Five-star hotel that critics call ‘the turd’ is expected to depart ahead,while intention to turn Old Royal tall School into another hotel has horrified conservationistsIts supporters call its dramatic spiralling bronze-coloured design an unravelling ribbon. Humourists in Edinburgh say the hotel reminds them of a walnut whip or a Mr Whippy cone. Its critics have simply branded it “the turd”, and given it a hashtag to match.
The remarkable new five-star hotel destined for one of the most valuable retail sites in central Edinburgh – the St James Centre at the east halt of the Georgian Old Town – has fuelled a debate over the city’s architectural heritage which has now attracted the attention of United Nations advisers. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com