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Campaigning for Edinburgh - The Cockburn Association
A fascinating glimpse into the changing face of Edinburgh, showing the city as it was, might have been, and is. In 1849 Henry Cockburn asked: what will Edinburgh look like in 1949 or in 2049? He insp...
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A fascinating glimpse into the changing face of Edinburgh, showing the city as it was, might have been, and is.
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/product/camp...
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/product/camp...
Edinburgh’s oldest housing tower faces demolition due to remediation costs www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/ed...
Edinburgh's oldest housing tower faces demolition due to remediation costs | Construction News
Councillors are set to vote on a proposal to demolish the oldest residential tower in Edinburgh after its condition deteriorated, putting a £20m price tag
www.constructionnews.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Edinburgh’s oldest housing tower faces demolition due to remediation costs www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/ed...
New masterplan for Cameron Toll includes housing and student accommodation www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
New masterplan for Cameron Toll includes housing and student accommodation
A new masterplan for Cameron Toll would change the layout of the shopping centre, cut back on the car park and add housing, student accommodation, sheltered housing, offices and leisure on the site.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
New masterplan for Cameron Toll includes housing and student accommodation www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
'Treasured' arts venue appoints architect in major step towards refurbishment www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
'Treasured' arts venue appoints architect in major step towards refurbishment
The theatre was built in 1932
www.scotsman.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
'Treasured' arts venue appoints architect in major step towards refurbishment www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Check out our book, Campaigning for Edinburgh, that’s now 10% off using code ‘cockburn1875’, this code will only last until cyber Monday
For over a century, the Cockburn Association has engaged with Edinburgh’s tram proposals, advocating a balance between sustainable transport and the city’s historic townscape.
Our latest response calls for design quality, heritage sensitivity and real civic vision.
tinyurl.com/4rp6j9x3
Our latest response calls for design quality, heritage sensitivity and real civic vision.
tinyurl.com/4rp6j9x3
Edinburgh tram extension: Consultation Response - The Cockburn Association
Evidence remains insufficient to justify years of disruption
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Check out our book, Campaigning for Edinburgh, that’s now 10% off using code ‘cockburn1875’, this code will only last until cyber Monday
For over a century, the Cockburn Association has engaged with Edinburgh’s tram proposals, advocating a balance between sustainable transport and the city’s historic townscape.
Our latest response calls for design quality, heritage sensitivity and real civic vision.
tinyurl.com/4rp6j9x3
Our latest response calls for design quality, heritage sensitivity and real civic vision.
tinyurl.com/4rp6j9x3
Edinburgh tram extension: Consultation Response - The Cockburn Association
Evidence remains insufficient to justify years of disruption
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
For over a century, the Cockburn Association has engaged with Edinburgh’s tram proposals, advocating a balance between sustainable transport and the city’s historic townscape.
Our latest response calls for design quality, heritage sensitivity and real civic vision.
tinyurl.com/4rp6j9x3
Our latest response calls for design quality, heritage sensitivity and real civic vision.
tinyurl.com/4rp6j9x3
Edinburgh takes three-quarters of investment in Scottish hotels @ScoConstructNow www.scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/edi...
Edinburgh takes three-quarters of investment in Scottish hotels
Edinburgh’s growing popularity as a tourist destination has seen it take nearly 75% of the investment made in Scottish hotels during the first three quarters of 2025, according to new research f...
www.scottishconstructionnow.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Edinburgh takes three-quarters of investment in Scottish hotels @ScoConstructNow www.scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/edi...
Competition launched to design memorial for acclaimed Edinburgh author www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/competi...
Competition launched to design memorial for acclaimed Edinburgh author
A competition has been launched to find an artist to create a permanent public artwork celebrating the life and legacy of Edinburgh-born author Dame Muriel Spark.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Competition launched to design memorial for acclaimed Edinburgh author www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/competi...
The Cockburn has been engaging with Princes Street planning, heritage and civic concerns for over a century. If you want to understand that history — our book Campaigning for Edinburgh is a great place to start.
You can buy it here: www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/product/camp...
You can buy it here: www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/product/camp...
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The Cockburn has been engaging with Princes Street planning, heritage and civic concerns for over a century. If you want to understand that history — our book Campaigning for Edinburgh is a great place to start.
You can buy it here: www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/product/camp...
You can buy it here: www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/product/camp...
Summit to draw up vision for future of Princes Street www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
Summit to draw up vision for future of Princes Street
A summit is being planned to draw up a vision for the future of Princes Street after a council masterplan for the area was rejected.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Summit to draw up vision for future of Princes Street www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
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A fascinating glimpse into the changing face of Edinburgh, showing the city as it was, might have been, and is.
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/product/camp...
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/product/camp...
Campaigning for Edinburgh - The Cockburn Association
A fascinating glimpse into the changing face of Edinburgh, showing the city as it was, might have been, and is. In 1849 Henry Cockburn asked: what will Edinburgh look like in 1949 or in 2049? He insp...
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk
August 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A fascinating glimpse into the changing face of Edinburgh, showing the city as it was, might have been, and is.
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/product/camp...
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/product/camp...
Edinburgh council in discussion with National Wealth Fund on tram finance www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
Edinburgh council in discussion with National Wealth Fund on tram finance
Edinburgh council officials have been in discussion with advisers from the UK Government's National Wealth Fund over funding for the Capital's latest tram plans.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Edinburgh council in discussion with National Wealth Fund on tram finance www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
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#architecture #buildings #LocalHistory #Edinburgh #Brutalism #Modernism
Argyle House should be refurbished, not demolished. Think of the embodied carbon. The issue is not what it looks like. It is a question of sustainable resource management.
Argyle House should be refurbished, not demolished. Think of the embodied carbon. The issue is not what it looks like. It is a question of sustainable resource management.
The thread about Argyle House; “preposterously large and a potential rival to the Castle rock”
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the…
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the…
The thread about Argyle House; “preposterously large and a potential rival to the Castle rock”
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the demolition and replacement of Argyle House. But while other news sources make much click capital out of it having briefly appeared in some Netflix police show or another, here at Threadinburgh I prefer to get down to the nitty-gritty of the how, why and what of this much critiqued building. And just what it has to do with the Lyceum Theatre, Dalgety Bay and the Water of Leith Walkway...
threadinburgh.scot
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
#architecture #buildings #LocalHistory #Edinburgh #Brutalism #Modernism
Argyle House should be refurbished, not demolished. Think of the embodied carbon. The issue is not what it looks like. It is a question of sustainable resource management.
Argyle House should be refurbished, not demolished. Think of the embodied carbon. The issue is not what it looks like. It is a question of sustainable resource management.
Plans to demolish Edinburgh 'eyesore' Netflix building to make way for huge hotel www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
Plans to demolish Edinburgh 'eyesore' Netflix building to make way for huge hotel
The '60s structure which stands in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle may be facing demolition - with plans put to the council for a new development including a hotel and residential space.
www.edinburghlive.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Plans to demolish Edinburgh 'eyesore' Netflix building to make way for huge hotel www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
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I've worked on various tenant projects in Argyle House, as well as often visiting it in the days of the Property Services Agency. A building of its time, loved by fans of brutalism, despised by most, but regardless, endlessly fascinating for architecture historians.
PAN submitted for demolition of Argyle House and mixed-use redevelopment of the site - hotel, residential & office use: bit.ly/4oTnsOV. Project architects are Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM).
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I've worked on various tenant projects in Argyle House, as well as often visiting it in the days of the Property Services Agency. A building of its time, loved by fans of brutalism, despised by most, but regardless, endlessly fascinating for architecture historians.
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🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Wednesday’s headlines: Argyle House demolition plan, 'serious concerns' over tram plan, Gorgie residents dispute £19m bill + the history of North Edinburgh resistance and community activism
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Wednesday’s headlines: Argyle House demolition plan, 'serious concerns' over tram plan, Gorgie residents dispute £19m bill + the history of North Edinburgh resistance and community activism
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
Balancing Liveability and Climate Goals: Edinburgh’s Path to Sustainable Building www.archdaily.com/1035560/bala... via @archdaily
Balancing Liveability and Climate Goals: Edinburgh’s Path to Sustainable Building
Discover how Edinburgh balances its rich heritage with sustainable architecture amid climate challenges.
www.archdaily.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Balancing Liveability and Climate Goals: Edinburgh’s Path to Sustainable Building www.archdaily.com/1035560/bala... via @archdaily
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This is a good read from someone who knows what they are talking about 👇
Edinburgh’s Housing Emergency - 2 years on so what next?
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Edinburgh’s Housing Emergency - 2 years on so what next? - The Cockburn Association
Business as usual will not cut it
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This is a good read from someone who knows what they are talking about 👇
Muriel Spark to be honoured in first ever memorial dedicated to a woman in gardens www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Muriel Spark to be honoured in first ever memorial dedicated to a woman in gardens
The memorial will be the first dedicated to a woman in Princes Street Gardens
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Muriel Spark to be honoured in first ever memorial dedicated to a woman in gardens www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
First look at Edinburgh student flats set to replace former bowling club www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
First look at Edinburgh student flats set to replace former bowling club
The seven-storey block would be made up mostly of cluster flats with 7-8 bedrooms and shared living, kitchen and dining space, with the rest comprising studio flats.
www.edinburghlive.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
First look at Edinburgh student flats set to replace former bowling club www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
Edinburgh Christmas market expansion plan denied as stalls and attractions refused www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
Edinburgh Christmas market expansion plan denied as stalls and attractions refused
The market will still go ahead at last year's scale, as well as the funfair, both of which are covered by an existing planning permission
www.edinburghlive.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Edinburgh Christmas market expansion plan denied as stalls and attractions refused www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
Edinburgh’s Housing Emergency - 2 years on so what next?
Read more:
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/news/edinbur...
Read more:
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/news/edinbur...
Edinburgh’s Housing Emergency - 2 years on so what next? - The Cockburn Association
Business as usual will not cut it
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Edinburgh’s Housing Emergency - 2 years on so what next?
Read more:
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/news/edinbur...
Read more:
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/news/edinbur...
Floating bus stops are top concern over latest active travel plans www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
Floating bus stops are top concern over latest active travel plans
Concerns about "floating" bus stops were the top issue raised at an online meeting to discuss proposed active travel improvements along Edinburgh's Dundee Street/Fountainbridge corridor.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Floating bus stops are top concern over latest active travel plans www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...