Argyle House Gains Listing Status: Edinburgh's Brutalist Gem

0:00Historic environment, Scotland just ruled that Argyle House, that big concrete brutalist office block in Edinburgh's Castle Terrace, qualifies for. Listed building status because of its special architectural and historic interest. Developers filed plans last November to tear it down, and turned the site into homes, a hotel, and more offices, so HES is holding off on protection. Since the demolition push is already rolling. Scientists have long called it one of the city's ugliest spots, right up there with the old St. James Center, but has been police HQ in Netflix's. Department Q and Irvine Welch's Crime Series, and now houses the code-based tech hub with about 900 workers. Noted architect Malcolm Frazier pushed hard for listing, calling it a standout modernist gym, and HES agreed it's a prime example of 1960s. Fish Modernism by Michael Laird and Partners, with top-notch concrete and stonework. If those demo plans fizzle, or the city steps in with a preservation notice, HES will

1:02revisit, listing it to save this slice of post-war optimism, and civil service boom from the era. I'm Corey with the story. That's your Edinburgh News Today update, AI-powered and always on.