Edinburgh

Morrison Construction has been appointed as the main contractor for a new University of Edinburgh facility dedicated to promoting health and wellbeing for students. Work to extend and renovate the existing building at 7 Bristo Square and create a new accessible entrance, began at the end of October

An area of land in south Edinburgh has been brought back into use by construction company CCG (Scotland) Ltd. CCG has invested £47,000 to create a brand new car park for the local community in Niddrie Mill. Located at Moffat Drive, the new facility adds capacity to an area where limited car pa

The City of Edinburgh Council’s plan to deliver 20,000 new affordable homes by 2027 faces a funding shortfall of £77 million, new figures have revealed. The local authority’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2019 to 2024, which has been approved by the council’s h

Plaza areas, people-friendly spaces and a dedicated cycleway are among potential new features for Edinburgh’s George Street and New Town public realm design project. WYG Environment Planning Transport Ltd and urban design experts LDA Design were commissioned by the City of Edinburgh Council to

The Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh has appointed Reiach and Hall Architects to lead the refurbishment of its existing gallery building and the opening-up of the neighbouring warehouse building. The project aims to breathe new life into the Gallery and bring the adjacent building into active cultur

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has completed a brand new waste transfer and recycling centre on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council. Located north of the city centre, the new station accommodates garden waste, dry mixed recycling, mixed glass and mechanical sweepings waste streams and will service an additi

Scarlett Land and Development Ltd (SLD) has acquired two adjoining sites in central Edinburgh on London Road for private client Summix Capital Limited. The acquisitions end a successful first years’ trading for SLD, which amounted to a total of c. £78 million in deal value.

The King's Theatre in Edinburgh is to close for two years for a £20 million redevelopment to safeguard the 112-year-old building for generations to come. Opened in 1906, the grade A-listed theatre welcomes over 200,000 visitors every year and is the only surviving operational theatre by archit

Building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has completed a turnkey M&E solution for the major refurbishment and fit out of Kintore House located in Edinburgh. Led by main contractor GHI Contracts, the former extended townhouse has been upgraded to create 82 serviced apartments including

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RGBE) has unveiled proposals to refurbish and rebuild its ageing glasshouses and deliver new world-leading facilities that will protect its work. The institution has drawn up plans for a new eco-friendly energy centre and a plant health suite to replace its existi

A regeneration project at Granton Waterfront will take a step forward next month when the City of Edinburgh Council will begin an intensive six month period of public engagement into plans to deliver a vibrant, well connected, new city quarter. The council’s vision for the area is for around 4

A decision on whether to extend Edinburgh’s trams to Newhaven has been delayed until early 2019 to allow extra time for due diligence and evaluation of the final submissions, it was announced today. Tenders for the £165 million project were received in early September and the City of Edi

Willmott Dixon is aiming to build the UK’s first Passivhaus school in the London Borough of Sutton Councillors in Edinburgh have approved funding proposals which will see the first Passivhaus schools in Scotland constructed in the capital.

Heritage campaigners have lodged a formal objection to a proposed new concert hall in Edinburgh, claiming it is “too large and too tall” and will ruin views of the historic Royal Bank of Scotland building. David Chipperfield Architects’ plans will see the city’s first purpose

A district heating network is set to service a new housing development in Edinburgh. Located on Greendykes Road, Craigmillar, the development is being constructed on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council comprising 75 affordable homes and is set to be complete in early 2019.