Date:
4th October 2011Contact:
Malcolm HankeyOrganisation:
Civic Trust Awards
We are delighted to announce that the 2012 Awards Ceremony will be held at The Hub in Edinburgh on Friday 2nd March.
The Hub, Edinburgh’s iconic landmark, towers over the heart of the world’s leading festival city, gloriously dominating the skyline on the Royal Mile between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace. This unique and spectacular venue is a stunning combination of award winning contemporary design and classic Victorian architecture. The Hub’s interior pulsates with colour, light and creative ideas as befits the home of the Edinburgh International Festival.
The Hub is a historic, grade A listed building that forms an integral part of the architectural fabric of Edinburgh. Constructed between 1842 and 1845 and originally named Victoria Hall, it was built as the Assembly Hall and offices for the Church of Scotland. The architects were James Gillespie Graham and Augustus Welby Pugin.
In 1956, the building was named the Highland Tolbooth St John’s Church following the union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church. The Edinburgh International Festival acquired the building in 1995 and it underwent a huge transformation before opening to the public in July, 1999.
The 2012 Civic Trust Awards Ceremony will be supported by The City of Edinburgh Council.
For more details on The Hub, please visit their website
