Chipperfield's Edinburgh concert hall approved after five-hour grilling

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2019-04-26T05:00:00

Chipperfield's Dunard Centre in Edinburgh - behind Dundas House in St Andrew Square

Councillors vote narrowly in favour of city’s first concert hall for 100 years

David Chipperfield’s concert hall for Edinburgh has been approved after a nail-biting five-hour debate.

Councillors voted 6-4 in favour of the World Heritage Site scheme after hearing from supporters and opponents – and the architect himself, who was asked to defend the use of concrete rather than stone for the facades.

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