Edinburgh News : Buildings + Architects

September 2007

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Waterloo Place photo © adrian welch New photos of BL Developments building by Morgan McDonnell Architecture Doors Open Day Edinburgh: Saturday 29 Sep Doors Open Day Hazelwood School photo © Andrew Lee New Glasgow school : gm+ad - 28 Sep Peacock Visual Arts picture from the architect Aberdeen Contemporary Arts Centre New Edinburgh House image © Paul Zanre Private Edinburgh house extension by Michael Laird Architects Stirling Prize America's Cup Building © DCA Stirling Prize Jury building visits completed, we outline the shortlist ahead of the Awards next Saturday, 6 Oct Edinburgh Events EAA Lecture on 4 key Australian architects: 10 Oct Scottish Zero Carbon Housing Conference: 15 Oct Certification of Design Scheme Ministerial approval allows Certification of Design Scheme operational launch to proceed next Monday, 1 Oct. The RIAS will be a scheme provider: registered members can access the website learning modules, leading to accreditation as AcoD - Approved Certifier of Design. ARB registered architects & CIAT members once approved can certify their designs meet the requirements of Section 6 (Domestic) of the Scottish Building Regulations and to issue Energy Performance Certificates National Library of Scotland visitor centre photo © adrian welch Upgrading of National Library Of Scotland entrance hall as visitor centre by Gray, Marshall + Associates: Listed Building Consent Application - Minded to Grant QMUC photo © adrian welch As students return the QMUC Edinburgh building isn’t quite finished... Newhaven restaurant photo © adrian welch Simpson + Brown Architects to convert former Harry Ramsden's: Newhaven BL Developments Haddington’s Shell garage site on River Tyne to be redeveloped by BL Developments as housing Trump Resort Delay Decision deferred by Councillors on Trump's golf resort proposal Dundee HQ Approval picture from the architect Dundee City Council HQ proposal approved Scottish Church Repairs Seven dilapidated Scottish Churches to be repaired using Heritage Lottery Fund BBC Opening Formal opening of BBC Scotland offices at Pacific Quay Advocate's Close Old Town development by Morgan McDonnell granted Listed Building Consent 19 Sep West Lothian Youth Theatre Howden Park Centre £5.3m redevelopment / extension by Dundee's Nicoll Russell Studios on site in Livingston Botanics Gateway picture from the architect Edinburgh Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre on site Andrew Doolan Award Jury Louisa Hutton, Rob Joiner, Douglas Read, Richard Murphy - Andrew Doolan Award New Prof The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment in Aberdeen appoint new Visiting Professor: Alan Dunlop of gm+ad architects The Haymarket picture from the architect The Haymarket : sensational new images released from Richard Murphy Architects Precision Engineering Competition Bennetts Associates win: Castle Precision Engineering Waterloo Place photo © adrian welch New building on Waterloo Place by Morgan McDonnell Architecture Grassmarket Redevelopment Initially proposed by Malcolm Fraser then later put out by CEC on an OJEU notice: improvements to the Grassmarket - first phase of £5.1m project starts Esslemont & Macintosh : Hotel Five-storey E&M building bought by C&L Properties to be 120-bed Aberdeen hotel Sustainability?! picture from the architect As the world tries to get to grips with halting global warming here in Edinburgh we are doing our bit by knocking up buildings....and knocking them down soon after. With the Forth Bridge Toll due for curtains we now also have Zoo Architects' North Edinburgh Arts building destined for the dust. CEC hold the key, the same organisation that are demanding the construction & property sectors toe harsh new rules such as on-site energy generation Holyrood offices photo © adrian welch Last building on site at North Holyrood, by 3dreid: Holyrood Offices Calton Rd Building photo © adrian welch Latest Calton Road building Donaldsons picture from the architect Yeoman McAllister replace Richard Murphy Architects on this major Edinburgh project: Donaldson's School Redevelopment Newsround Ted Cullinan's Botanics Gateway starts on site Steelwork started on Allan Murray's George IV building First structures complete at Edinburgh's largest housing scheme: Telford by MLA Forthside Largest Edinburgh planning application ever submitted for Forthside development Scottish Projects in Detail Oliver Chapman Architects’ houses in Swinton and NORD’s Destiny church make it into Architecture+Detail No.28 RIAS Convention Date named: 8-10 May 2008, Edinburgh Architects & Technicians Oberlanders Architects require architects & technicians: Edinburgh Architects Job 'Melville Monument' First small structure appears in this 'String of Pearls' project: St Andrew Square Trump Golf Links News Architecture + Design Scotland criticise designs : Scottish Golf Development The Element picture from the architect 16 storey Element development by FM Developments Hearts Stadium Expansion picture from the architect Tynecastle : New Hearts Stand images Edinburgh News - Aug 2007 Edinburgh News Summary

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Edinburgh Building News Sep 2007 - Building : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt