Edinburgh

The reopening of a section of Princes Street Gardens which closed as part of refurbishment works to the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh has been delayed by several months, the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) has revealed. East Princes Street Gardens, where a new accessible path and lands

A former Edinburgh rubber factory dubbed the ‘home of the wellington boot’ has been transformed into a creative industries hub and is set to be one of the largest printmaking facilities created for artists in Europe. In a major boost for the creative economy, Edinburgh Printmakers is set

Commercial developer Saltire Business Parks has signed up to a new office in Edinburgh and revealed plans to deliver 200 industrial units across the country. The firm has acquired three development sites and has targeted a further 10, as it plans to invest £10 million over an initial developme

Development company S Harrison has submitted a planning application to build a new student accommodation scheme on a vacant site to the West of Edinburgh city centre. The ICA-designed development on Gorgie Road will have 269 bedrooms in two buildings with a wide range of amenities and facilities. Th

Proposals for Edinburgh’s first purpose-built music venue in over a century have been recommended for approval. Planned to be situated behind the Royal Bank of Scotland’s historic home on St Andrew Square, The IMPACT Centre was given the green light by planner officers ahead of the City

An Edinburgh health and wellbeing charity has submitted detailed plans for the development of new ‘Garden Rooms’ adjacent to its existing Centre of Wellbeing in Craigmillar. Established in 1944, Thistle is an independent charity which provides support for people living with long term hea

A restored City Observatory, the first Scotch Whisky Distillery to operate in the Borders since 1837 and a data driven innovation hub are just some of the diverse projects shortlisted by the Edinburgh Architectural Association (EAA) for its 2019 awards. In total the EAA Awards for Architecture 2019

Two organisations delivering homes in Balerno have come together to provide the village with bespoke new gateway signage announcing it as the ‘Gateway to the Pentlands’. For more than three years, the desire for new signs has represented a key element of thinking behind the community cou

Clark Contracts has completed the design and build construction of new student accommodation at 22-24 Potterrow in Edinburgh for Curlew Property. Located a short walking distance from the University of Edinburgh, the new building features 52 studio apartments in addition to common rooms and amenity

Principal contracting specialist Linear Design & Construct (LDC) has been appointed to deliver a comprehensive fit-out of a travel centre for Lothian Buses. 49 Shandwick Place in Edinburgh is set to become the flagship customer experience and travel centre for the UK’s largest municip

Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has been granted a second major contract by main contractor ISG in the form of the Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh. The mechanical and electrical services provider will assist in the conversion of a 180-year old Category B-Listed building that was part of the Edinburgh &

Planned works ranging from repairs and maintenance to upgrades will be taking place at 35 schools and nurseries during the Easter holidays as part of a major £47 million maintenance programme across Edinburgh. Improvements include roof repairs, lighting and ceiling upgrades, installing new boi

The results of the largest excavation of a medieval graveyard undertaken in Edinburgh are on show in a new exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh. ‘Past Lives of Leith’, which delves into the fascinating work carried out by experts from Headland Archaeology and the City of Edinburgh Counc

Plans have been unveiled for a new village with 3,600 homes on a swathe of land surrounding Heriot-Watt University in the west of Edinburgh. Developers said the ‘Riccarton Village’ would be an “exemplar for sustainable development” hosting a community hub, primary school, hea

Savills has launched a new Residential Lettings service in Edinburgh. Charles McCosh has been appointed head of the new team, specialising in the letting and management of flats, townhouses and family homes.