Chipperfield told to redesign £45m Edinburgh concert hall

By Jordan Marshall2020-02-03T12:13:00

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Legal row sends architect back to drawing board on scheme to be built by Sir Robert McAlpine

David Chipperfield Architects is being forced to overhaul its plans for a £45m concert hall due to be built by Sir Robert McAlpine in the middle of Edinburgh.

Nuveen Real Estate, the firm behind the nearby Edinburgh St James retail scheme, being built by Laing O’Rourke, has made several attempts to block the scheme, complaining about the concert hall’s height, scale and massing.

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