Edinburgh

Graham Construction has won the job to build the Higgs Centre for Innovation in Edinburgh. The Construction Enquirer reports that the firm will build the space technology centre, named after particle scientist Peter Higgs, at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre’s Royal Observatory.

The City of Edinburgh Council has approved revised plans for Edinburgh Marina to provide a 300-berth marina as well as a residential, retail and spa hotel development. The Edinburgh Marina project, which will be the focal point of Granton Harbour’s regeneration, is believed to be the first new Mar

Looking west along King’s Stables Road A landmark development is set to breathe new life into a neglected part of the Grassmarket in Edinburgh city centre.

A plan to transform the former Royal High School in Edinburgh into a £75 million hotel has been narrowly rejected by councillors after a marathon meeting. The hotel, proposed by Duddingston House Properties (DHP) and operated by five-star chain Rosewood, would have seen the A-listed neoclassic

Plans to transform the building formerly home to Donaldson’s College in Edinburgh into over 100 homes have received planning permission by the City of Edinburgh Council. City & Country will restore and convert the Category A Listed Playfair building, whilst CALA Evans will create a range of co

Scott Ramsay Glasgow-headquartered fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood has secured a £1.2 million contract for the redevelopment of the airside retail offer at Edinburgh Airport.

Edinburgh council planners have urged councillors to reject proposals to transform the former Royal High School into a £75 million hotel. Jointly developed by Urbanist Hotels and Duddingston House Properties the Calton Hill project has long been a bone of contention in the city.

Developers have submitted plans for the first phase of a £700 million new district which will see a business park complete with homes, offices and shops built at Edinburgh Airport. The 90-acre International Business Gateway is being led by a consortium comprised of Murray Estates, New Ingliston, Fr

A disused landmark building is to be transformed by the University of Edinburgh as part of a major development. The A-listed Surgical Hospital in the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh will be sensitively restored and bring together different strands of the University’s cutting-edge activities fr

Alternative proposals to transform Edinburgh’s former Royal High School into a new music school have been formally submitted by the Royal High School Preservation Trust. Backed by the philanthropic Dunard Fund, the Trust’s vision will provide an alternative to Hoskins Architect

Heart of Midlothian Football Club has announced it plans to redevelop its Tynecastle stadium and turn it into a 20,000-plus capacity stadium in time for the 2017-18 season. Speaking to shareholders at yesterday’s annual general meeting, the club owner and chair Ann Budge revealed that the club wou

Councillors are set to agree to expand the first stages of project development for an extension to the Edinburgh tram network, should it go ahead. A £3.25 million package of work will be put to elected members, building on the first stage of project development included in the Outline Business Case

View from West Register Street The City of Edinburgh Council has given the green light to a £60 million regeneration project to the south east of St Andrew Square.

An expanding Scottish property firm is preparing to embark on a key project in the capital as it targets opportunities nationwide. West Coast Estates will transform a vacant commercial site on Craighall Road in Edinburgh to create a mixed use development comprising a neighbourhood supermarket, child

All images courtesy of Eddie Phillips Lighthouse Photography Scotland based fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood has completed a project to help transform Edinburgh’s famous Scottish Poetry Library.