RMJM, in a unique partnership with Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue, was selected to design the new Scottish Parliament. The single most dramatic and outstanding idea in the winning competition was that “The Parliament sits in the land.”
The intellectual vision was for a unique institution – open, anti-classical and non-hierarchical. The architecture that expressed this was to be de-institutionalised, aggregated, and organic – embracing the landscape and defying all the canonical rules of architectural composition.
The Assembly building, MSP building and restored Queensberry House have all received ‘Excellent’ BREEAM ratings.
All the photos used are copyrighted by Keith Hunter.
Status: Built
Location: Edinburgh, GB
Firm Role: RMJM/EMBT
