Hall for All: Balfour Beatty Breaks Ground on Edinburgh's New Dunard Centre
Edinburgh's first purpose-built concert hall in over a century is under construction, with Balfour Beatty appointed to a £162m contract to build the 1,000-seat Dunard Centre.
Main construction begins in the coming weeks, with completion expected in 2029 and a workforce peaking at around 200.
The venue, commissioned by Impact Scotland, has been designed by David Chipperfield Architects and Reiach & Hall Architects, with acoustic design by Nagata Associates.
- The five-storey steel-framed building will feature a façade of pre-cast concrete panels.
- It will be the UK's first concert venue to feature Nagata's acoustic design, combining musical precision with a contemporary civic presence.
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Author's summary: Construction begins on Edinburgh's new Dunard Centre concert hall.