Edinburgh News : Buildings + Architects

February 2008

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Trump Inquiry Donald Trump’s housing estate with golf courses & hotel - partly located on a key piece of Scotland’s protected natural heritage - goes to Public Inquiry Western Harbour Housing Plots A2, B1 And B2, Western Harbour: 258 residential units for A B Leith Ltd: Approval of Reserved Matters 290208 Glasgow Lighthouse News Kathryn Findlay, Marquess of Bute, Neil Gillespie + Riccardo Marini join Lighthouse Board. The Lighthouse chairwoman, Janice Kirkpatrick, will be succeeded by Eleanor McAllister Charlotte Square image © Adrian Welch EWHT launch study into possible makeover, as St Andrew Square completion nears Basil Spence image © Adrian Welch Photos of his British Embassy in Rome Scottish Eco-Town Scotland's first ‘zero-carbon settlement’ - 5,000 home eco-town by Arkitema in Cardenden, Fife. Cardenden Eco-town ‘Vision and Delivery Statement’ unveiled by Banks Developments on 28 Feb, attended by MSPs. Planning submission not due until Autumn. Eco-Towns currently subject to vigorous debate down south 494 Ferry Road Plans submitted by Broadway Malyan for demolition of existing buildings and new 52-unit BL Developments scheme with retail Housing Slowdown New build homes starts in Scotland dropped for the first time in four years: Approx. 5,720 in Jul-Sep 2006 to 5,280 in Jul-Sep 2007 Castle Gogar Just one property left to sell at Dennis Developments' Modern-style luxury Castle Gogar Estate by Yeoman McAllister Architects Carbon Trust Masterclasses Speakers: Greg Franta & Rab Bennetts - Edinburgh Events Sighthill Campus picture from the architect Napier University application by RMJM A+DS School Programme Architecture and Design Scotland + Scottish Government launch three-year school design programme to give councils access to specialist advice on their building projects. A+DS to appoint a design advisor (architect) and programme officer St Andrews Medical School New £45m University of St Andrews School of Medicine and the Sciences proposed on the North Haugh, by Edinburgh-based Reiach and Hall Architects: images online at the weekend 20% Renewables by 2020 Scottish Government to match / exceed European Union target of 20% all energy from renewables by 2020 United Distillers Saved? image © Alastair Cook Refusal recommended : United Distillers Haddington Place hotel Approval for £150m Leith Walk Developments’ 175-bed scheme, despite only scoring minimum 41 out of 80 CEC sustainable building points. 210208 Upper Forth Crossing Final span of 26 launched for new £120m 1.2km Upper Forth Crossing at Kincardine Appleton Tower Refurbishment starting on controversial tower block - recladding Haymarket Development Proposals attacked by Gina Davidson in the Evening News as taking the ‘whole issue to new heights of architectural vandalism’…she hopes ‘the groundswell of public opinion will see this proposal thrown out’…and questions ‘destroying the character of a place’. Haymarket as it stands though has very little character at present, certainly it isn’t very urban or indeed fitting for a major entry to a capital city. Richard Murphy’s proposals create a strong and appropriate sense of place. If you look at old photographs of the city’s edge, such as Leith Street, there is a density married to bustling life. Edinburgh needs to regain this. Allan Murray and Malcolm Fraser are quoted with warmth. CEC Budget image © Adrian Welch Money for refurbishment of Royal Commonwealth Pool, King's Theatre, Glenogle Baths, schools & sports pavilions, and for new Military Tattoo Stands, Drumbrae Library, National Photographic Centre & various school buildings Grand Designs Pathhead house by Icosis Architects featured Varsity image © Paul Zanre Telford Road Housing by Michael Laird Architects: Photos by Paul Zanre Living Roofs & Walls image © Adrian Welch Recently Scottish sustainability policy seems to have been following London’s lead – eg the Merton Rule, issues of on-site energy generation and carbon reduction. Ken Livingstone has now announced a requirement for ‘living roofs and walls’ on all major developments where feasible. An example would be DSDHA’s Paradise Park School’s ‘vertical garden’ EHQ image © Paul Zanre Images by Paul Zanre of South Gyle offices Edinburgh Architects Win in Iceland picture from the architect Vatnsmýri Urban Plan : Graeme Massie Architects - 20 Feb Spirit picture from the architect Chinese Spring Lantern Festival within Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Glasshouses Lamb’s House Lamb’s House restoration proposals by Cadell Wiszniewski Thomson Low Carbon Building Award Carbon Trust Low Carbon Building Award 2008 went to East Lothian Council for the new Windygoul Primary School, Tranent by their Projects Design team. Jim Mather, Minister of Enterprise, Energy & Tourism presented the award. Windygoul School uses natural ventilation, highly-insulated envelope, sedum roof & solar panels HSE Spot Checks 10 out of 11 Aberdeen construction sites visited by HSE were shut after ‘bad’ & ‘dangerous’ working practices witnessed. HSE now to do random checks in Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh + other Scottish areas. Ten construction workers from Scotland died in 2007 - deaths rose by 61% across the UK Bonfire of the Quangos Scottish Government to cut number of quangos in Scotland by around a quarter. The Building Standards Advisory Committee is due to be abolished following legislation. Historic Scotland & RCAHMS are still under review, while SNH faces a merger RTPI Planning Awards Winner: The Isle of Gigha Masterplan and Design Guides by anderson bell + christie Carnegie HQ Dunfermline HQ building : Page \ Park ZED Hotel picture © Make Architects Southside arts hotel by make at former Odeon Cinema EAA Exhibition Shortlisted EAA Awards projects Todlaw Supported Housing picture from the architect Scottish housing by Oliver Chapman Architects The Riverside House picture from the architect CiAO's Cramond house Heart of Hawick picture from the architect Scottish Borders building by Gray, Marshall & Associates RSA Student Exhibition 2008 RSA Exhibition open Highland Archive Building LDN Architects’ building for Highland Council incl. registration service, archive conservation unit, family history centre and offices. Completion will allow the return of archives to the Highlands presently stored in Edinburgh. On site 2008-09 Irvine Competition Urban Splash + Reiach and Hall win Irvine Harbourside waterfront competition Lothian Chambers picture from the architect Smith Scott Mullan's Lothian Chambers 36 Marionville picture from the architect Craig Amy Architects' 36 Marionville Road Coal Bunker picture from the architect Crichton Wood's Pittville St house Stewart’s Melville College picture from the architect Simpson & Brown's Performing Arts Centre Garden Room picture from the architect Scottish house extension by Oliver Chapman Architects Sylvan House picture from the architect CiAO's Edinburgh House & Studio Aberdeenshire Resort Scottish golf resort using listed former catholic seminary: Blairs College Resort Tollbooths To Go photo : Paul Zanre But hopefully not the Canopy...Forth Bridge Tollbooth Caltongate Approved image © Adrian Welch Caltongate proposals approved, but to be referred to Scottish ministers + demolition of Canongate tenements unapproved. Controversial meeting lasted until after 7pm Scottish Parliament Refurb Approx. £115k repairs to Scottish Parliament during February recess incl. public stairs and foyer plus installment of energy-efficient light bulbs Leith Docks News picture from the architect JUMP Group Leith Docks Contra Proposal Ardrossan Building Ardrossan health centre by Reiach and Hall Prep School image © Adrian Welch Next Fettes College building by Page / Park on site National Showground make beat BDP, Foster & Partners, HOK: Scottish National Showground BDP Edinburgh BDP actively recruiting architects for new office on Multrees Walk, opening in March Glasgow Hotel Plans submitted by Edinburgh's Allan Murray Architects for Ingram St hotel Forth Road Bridge Background behind cable-stayed bridge team Trinity Gardens 246 apartments by Richard Murphy Architects, Comprehensive Design Architects + Conran & Partners: Trinity Gardens NORD in Perth Planning approval for NORD’s residential / leisure building in centre of Perth Edinburgh Recruitment Edinburgh Architects Jobs

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