Basic Site Details
| Name: | Festival Centre, Castle Terrace site |
| City or county: | Edinburgh, Midlothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Edinburgh Central Sites Redevelopment | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Office(?) | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1956 | Proposed | Scheme for Festival Centre | |
| 4 November 1960 | Proposed | plans for redevelopment of an extensive area near the west end of Princes Street, possibly as an Edinburgh Festival centre per Builder p856 | |
| 1962 | Proposed | Second scheme for Festival Centre | |
| 1970 | Proposed | Third scheme for Festival Centre | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Alan Reiach | A | 1956 | Plans for Festival Centre | ||
| (Professor) George Alexander Macnab (misspelt McNab) | B | 1962 | Further schemes for Festival Centre | ||
| Alan Reiach | B | 1962 | Further schemes for Festival Centre | ||
| Alan Reiach & Partners | B | 1962 | Further schemes for Festival Centre | ||
| James Stuart Renton | B | 1962 | Further schemes for Festival Centre | ||
| (Professor) George Alexander Macnab (misspelt McNab) | C | 1970 | Third scheme for Festival Centre | ||
| Alan Reiach | C | 1970 | Third scheme for Festival Centre | ||
| Alan Reiach Eric Hall & Partners | C | 1970 | Third scheme for Festival Centre | ||
| Eric Walker Hall | C | 1970 | Third scheme for Festival Centre | ||
| James Stuart Renton | C | 1970 | Third scheme for Festival Centre | ||
| John ('Jack') Reid Oberlander | C | 1970 | Third scheme for Festival Centre | ||
| Leslie Douglas Mitchell | C | 1970 | Third scheme for Festival Centre | ||
| William Alistair Miller | C | 1970 | Third scheme for Festival Centre | ||
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 4 November 1960 | 'Festival Centre for Edinburgh?' p856 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Alan Reiach Collection | AR 37/1-6; AR 27/1-6 | |