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James Morris: Architect and Landscape Architect, 1931–2006 , Royal Scottish Academy, 2007, ISBN 978-0-905783-07-9, 12, (Figure 7.1)

James Morris: Architect and Landscape Architect, 1931–2006 , Royal Scottish Academy, 2007, ISBN... James Morris: Architect and Landscape Architect, 1931–2006, Royal Scottish Academy, 2007, ISBN 978-0-905783-07-9, 12, (Figure 7.1) The imposing tenements, terraces and townhouses which dominate Edinburgh’s 18th century New Town are embedded in the DNA of local architects and repeatedly cited as an inescapable influence in the gestation of new ideas for residential projects. The canny Victorians were able to adapt the Georgian’s block typology and built swaths of new tenements across the city. The abiding popularity of residential districts such as Marchmont and Bruntsfield confirms an ingrained sense of community which underlies the Scottish psyche. Sadly, recent attempts by the volume house-builders to ape such popular precedents have spawned little of quality. The up-beat ‘La Dolce Vita’ names (such as The Strada, The Artworks, Platinum Point, etc.) conjured up by the marketing team simply betrays the paucity of imagination which pervades the completed projects. Drawing of Sillitto House by Natasha Huq (Edinburgh College of Art) 123 ) Changing demographics suggest that Edinburgh needs another 70,000 homes by 2015. Consequently the city appears to be in the throes of another property boom and spiralling house prices have created a fiercely competitive (and lucrative) market. Certainly any developer fortunate enough http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Architectural Heritage Edinburgh University Press

James Morris: Architect and Landscape Architect, 1931–2006 , Royal Scottish Academy, 2007, ISBN 978-0-905783-07-9, 12, (Figure 7.1)

Architectural Heritage , Volume 19 (1): 123 – Nov 1, 2008

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Edinburgh University Press
Copyright
© The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, 2008
Subject
Reviews; Reviews
ISSN
1350-7524
eISSN
1755-1641
DOI
10.3366/E1350752408000113
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James Morris: Architect and Landscape Architect, 1931–2006, Royal Scottish Academy, 2007, ISBN 978-0-905783-07-9, 12, (Figure 7.1) The imposing tenements, terraces and townhouses which dominate Edinburgh’s 18th century New Town are embedded in the DNA of local architects and repeatedly cited as an inescapable influence in the gestation of new ideas for residential projects. The canny Victorians were able to adapt the Georgian’s block typology and built swaths of new tenements across the city. The abiding popularity of residential districts such as Marchmont and Bruntsfield confirms an ingrained sense of community which underlies the Scottish psyche. Sadly, recent attempts by the volume house-builders to ape such popular precedents have spawned little of quality. The up-beat ‘La Dolce Vita’ names (such as The Strada, The Artworks, Platinum Point, etc.) conjured up by the marketing team simply betrays the paucity of imagination which pervades the completed projects. Drawing of Sillitto House by Natasha Huq (Edinburgh College of Art) 123 ) Changing demographics suggest that Edinburgh needs another 70,000 homes by 2015. Consequently the city appears to be in the throes of another property boom and spiralling house prices have created a fiercely competitive (and lucrative) market. Certainly any developer fortunate enough

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Published: Nov 1, 2008

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