Edinburgh News - November 2008: Buildings in Scotland

November 2008

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Spirit of Scotland Gareth Hoskins wins Spirit of Scotland Art Prize Princes Street Hotels photo © Adrian Welch CEC unveil details of 'String of Pearls' proposals. Apparently the tram line has helped attract interest of 3 hotel operators, jewellery & fashion stores in Princes Street Housesteads Roman Fort photo © English Heritage Photo Library Scotland's Gareth Hoskins Architects selected by National Trust + English Heritage to deliver major reworking of visitor experience & facilities at Hadrian’s Wall: Housesteads Roman Fort Berwick Townspace image © Keith Hunter Latest Malcolm Fraser Architects' building: Berwick Townspace St Andrew's Day Linda Fabiani MSP announces free entry to 45 Historic Scotland visitor attractions on the last weekend of November, up from one day when initiated in 2007 Burns Monument Appeal photo © Adrian Welch Appeal launched to raise funds for restoration of the Burns Monument in Edinburgh Potterrow picture © Keith Hunter Edinburgh Informatics images by Keith Hunter, 261108 Historic Scotland Conference 26 Nov at The Hub, Edinburgh: Traditional Buildings Energy Efficiency Quartermile Nigel Young, Foster + Partners Recent Quartermile Photographs Sir Terry Farrell photo © Adrian Welch Edinburgh's Design Tsar heads south: appointed by London Mayor: Terry Farrell 201108 SCHOP Exhibition to launch new gallery in Edinburgh’s Old Town by Oliver Chapman Architects: SCHOP Meadowbank Stadium photo © Adrian Welch The wheels have truly fallen off the cart: keeping Meadowbank Stadium running (while the controversial redevelopment is put on hold) is costed at a whacking £12m. Building the smaller £25m sports centre required the existing stadium land to be sold. But that land costed at £17m, in today's depressed market is priced at... just £5m: Meadowbank Stadium Velodrome Options picture from architect Two possible sites for a covered £3m 200 metre cycling track emerge: Sighthill or next to the Jack Kane Centre. CEC in talks with sportscotland over funding for the Meadowbank velodrome replacement. 181108 GIA Winner : Beatson Institute photo : Paul Zanre Edinburgh's Reiach and Hall Architects win Glasgow Institute of Architects 'Supreme Award' & 'Best Healthcare Building' for Beatson Institute Cancer Research Facility Also, their Sir Alwyn Williams Dept. Computing Science building won the GIA 'Best Education Building' commendation and up north in Inverness the Pier Arts Centre continued it's medal tally by winning the IAA 'Best New Building in the Highlands and Islands' 2008. World Heritage Status Red Herring picture from architect As predicted on this site, Edinburgh's WHS is not threatened (if it was lost UNESCO would lose its leverage, simple). Unesco delegates announced this weekend that the capital's status was safe: Edinburgh World Heritage Status The Haymarket : Public Enquiry picture from architect It looks like a crafty plan to both get through the economic downturn and try and appease the many detractors: the major Haymarket development faces severe delays and could be scrapped altogether after a public inquiry was ordered, despite planning being in place. However, whatever people might think about the style, density and height, this is more disastrous news for an already heavily depressed construction market. 'Imprisoned' : Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Debate picture from architect Dubbed 'crisis talks' by The Scotsman, a summit of council officials, development bodies and heritage groups is proposed to try to prevent major Edinburgh construction projects being derailed. Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Deputy chief executive Graham Birse warned Edinburgh faces being effectively "imprisoned" by its World Heritage status unless a major schism between conservation groups in the capital and developers can be resolved. Cockburn Association Office Manager required for Cockburn Association, deadline 15 Dec 2008 Princes Street Hotel picture from architect The first new hotel on Princes Street for 50 years looks set for redesign due to mounting opposition from heritage groups. Historic Scotland, Edinburgh World Heritage and the Cockburn Association all objected to the proposal to demolish two B-listed buildings on Princes Street to make way for £40m glass-fronted hotel & department store. Princes Street Hotel : SMC Hugh Martin Architects Prospect Power 100 picture from architect Congratulations to Gareth Hoskins who won Prospect magazine's Power 100 vote. The practice has had a very successful 2008 with the Gathering Space in Venice and Culloden Visitor Centre being shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival Awards. We hope Gareth's sophisticated St Andrew Square building (above) will soon see the light of day. Peacock Centre News Northeast Scotland's main centre of contemporary visual arts under threat not by credit crunch but by North Sea oil millionaire Sir Ian Wood's plans to flatten Union Terrace Gardens: Peacock Visual Arts Former Odeon Cinema picture from architect Planning Approval gained for Make Architects' controversial conversion: ZED Hotel Hazelwood gm+ad's Hazelwood School win Architecture in Scotland Annual poll to identify Scotland's best new building of 2008 Irish Competition Entry Bord Gais Networks by Edinburgh's Oliver Chapman Architects Saltire Awards Saltire Housing Design Awards results Bugatti Context Interiors take delivery of stunning 1928 Baby Bugatti 35B Racer + exclusive offer to users of edinburgharchitecture.co.uk Andrew Doolan Award Best Building in Scotland joint winners: Potterrow + Castlemilk Stables Potterrow : Bennetts Associates Castlemilk House : Elder & Cannon Architects Special Mention: Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre : Gareth Hoskins Architects Vaulting Ambition The Adam Brothers exhibition at Talbot Rice Gallery Trump Resort Approval Permission minded to grant by Scottish government: Donald Trump Golf Resort

Caltongate
Donaldsons College
New Campus Glasgow
Oloroso restaurant
WAF Awards
The Elements shopping centre
Jumeirah Glasgow Hotel
Stirling Prize
Libyan university campuses

Edinburgh News - Oct 2008

Herzog & De Meuron
Palm Island Dubai

Commonwealth Games Village Shortlist
St Marys Cathedral Refurbishment
St James Quarter Tower proposal shelved
Sighthill Housing Demolished
Hazelwood School wins at International Architecture Awards
Royal Museum of Scotland Contractor appointed
Ocean Terminal Revisions
Leith Docks
Edinburgh World Heritage
Best Building in Scotland Award
Haymarket Station - new images
Scottish schools suffer from sick building syndrome
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
St James Centre
Hearts Stadium
Quartermile Edinburgh

Scottish Architecture News

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