Title & Author:

Cowgatehead Competition : competition documents, 1994.

Description:

approximately 25 items : illustrations, plans ; in plastic case 35 cm

Notes:
Competition for design proposals for the Cowgatehead section of Old Town of Edinburgh as well as for the extension of Edinburgh's Central Library and construction of a Children's Cultural Centre.
Sponsors: City of Edinburgh District Council and the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.
Includes: competition summary (8 leaves) which includes site plans and aerial views; entry form; competition program (24 leaves); 9 folded plans; catalogue of The Rutland Press; order form for Old Town Renewal Trust's electronic 3D model; photocopy of "Most Potent Agency : the Building and Development of Edinburgh Central Library" by Alan G.D. White.
Winner: Benson and Forsyth.

Subject:

Cowgatehead Competition (1994)
Libraries Scotland Edinburgh.
Bibliothèques Écosse Édimbourg.
Libraries.
Old Town (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Scotland Edinburgh.
Scotland Edinburgh Old Town.
Architectural Competitions Great Britain Scotland 1990-2000.
Libraries (buildings) Great Britain Scotland Edinburgh.
Cultural centers Great Britain Scotland Edinburgh.

Added entries:

Edinburgh (Scotland). District Council.
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.
Benson + Forsyth.
Most potent agency.

Holdings:

Location: Library main vertical files 197798
Call No.: 197798
Status: Available

Location: Library main m competition 197799
Call No.: NA2350.S36 C69 1994
Copy: Competition documents
Status: Available