It should have been me!

above the abandoned plans for Haymarket


This piece in today's Scotsman made us here in the republic think of this clip from the Vicar of Dibley..you have to laugh

Remembering the Haymarket Horror

some quotes below from a piece in the Scotsman today

Jim Lowrie is the current convener of planning at theCity of Edinburgh Council

"WE WERE very disappointed that the planning committee's decision on Haymarket was overturned, but I don't think we have anything to apologise for."

Malcolm Fraser's contribution to the failed Caltongate

Malcolm Fraser is the architect behind developments including the Scottish Storytelling Centre and Dance Base

"We have to find a way forward between the anodyne and the hubristic".

No quote from the hotel architect Richard Murphy though..but here is one from a piece he did for The Independent a few years ago about his home

"If I was to live anywhere else, I think it would definitely be another city like Barcelona, where they really appreciate architects and the resulting architecture is a joy and beauty to live with."

perhaps he has moved already?

Haymarket Howler RIP

What a Halloween we are enjoying....

"No, the decison is the wrong one ministers"

Remember this article from Building Design just before the recession really kicked in, where Haymarket Hotel Architect Richard Murphy said this -

"Apart from building my own house, my ambition in Edinburgh is to build one big public building before I die"

This Scotsman is no too happy either about the decision..