A plan for sustainable development in Edinburgh, James Dalgleish
LAST week – at the planning committee of The City of Edinburgh Council – we agreed City Plan 2030, a progressive and sustainable plan to…
Tag: Opinion
The worrying state of Glasgow’s architectural heritage, Thierry Lye
IT’S becoming mainstream to discuss Glasgow’s built environment and the worrying state of its architectural heritage. Growing up in Georgetown, an UNESCO World Heritage site…
Assessing the environmental impact of building and infrastructure plans, Mike Wilson
THIS is primarily an appeal for help. It follows the presentation (here), to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, of the latest, draft version of Scotland’s…
Placing community wealth-building at the heart of economic planning, Tom Arthur MSP
SCOTLAND has extraordinary economic potential. Our natural resources, talent, creativity, innovation, academic institutions and business base are held in high regard across the world. This is recorded…
Reflections on the Land Reform Bill, Magnus Davidson
A FEW weeks ago, I attended a consultation event in Helmsdale for the proposed Land Reform in a Net Zero Nation Bill from the Scottish…
In praise of deck-access, Gordon Duffy
NINETEEN years ago, I designed a block of flats that were built near the Cameron Toll roundabout in Edinburgh. Located on Peffermill Road, passers-by might…
Building deconstruction and reuse, Mariana Novosivschei
WHILE the construction industry has, for some time now, been focused on reducing ‘greenhouse gas’ emissions and the energy demands associated with the operation of…
They do islands differently in Norway, Andrew Prendergast
ON a recent ski-touring trip to Lyngen in arctic Norway, I was struck by the similarities between the remote islands and peninsulas of that region,…
Cohousing dreams for Glasgow, Christine Vennard
IF negotiations come off, Scotland might soon have its first modern-day version of Cohousing. This is the story of a group Glasgow residents – of…
Vauban reflections
IT was 12 years ago when I wrote up my experiences of a visit to Vauban. I had been part of a Scottish Government delegation…