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Unesco Say Hold Your Horses 20 Aug 08

Hold your horses or your heritage status is at risk, says the man from Unesco

MAJOR developments in the capital should be halted until an investigation into Edinburgh's World Heritage status is completed, the head of Unesco warned yesterday

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Architect hits back 14 Aug 08

 Architect hits back at accusation of producing mediocre work
PROLIFIC architect Allan Murray has hit back at claims he puts "mediocrity before imagination or beauty" to win favour with Edinburgh planners.

EU Probe into Caltongate 13 Aug 08

THE EU today became the latest organisation to launch an investigation into the handling of the controversial £300 million Caltongate plans.
Architectural historian David Black, who sparked a similar European investigation over the Holyrood parliament building, has succeeded in persuading officials in Brussels to consider his complaint against the city council.The move comes just weeks after the UN heritage watchdog Unesco launched an investigation into Edinburgh's World Heritage status, amid concerns over the impact of the Caltongate development.

The Times Caltongate Architect Murray 13th Aug 08

Why leave a city's designs in one man's hands?

Edinburgh's celebrated skyline is threatened by a planning policy that puts mediocrity before imagination or beauty