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Winds of change for Granton scrap yard

Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2005 / March 8

First they brought us the Scottish Parliament with its "think-bubble" windows and "upside down boat" roofs. Now city architects RMJM have unveiled plans for another Edinburgh landmark which is likely to raise eye-brows. A twin tower complex, which would generate its own power using dozens of wind turbines, has been designed by the parliament architects as a centrepiece for the new waterfront. Almost 50 wind turbines would be "hung" between the two towers of the £21.5 million "Eco-tower".

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