Ł60m storm over contract award for 'design guru'

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Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2004 / June 24

A leading Scottish architect will today call for an independent review of a decision by Edinburgh City Council to award a Ł60m building contract to Sir Terry Farrell, months after he was appointed the city's "buildings czar". Allan Murray, who designed The Tun building in the city, said the choice of Sir Terry's company and Cala-Morrison to build an extension to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre represented a conflict of interest because of Sir Terry's position as city design champion. Mr Murray also warned the council was leaving itself open to a judicial review if it refused to agree to independent assessment of the appointment. He said his company, rejected along with others such as Michael Laird Architects and Comprehensive Design, was beaten in a points scoring system by margin of 0.106%, which was tantamount to a draw.

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