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Scottish & Newcastle Offices

photo © Alastair Cook
Controversial move to demolish brilliant RMJM-designed former S+N Headquarters

East Fettes Avenue On Site

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Luxury apartments and townhouses near Fettes College: East Fettes Avenue

Lochrin Square

photo © Adrian Welch
Fountainbridge office development completed by Michael Laird Architects

Scottish Widows 2

photo © Adrian Welch
Site photos of cre8architecture’s £45m Exchange Place

Waddington building

University of Edinburgh : New research facility for the School of Biological Sciences

Quartermile

Images of this major Edinburgh development by Foster & Partners

Pollock Halls Approved

Planning approval for Pollock Halls residence by Oberlanders

Holyrood Abbey Church

photo: Keith Hunter
Latest Malcolm Fraser building completed in Edinburgh

The Modernist - Haymarket

1 Osborne Terrace by Broadway Malyan

EHQ

photo: Jason Baxter
Michael Laird Architects’ EHQ project, South Gyle: photographs by Jason Baxter

Stevenson College

Music Box by RMJM

Fettes College building

photo: Keith Hunter
New Fettes College building

Waterloo Place
Waterloo Place
photo © Adrian Welch
BL Developments building by Morgan McDonnell Architecture

The Haymarket
The Haymarket
The Haymarket : sensational new images released from Richard Murphy Architects

Advocate’s Close approval

morgan mcdonnell’s development proposal for Advocate’s Close receives planning

Scottish Eyesore to Go
St James Centre £200m proposals unveiled: ugly Edinburgh building

New Edinburgh Hotel
Tigerlily, George St: Edinburgh Hotel

Forth Road Bridge
Third crossing news: Forth Road Bridge

Playhouse Switched on
Much-improved lighting at Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre

Caer Amon
Cramond Housing by AMA and Bryant Homes: Caer Amon

St James Centre Sale
Sold and various news reports: St James Centre



Calton Gate
Planning submission: New Street Edinburgh

Princes Street Again
Former owner of Jenners warns £200m bid to transform Princes Street faces failure

Photo Finish
£21m project to redevelop A-listed former Royal High School

Cameo News
City Screen's proposals by Kerr Blyth for Cameo Cinema

Quartermile
Revised plans unveiled showing more houses: Quartermile

Edinburgh Control Tower
Edinburgh Airport Air Traffic Control Tower opened

Tattoo Arena
New idea mooted for redesign of Edinburgh Tattoo stadium

Edinburgh House
Andy Stoane's first house: Concrete House

Lady Lawson St Housing

By Acanthus architects Douglas Forrest: Unite Student Housing

Stirling Award
Winner of Stirling Prize: Scottish Parliament

Royal Bank of Scotland World HQ
RBS HQ by Michael Laird Architects opens

Seton Castle - Bargain
Seton Castle by Robert Adam in 1789, reduced sale price from £15m to £10m

QMUC Slated

CEC planners criticise Dyer Associates' Queen Margaret University

Fettes Row
Reiach and Hall + Oberlanders Fettes Row terraces now unveiled

World Heritage Site Expansion?
EWHT Report proposes review boundary of Edinburgh World Heritage Site

Provident
News re former Scottish Provident Building

Potterrow
Bennetts Associates Potterrow Edinburgh project unveiled

Donaldson's

Richard Murphy Architects' Donaldson's proposals for Cala Homes

Castle Double Bill
Gareth Hoskins winner of Edinburgh Castle visitor centre

Portrait News
Scottish National Portrait Gallery to close for around 18 months for refurb

Facelift
Bush House £1.3m refurbishment - Edinburgh Technopole

Shrub Place
BL Developments win bid, Lead architects are Broadway Malyan

Roslin
Rosslyn Chapel inundated with visitors since 'The Da Vinci Code' mentions it

Scottish Gas

Foster & Partners Scottish Gas HQ by SecondSite Property

Filmhouse Image Set

Sean Connery Filmhouse Edinburgh by Richard Murphy Architects

Surgeons' Expansion
Royal College of Surgeons: Benson + Forsyth proposals

Playfair Project
Weston Link opens

EICC Extension
Expansion of Edinburgh Conference Centre

Royal Museum Masterplan

Museum of Scotland revisions by gareth hoskins architects

Venice Biennale 2004
Architecture Pavilions - Scotland, UK & the World: Venice Biennale Review

St James Centre: For Sale
Shopping centre + office block + hotel on sale, approx. £160m: St James Centre

Princes St Toothpick
Latest announcement on proposals by CEC to extract buildings from Princes Street

Tattoo Arena
Idea mooted to redesign Edinburgh Tattoo stadium

Exchange Expansion News
Proposed new buildings for Scottish Widows

Edinburgh Funding News
Funding from Scottish Executive Cities Growth Fund, incl £250k for Waverley Station

Edinburgh Control Tower
Edinburgh Airport Control Tower opened 15 Oct 2005

Scottish Parliament
Stirling Prize winner: Scottish Parliament

Zaha in Kirkcaldy
Maggies Centre images, by Zaha Hadid

Award
RIAS Best Building in Scotland 2004
St Aloysius School by Elder & Cannon

BCIA Building Award 2004
Wolfson Building by Reiach and Hall

Scottish Gas
Foster & Partners: Scottish Gas building by SecondSite Property

Prestonfield House
Prestonfield House Hotel: Exclusive Review images

Napier University
Exclusive images of BDP Architects Napier University Building opens

Forth Road Bridge Canopy
Exclusive Reiach and Hall Architects' Forth Road Bridge Proposal

Leith Docks – The Future
Forth Ports Ltd submits outline planning application at Leith Docks

Ocean Terminal Extension
New cruise liner terminal + extension to the Ocean Terminal shopping centre

Haymarket Approved
Morrison Link: gateway scheme gets the green light

The Playfair Project
Weston Link Opens

Botanics Gateway
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Gateway by Edward Cullinan Architects

Telford Deal
Telford College housing + new campus by HOK Architects

HBoS - the Mound
Malcolm Fraser Architects refurbish Bank of Scotland on the Mound

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