Edinburgh News - June 2008: Buildings in Scotland
June 2008
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Miralles Tagliabue EMBT Latest projects from the joint architects of the Scottish Parliament - EMBT : dedicated to the removal of the railings despoiling the lochans in front of the building. There could hardly be a better symbol of where Scotland (actually the UK) is going wrong in terms of risk-averse culture dominating our lives - cheap, ugly railings, not even properly looked after, culturally inept mockery of design sensibility Architect Artists Exhibition Scottish Society of Architect Artists' Summer Show 14-19 Jul: Edinburgh event Ratho Park EDI development : Edinburgh Airport Travelodge + office development by 3D Reid Kraft Architecture Glasgow practice shortlisted for Robin Hood Gardens : Competition ECA 2008 Architecture & Landscape Architecture Degree Show now on ECA Westport Edinburgh College of Art Westport building opening by First Minister of Scotland Giant's Causeway Giant's Causeway Building : Heneghan Peng Trump Housing Donald Trump's 500 houses, 950 timeshare flats & hotel attacked by Simon Jenkins who rightly argues it would be an environmental outrage to allow approval Watson Construction One of Scotland's oldest building firms now in administration: Kroll appointed as administrator Midlothian Awards for Good Design 30 Jun deadline: www.midlothian.gov.uk/designawards PM’s Award The Shetland Museum and Archives by BDP is the only Scottish project shortlisted out of 21 in the UK for the Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award National Showground cost £353 million price tag for Scotland’s National Showground Clydebank Bridge Clydebank canopy images Scotland’s ‘at risk’ heritage Heritage Lottery Fund : Linlithgow Burgh Halls + Coldingham Priory Sucess or Failure? Crown Street 10 Years On - A Debate At The Lighthouse 25 Jun Scottish Timber Centre for Timber Engineering Events in Edinburgh + Glasgow, 24 + 25 Jun A+DS on TV ScottishTelevision to show four ‘1 minute programmes’ at 16:00, 17:30 & 18:30 every weekday for 2 weeks from 16 Jun: - Why Does Design Matter? - Education: Hazelwood School, Glasgow - Health: Maggie’s Highland, Inverness - Sustainability: ECOSpace, Dunfermline Bonnington Hotel Clyde St Hotel images : gm+ad Warwick Competition Richard Murphy Architects + Page & Park shortlisted University of Warwick West Regent Street New Glasgow building for Kenmore : gm+ad Queen Street 110 Queen Street : Holmes Partnership Gilmour’s Close Grassmarket development by Hillcrest Housing Association Scott Sutherland School RGU Glasgow Group Degree Show 2008 Images Cockburn Association Hon Lord Brodie is the new Chairman of the Cockburn Association Scottish Affordable Homes Planned investment of £1.5 billion expected to create at least 21,500 approved affordable homes by 2011, according to the Scottish Government. Unveiling this year's Affordable Housing Investment Programme, Communities Minister, Stewart Maxwell said the funding for the next three years was 19% more than planned by the previous administration for the last three years. 3 Jun Built Heritage Announcement by Culture Minister Linda Fabiani MSP Degree Shows 2 - 27 Jun University of Edinburgh; 21 Jun - 4 Jul Edinburgh College of Art |
Haymarket Station - new images
Haymarket Amended submission
Jewel and Esk Valley College
Egyptian Halls now under one ownership
Venice Biennale entries
Madelvic possible demolition
Meadowbank Stadium calls for public inquiry
Scottish schools suffer from sick building syndrome
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
St James Centre
Tynecastle stadium
Quartermile Edinburgh
Scottish Architecture News
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