Edinburgh’s skyline is forever changing – from the St James Quarter to the transformed Meadowbank Sports Centre.
Such plans can prove controversial, as residents object to building projects that they feel will have a detrimental effect on the city they live in.
But there’s plenty still in the pipeline, with the website www.Skyscrapercity.com listing numerous developments across the city expected to be completed in the next five years – everything from a 1,000-set concert hall in the New Town to a new distillery in Leith.
Here are 14 major developments to look out for in the next five years.
5. Dunard Centre
The £65 million Dunard Centre will add a new 1,000-seat concert hall to Edinburgh's New Town. Due to be completed by late 2026, it will also include a 200-seat studio, a rehearsal/recording space, cafes and bars, and will be connected to the A-listed Dundas House. Photo: David Chipperfield Architects
6. King's Theatre Restoration
The £25million restoration of the King's Theatre is due to be completed in summer 2024 and will add new bars, cafes and a studio to the building, as well as improving the front of house, auditorium, stage and backstage areas. Photo: Bennetts Associates
7. W Edinburgh
The eye-catching W Edinburgh Hotel, on James Craig Walk in the city's New Town, will have 214 rooms, a restaurant, a rooftop bar, and a spa. It will also add a 39-room aparthotel in the next-door A-listed tenement and is due to open its doors later this year. Photo: Jestico + Whiles, LDN Architects
8. Scottish National Gallery Project
The £22 million project to carry out major improvement's to the Scottish National Gallery, on The Mound, is due to be completed in summer 2023. It will include a redesigned gallery and entrance areas, as well as landscaped of the adjacent East Princes Street Gardens. Photo: Hoskins Architects