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James Morris: Architect and Landscape Architect, 1931â2006, Royal Scottish Academy, 2007, ISBN 978-0-905783-07-9, 12, (Figure 7.1) The imposing tenements, terraces and townhouses which dominate Edinburghâs 18th century New Town are embedded in the DNA of local architects and repeatedly cited as an inescapable inï¬uence in the gestation of new ideas for residential projects. The canny Victorians were able to adapt the Georgianâs block typology and built swaths of new tenements across the city. The abiding popularity of residential districts such as Marchmont and Bruntsï¬eld conï¬rms 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 âLa Dolce Vitaâ 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 ï¬ercely competitive (and lucrative) market. Certainly any developer fortunate enough
Architectural Heritage – Edinburgh University Press
Published: Nov 1, 2008
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