Plans lodged to transform Edinburgh lighthouse into a new creative and social hub www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

Edinburgh's Cockburn Association ready for another 150 years of campaigning nen.press/edinburghs-c... via @NorthEdNews_NEN

Leith conservationists sign off the year with huge clean up www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/12/08/l... via @deadlinenews

Council gives the go ahead to student flats on Dundas Street theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/12/coun... via @EdinReporter

International Volunteer Day: Honouring the People Who Keep Edinburgh’s Heritage Heritage isn’t conserved by accident. It’s protected by people who act. Read More: www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/news/interna...

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Edinburgh confirms Visitor Levy affordable housing spend @ScoConstructNow www.scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/edi...

Consultation held for demolition of Edinburgh brutalist block www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/12/04/c... via @deadlinenews

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Final stage of work on Corstorphine pedestrianisation project commences www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/12/03/f... via @deadlinenews

Edinburgh plans to replace Royal Blind building with 131-room student block rejected www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

Plans approved for 102-bed hotel in Edinburgh’s New Town projectscot.com/2025/12/plan... via @projectscot

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With the council strategy rejected and a “summit” now proposed, we can rethink Edinburgh’s most important street with real ambition — not piecemeal fixes. @CockburnAssoc explores why vision, stewardship and care must shape what happens next. www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/news/princes...

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With the council strategy rejected and a “summit” now proposed, we can rethink Edinburgh’s most important street with real ambition — not piecemeal fixes. @CockburnAssoc explores why vision, stewardship and care must shape what happens next. www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/news/princes...

From Lord Cockburn’s writings on the changing face of 19th-century Edinburgh to the Cockburn Association’s recent statement on the city’s tram network, transport has long shaped how the capital grows and moves.

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Scottish Government's new comments on funding new tramline www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

From Lord Cockburn’s writings on the changing face of 19th-century Edinburgh to the Cockburn Association’s recent statement on the city’s tram network, transport has long shaped how the capital grows and moves.

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Edinburgh’s oldest housing tower faces demolition due to remediation costs www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/ed...

New masterplan for Cameron Toll includes housing and student accommodation www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

'Treasured' arts venue appoints architect in major step towards refurbishment www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

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For over a century, the Cockburn Association has engaged with Edinburgh’s tram proposals, advocating a balance between sustainable transport and the city’s historic townscape. Our latest response calls for design quality, heritage sensitivity and real civic vision. tinyurl.com/4rp6j9x3

Edinburgh takes three-quarters of investment in Scottish hotels @ScoConstructNow www.scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/edi...

Competition launched to design memorial for acclaimed Edinburgh author www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/competi...

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Summit to draw up vision for future of Princes Street www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

Edinburgh council in discussion with National Wealth Fund on tram finance www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

#architecture #buildings #LocalHistory #Edinburgh #Brutalism #Modernism Argyle House should be refurbished, not demolished. Think of the embodied carbon. The issue is not what it looks like. It is a question of sustainable resource management.

Plans to demolish Edinburgh 'eyesore' Netflix building to make way for huge hotel www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...

I've worked on various tenant projects in Argyle House, as well as often visiting it in the days of the Property Services Agency. A building of its time, loved by fans of brutalism, despised by most, but regardless, endlessly fascinating for architecture historians.

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Balancing Liveability and Climate Goals: Edinburgh’s Path to Sustainable Building www.archdaily.com/1035560/bala... via @archdaily

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Muriel Spark to be honoured in first ever memorial dedicated to a woman in gardens www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

First look at Edinburgh student flats set to replace former bowling club www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...

Edinburgh Christmas market expansion plan denied as stalls and attractions refused www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...