This is a great opportunity to see inside some buildings which you may have admired before now but been unable to get into! The Cockburn Association in Edinburgh organise the scheme. This organisation was founded in 1875 by Lord Cockburn who wanted to protect the beautiful city of Edinburgh.Â
There are 78 buildings in Edinburgh taking part in the scheme.Details of all of them can be found here. You can also suggest buildings to be included to The Cockburn Association. The criteria for inclusion are as follows:-
* Buildings must be of architectural, historical, cultural, or contemporary significance.
* Sites that are normally open to the public are expected to provide additional free activities on the day, such as behind the scenes tours, talks or exhibitions relating to the history or use of the building.
* All sites are expected to make information about the building available to the public i.e information sheets or volunteers on hand who can answer questions.
* Admission to the building, including the provision of any additional activities, must be free.
* Doors Open Day is strictly non-commercial and the promotion of goods and services is strongly discouraged.
* The organisation of fairs, jumble sales and other promotional events to coincide with the open day is strongly discouraged.
* Buildings are encouraged to open from 9am – 5pm but special arrangements can be made for small, privately owned or sensitive sites to open by free pre-booked tour only, in the evening or for a shorter period of time.
Notwithstanding that one of the criteria is that the day is non-commercial, it seems inevitable that some local architects will use this opportunity to showcase some of their most recent or notable projects. So that must be why 7 Campbell Road is included? We shall leave it up to you to decide!
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