It's unsafe but parliament still has architecture fans beaming

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Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2006 / April 3

The Scottish Parliament building has won an award for its complex design "executed with skill" - just four weeks after a beam collapsed because of a missing bolt. Embarrassed Holyrood bosses have been keeping quiet about the latest accolade from the UK Civic Trust as they work with structural engineers to get the roof fixed and the showpiece debating chamber back into use. But today Independent Lothians MSP Margo MacDonald said the string of awards won by the parliament devalued the prizes for future winners. She said: "Whoever wins the awards next year will have won a rather tarnished trophy. A building must be more than quite nice looking, it must be fit for purpose and functional."

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