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 in a post-Covid world.
1. Dunard Centre
Planning permission has been approved for the £65 million Dunard Centre in the New Town. It will create a 1,000 seat concert hall, 200 seat studio, rehearsal/recording space, a multi-purpose space, a café and bars in a building connected to the A-listed Dundas House. The centre is due to be completed in late 2026. Photo: David Chipperfield Architects
2. National Centre for Music
A number of projects have been mooted for the A-listed Old Royal High School building on Calton Hill, but the £55million National Centre for Music has now been green lit. It will convert the 1829 landmark into a residential music school with capacity for 120 pupils, three performance and rehearsal spaces, and a multi-functional hub with café, gallery and visitor centre. No timetable for construction has yet been revealed. Photo: Richard Murphy Architects, Simpson & Brown Architects
3. Scottish National Gallery Project
The ongoing Scottish National Gallery Project is due to be completed in summer 2023 and will feature a redesigned gallery, circulation and entrance areas, and the re-landscaping East Princes Street Gardens at a total cost of £22 million. Photo: Hoskins Architects
4. King's Theatre Restoration
The £25million refurbishment of the famous A-listed King's Theatre is expected to be finished by summer 2024 and will see improvements to front of house, auditorium, stage and backstage areas, and add a new learning and participation studio, bars and a cafe. Photo: Bennetts Associates