2024-11-21T17:13:24-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149949822/edinburgh-s-controversial-1b-garden-district-will-move-forward Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-06-07T05:14:00-04:00 >2016-06-06T19:10:49-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8g/8gfswvagtzvjulwg.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The scheme was designed by EMA Architecture + Design, a local practice specialising in commercial mixed-use masterplans and residential development. The first phase will be followed by subsequent ones over 20 years, resulting in a &pound;1bn ($1.4bn) &ldquo;Garden District&rdquo;. As well as the homes, there will be a school, shopping centre, sports facilities and parks. A quarter of all the homes will be affordable housing, with the remainder split between private homes and apartments.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Related on Archinect:</p><ul><li><a title="Edinburgh's own officials are mucking up the city's historic architecture, says former Daily Mail editor" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/140966699/edinburgh-s-own-officials-are-mucking-up-the-city-s-historic-architecture-says-former-daily-mail-editor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edinburgh's own officials are mucking up the city's historic architecture, says former Daily Mail editor</a></li><li><a title="Celebrated Scottish architect Gareth Hoskins dies at 48 from heart attack" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/145504426/celebrated-scottish-architect-gareth-hoskins-dies-at-48-from-heart-attack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Celebrated Scottish architect Gareth Hoskins dies at 48 from heart attack</a></li><li><a title="Red Road towers, built to combat Glasgow's slums in the 1960s, now slated for demolition" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/134645640/red-road-towers-built-to-combat-glasgow-s-slums-in-the-1960s-now-slated-for-demolition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Road towers, built to combat Glasgow's slums in the 1960s, now slated for demolition</a></li></ul>