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Briefs  15 Dec 2005
According to the RIBA Competitions office, ZM Architecture came a “very close second” in the controversial competition to design the Kielder Observatory in Northumberland. The prestige project to design a new observatory to be located in the hills surrounding...
Conservation circle now complete  15 Dec 2005
In one stroke, Historic Scotland has listed the largest swathe of post-war architecture in its history and in doing so brought the history of the conservation movement in Edinburgh full circle. Eight University of Edinburgh buildings; Pollock Halls of Residence (Phases I and...
New year, new custom  15 Dec 2005
The Scottish Executive have finally given the go-ahead for Custom House Quay in Glasgow, after a long process of referral. In August 2005, the proposal was sent to Historic Scotland due to the fact that the site is in a conservation area. Historic Scotland in turn passed the...
Resistance could spell the end for Cameo Cinema, say owners  15 Dec 2005
The owners of the Cameo have not withdrawn their application for planning permission to alter the main auditorium of the Edinburgh cinema. Although a packed public meeting organised by the Save the Cameo campaign, was told that City Screen had instructed their architects Kerr...
Sheffield steals Venice  15 Dec 2005