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- 1984-1996 (Creation)
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3 Boxes, Rolls TBC
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Festival Square is a modern piazza in the West End of Edinburgh, lying on the western side of Lothian Road opposite the Usher Hall. The square was laid out in 1984 and the Sheraton Hotel occupies the west side of the square, with the offices in Capital House to the north and Clydesdale Bank Plaza / The Exchange to the south. Festival Square occupies the site of the good sheds which formed part of the former Princes Street Railway Station, which closed in 1965.
Sir Terry Farrell used Festival Square as a key anchor for the development of his Edinburgh District Masterplan.
Project Partners
Landscape Architects: Ian White Associates
Engineering Consultant: Arup
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Accruals
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Separated by large format drawing rolls, and document boxes. Original order imposed by Farrells filing system has been maintained.
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Open
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Language of material
- English
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Rolled drawings and plans; paper documents
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Status
Draft
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Full