General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Parliament building |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2005 |
award winner
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates: | 55° 57' 7.47" N 3° 10' 29.63" W |
Technical Information
There currently is no technical data available.
Chronology
| July 1997 | The Scottish Government publishes a white paper detailing the intentions for the parliament building to become a symbol for Scottland. |
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| September 1997 | The public votes in favor of a Scottish Parliament. |
| 1998 | A site at the foot of the historic Royal Mile is chosen as the home of the Scottish Parliament. |
| 6 July 1998 | Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue (EMBT) in partnership with RMJM Scotland Limited (EMBT/RMJM), winners of the design competition, are appointed to design the new Parliament building. |
| April 1999 | Pre-construction work begins to make the site ready by summer. |
| July 1999 | All demolition work is completed so that construction may begin. |
| July 2000 | Enric Miralles dies after surgery to remove a brain tumor. |
| September 2000 | Auditor General makes a number of recommendations to improve the management of the Holyrood project in a report to the parliament. |
| October 2000 | Work on the assembly and the committee tower begins. |
| January 2001 | The MSP building is topped out. |
| January 2004 | MSP building and Queensberry House are completed. |
| August 2004 | First staff move into the complex. |
| 7 September 2004 | First debate is held. |
| 9 October 2004 | Official inauguration of the new parliament building by Queen Elizabeth II |
Participants
- Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT Arquitectes Associats SL
- RMJM Scotland Limited
- Enric Miralles (architect)
- Benedetta Tagliabue (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Prix Stirling d'architecture pour le Parlement écossais. In: Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment, n. 5319 (4 November 2005), pp. 31.
- (2005): The Scottish Parliament Bulding, Edinburgh. In: The Arup Journal, v. 40, n. 2 ( 2005), pp. 10-20.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20013684 - Published on:
09/10/2004 - Last updated on:
05/12/2017
