From the Hogmanay celebrations to the many festivals held over the summer months, Edinburgh’s cultural events attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Capital every year, adding millions of pounds to the city’s coffers.
While the the arts have had a tough time in the last few years, first with the pandemic and now with the cost of living crisis a range of buildings are in the pipeline to ensure Edinburgh continues to be a cultural Mecca.
Website www.Skyscrapercity.com keeps a record of developments from the initial planning application to completion dates, thanks to the tireless work of dedicated contributor Kenspeckle, and lists numerous developments across the city.
Here we take a look at 10 of them, as featured on development website www.skyscrapercity.com.
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5. National Centre for Music
The National Centre of Music will finally utilise the landmark former Royal High Building on Calton Hill at a cost of £77 million. Due to be completed by summer 2028, it will see the 1829 A-listed building house three performance spaces, rehearsal spaces, a recording studio, conference and business facilities, a café and a bar. | Richard Murphy Architects, Simpson & Brown Architects
6. Leith Custom House Restoration
Currently at the pre-planning stage, this £17 million scheme would convert Scotland's oldest custom house in Leith into a digital museum with community facilities, a café and restaurants. | Richard Murphy Architects
7. Fringe Central
Due to be completed in the next few months, this £7 million project will create a new headquarters for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society by converting the former South Bridge Primary School in the Old Town. It will include marketing and box office services and rehearsal spaces. | Studio LBA
8. Spotlight
Currently under construction, this development will restore the A-listed New Victoria Cinema on Clerk Street, in Edinburgh's Southside. The new cinema will have five screens with a total capacity of 748 and will also have a restaurant and bars. | Contributed