards at the What House? 2 Silvers + 1 Bronze Scottish ‘Eco Evangelist‘ Scotland on Sunday article re professor of architectural engineering at Heriot Watt University. Apparently her former home near Oxford with the first solar electric roof in the UK has an electricity bill of just £5. Sue Roaf is now developing designing for a new ‘eco-house’ near Edinburgh to “create Scotland's first eco-community” (Findhorn? Fife Eco Village? Peshwanton?). 251107 Housing Shortfall Increase from existing 25,000 new houses per year to 35,000 demanded for Scotland. Communities & Sport Minister said the “current rate of new house building - almost 25,000 new houses last year - is simply inadequate. This is why we have proposed a national goal to increase new housing supply to 35,000 a year by the middle of the next decade”. It’s essential the majority of this supply is located in dense developments on brownfield land; the planning system also requires immediate root & branch reform: Scottish housing RIBA Carbon Tracker RIBA launch carbon emissions online forum for practices to track building emissions from design to operation. Eventually accreditation of practices committed to carbon management will be implemented. Proposals being developed for a RIBA ‘Carbon Conscious Practice’ scheme - RIBA CarbonBuzz - will recognise design performance, but will also require participating practices to publish annual project sheets on design & operational energy use. Data will inform benchmarking, policy & research, particularly in aligning design predictions with operational emissions. Practices involved at the launch stage include Aedas, BDP, dRMM, Hamilton Architects, HOK and make. BRE Approved Certifiers BRE Scotland launch 2 certification schemes: homes and non-domestic buildings Scottish Widows 2 image © Adrian Welch Site photos of cre8architecture’s £45m Exchange Place Commonwealth Games Organisation Chief Exec & operating body similar to London’s ODA to be created by Glasgow Council: Commonwealth Games Carbuncle Awards Voting closes this Sunday. Organiser Penny Lewis said: “We are not having a laugh at the expense of the frustrated residents, but trying to provoke a debate about how we move forward. Some politicians are very complacent”: Carbuncle Awards Trumped! Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort approved 7 votes to 4 by Aberdeenshire Council Monumental Project Three-year £0.5m EWHT project to restore key statues & monuments: starting with the Melville Monument (St Andrew Square), the Bow Well (Grassmarket), then The Black Watch War Memorial (the Mound). The second year will focus on Calton Hill’s National Monument, Burns Monument and Nelson Monument. The final year focuses on St Bernard's Well and statues of George IV and William Pitt (George St), David Livingstone and Allan Ramsay (Princes St Gardens), and the equestrian statue of Charles II statue (Parliament Close) 101 Ocean Drive Kenmore Investments Ltd plans submitted by Covell Matthews Architects for demolition of existing structures and formation of 387 student bed spaces, 11 private flats, 1224 sqm retail space at 101 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh Waverley Station Refurb £150m upgrade of Waverley Station tracks & platforms complete Designing Places Awards Homes for Scotland launches new award scheme: Designing Places Awards Malcolm on Basil Malcolm Fraser reviews Basil Spence’s oeuvre: http://www.sundayherald.com/search/display.var.1775254.0.faultless_towers.php Applecross Awards Scottish house builder wins at UK house building ‘Oscars’: What House? Awards St Peter’s Seminary ACAVA join Urban Splash & the Marquess of Bute as potential developers of the crumbling Cardross Seminary Waddington building picture from the architect University of Edinburgh : New research facility for the School of Biological Sciences, King's Buildings SEPA Offices Aberdeen Waterfront Offices & Labs by Keppie : Aberdeen News New Dining Reviews Latest Edinburgh Restaurant Reviews : Chubara + Fishers in the City GIA Awards Winner GIA Awards Results picture © Keith Hunter Castlemilk building : restoration of Castlemilk House Stables by Elder & Cannon Quartermile picture from the architect Images of this major Edinburgh development by Foster & Partners Pollock Halls Approved picture from the architect Planning approval for Pollock Halls residence by Oberlanders Commonwealth Games Stadium picture from the architect Commonwealth Games Stadium : Sports Concepts / 3DReid East Lothian Building photo © Paul Zanre Rural offices by Michael Laird Architects Craighall Gardens 23,035 sqft development at Craighall Gardens, Trinity - 17 luxury apartments by Applecross & Premier Property Group in joint £7.3m residential development Too Much Work? Looking around the city it’s obvious Edinburgh’s construction sector is thriving: major projects on site include Scottish Widows 2, George IV Hotel, Caltongate, Potterrow, Quartermile, Fountain Park, various projects in Granton/Leith, Craigmillar and Edinburgh Park with EHQ and Lochrin Square just completed. The construction market in Edinburgh is apparently so busy that Edinburgh City Council is struggling to attract workers to carry out building work, according to Kenneth MacKinnon (CEC’s contract procurement group leader). CEC have been forced to cancel and resubmit an OJEU tender advertising the £36m Royal Commonwealth pool redevelopment. According to MacKinnon "there's just too much work about”. Holyrood Abbey Church picture © Keith Hunter Latest Malcolm Fraser building completed in Edinburgh Ian Simpson Hotel Approved Ian Simpson Architects’ six-star Glasgow hotel approved Craigton Road Approved picture from the architect gm+ad architects' Craigton Road Social Services Building approved Context Interiors picture from the architect Edinburgh Architect opens Context Interiors - a new home interiors shop in Morningside. Special introductory offer for readers of this website Carbuncle Awards Nominations closed. Towns put forward included Paisley, Coatbridge and Wishaw. Controversially recent developments such as Springfield Quay’s casino, Glasgow Harbour, The Metropole and Edinburgh’s Upper Strand come in for a bashing. Oh, and the Scottish Parliament of course: www.thecarbuncles.co.uk The shortlist for the Most Dismal Town, Most Disappointing Building and Worst Planning Decision were announced on 15 Nov at which point voting opened again. The shortlist was drawn up by a panel of judges based on nominations made by the general public. The last votes will be counted on 25 Nov and the Plook on the Plinth will be handed over 26 Nov Saltire Housing Awards 2007 Saltire Awards presented by Linda Fabiani, with lecture by Professor Isi Metzstein The Modernist - Haymarket picture from the architect 1 Osborne Terrace by Morris & Steedman to be redeveloped by Broadway Malyan Craigleith House picture © Keith Hunter Page\Park Architects’ Fettes College building officially opened – brief review Marischal College redevelopment image © Aberdeen City Council Contract for Aberdeen Council HQ awarded to Holmes Partnership Richard Murphy School Richard Murphy Architects submitted plans for nursery school & after school club at 10 Arboretum Rd, for Ediston Properties Glasgow Won Commonwealth Games come to Glasgow University of Paisley University of Paisley’s Ayr campus by RMJM St Andrew Square image © Adrian Welch New building in St Andrew Square Westport picture from the architect Westport building interior images by Shake Digital Buchanan St Galleries Planning submission approved for Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries expansion by 66% 2 West Regent Street £15m Glasgow office development by RMJM South Gyle Broadway picture from the architect South Gyle building in for planning by Michael Laird Architects New Biomass-heated School Seaview Primary School in Monifieth to use biomass heating under Angus Council’s strategy to reduce CO2 emissions + rainwater recycling for toilet flushing and solar panels to aid water heating Andy Doolan Awards And the winner is….Pier Arts Centre Orkney : Reiach and Hall Architects photo © Gavin Fraser, Alastair Peebles Andrew Doolan Award EHQ picture © Jason Baxter Michael Laird Architects’ EHQ project at Lightning Park, South Gyle: photographs by Jason Baxter Gillespie, Kidd & Coia Exhibition picture from St Peter's College Trust now on - The Lighthouse: Gillespie, Kidd & Coia RIAS Positions RIAS seeking dynamic individuals to deliver range of policy & support services Grassmarket Progress shots of Grassmarket redevelopment on site Scottish Widows picture from the architect Work starts on cre8architecture’s £45m Exchange Place at former Fat Sams site New Scottish housing Glasgow housing : Page / Park Edinburgh News - Oct 2007 News Highlights from Sep 2007 New Edinburgh House image © Paul Zanre Private Edinburgh house extension by Michael Laird Architects National Library of Scotland visitor centre image © Adrian Welch National Library Of Scotland visitor centre by Gray, Marshall + Associates The Haymarket picture from the architect The Haymarket : sensational new images released from Richard Murphy Architects Potterrow Latest images of Bennetts / Reiach and Hall building

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