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Urban Realm - Architecture News, Reviews and Resources
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Richard Murphy Architects, together with conservation specialists Simpson & Brown, have drawn up a revised planning application for a National Centre for Music within the former Royal High School, Edinburgh. Led by the Royal High School Preservation Trust the project will see the Calton Hill landmark brought back to life following a tortuous planning history that has seen numerous ..read more
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The latest issue of Urban Realm takes the theme of renewal and runs with it by taking a closer look at how our towns, cities and neighbourhoods are repositioning to promote well-being, accessibility and community. Our pavement pounding takes us to Aberdeen’s Union Street, where we look at how past mistakes can help inform future approaches to one of the great thoroughfares. We also ..read more
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Urban regeneration specialist Vita Group has filed a planning application for 20 India Street , a key regeneration area in Glasgow. The £29M build is primarily geared toward addressing growing demand for student accommodation, through provision of 591 studio apartments including social and study space, a gym and regular events. Ground floor commercial units with potential for ..read more
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7N Architects has become the latest practice to transition to an employee ownership structure as it looks to secure its long-term future. The switch has seen founding director Ewan Anderson transfer 100% of his shareholding to an Employee Ownership Trust which will govern the business on behalf of all 24 staff. In tandem with this move, which follows a similar recent announcement by ..read more
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A national monument dedicated to the transgender community is to be erected in Manchester, the culmination of a design competition spearheaded by Sparkle. The transgender charity hopes to replace the National Transgender Memorial in Sackville Gardens, destroyed by fire in 2022, with a new design drawn up by Arup and competition winners New Practice . Plans filed with Manchester City ..read more
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A North East independent school has announced plans for significant expansion over the next three years with the delivery of a coastguard centre, solar farm and completion of a 'classroom village. Gordonstoun in Elgin is to embark on a campus masterplan plan worth £15m, beginning with a new home for the school's rescue and community services by the end of the year. This will be ..read more
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Aberdeen City Council is to prepare the ground for a major overhaul of Union Street later this month. The authority has enlisted Morrison Construction to embark on a programme of street upgrades including wider pavements as well as a glazed entrance concurrent with the Aberdeen Market development. New pavements will be set in locally sourced whinstone and granite ..read more
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The Scottish Institute of Theatre, Dance, Film & Television (The SI), formerly known as the MGA Academy of Performing Arts, has relocated to a former office building in Livingston. Now under the ownership of Silver Rock Studios The SI, founded in 2011, has undergone a complete rebrand to reflect its growth, including the capacity to cater to international students for the first time ..read more
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Plans for a detached family home in the suburban setting of Milltimber, Aberdeen, have been filed by Fiddes Architects . Latterly serving as a construction access road to the Oldfold Farm housing estate the site was previously a paddock and already has planning permission in principle for a two-storey home. The narrow, rectangular plot necessitates a north-to-south build in line with ..read more
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An Edinburgh hotel is branching out into entertainment with the submission of plans for a cabaret hall. Warner Leisure, owner of The Dalmahoy Hotel in Kirknewton, has asked PWP Architects to create a dedicated entertainment hall on the site of an existing tennis court. Connecting to the A-listed main building by a single-storey link the glue-laminated timber hall will have the capacity ..read more