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Edinburgh grants approval to flagship music and performance venue

April 24 2019

Edinburgh grants approval to flagship music and performance venue

The City of Edinburgh Council has today granted planning approval to the Dunard Centre, the first purpose-built music and performance venue to be built in the capital for a century.

The cultural flagship is being funded via £25m of City Deal funding, with support from the Royal Bank of Scotland, with the remainder of the cost being met through private donations – principally via the Dunard Trust who will also underwrite any capital cost overruns and operating deficits over the first three years.

Earmarked for a prominent site off St Andrews Square the venue will comprise a 1,000 seat auditorium, 200 seat studio, informal performance space, café and bar.

Sir David Chipperfield commented: “This will be a public building that relates to Edinburgh on a civic scale by both fitting in and standing out in order to perform an important social and cultural role in a city with strong established cultural traditions.”

Visualisations provided courtesy of David Chipperfield Architects and Hayes Davidson

Reiach & Hall are serving as executive architect on the project
Reiach & Hall are serving as executive architect on the project
The main hall is joined by a separate studio and informal foyer performance space
The main hall is joined by a separate studio and informal foyer performance space

3 Comments

cadmonkey
#1 Posted by cadmonkey on 24 Apr 2019 at 18:07 PM
I think this is a good decision, especially as it may block the view of the golden turd hotel.
Only reservation is that it is rather albertspeeresque.
questionableregaliacollection
#2 Posted by questionableregaliacollection on 26 Apr 2019 at 15:58 PM
@cadmonkey

I have no such reservations.
Terra
#3 Posted by Terra on 7 May 2019 at 15:59 PM
braw

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