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The HELIX, Scotland
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Massive ‘Kelpie’ heads set to be built as The HELIX bid to The BIG Lottery Fund's Living Landmark programme receives £25m of lottery funding. The HELIX, a partnership made up of Falkirk Council, British Waterways and the Central Scotland Forest Trust, intend to transform the landscape between Falkirk and Grangemouth into a thriving environmental community. The funding announcement has been received with great excitement by all those involved with the project, especially in light of the fact that it was the only Scottish proposal to receive a lottery grant of this kind. The scheme will provide a unique outdoor sustainable environment with 300 hectares of new greenspace, 34km of paths, cycle ways, water features, and woodland featuring 750,000 newly planted trees. Other work will include a canal link to reconnect the Forth & Clyde Canal to the Forth Estuary that will offer a new gateway to Scotland's inland waterways, as well a public arts programme which will involve the creation of two 30 metre high "Kelpie" heads. Based on the mythical Scots creatures of the same name, the sculptures will work both functionally as a boat lift mechanism for the canal, as well as an attraction complimenting The HELIX site. Work due to start on site in 2008 over 3 phases; major capital phase to complete by 2013. Sustainable Architecture Scottish Architects of the past Scottish Architecture Scottish House World Architects World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe Scottish Forestry Building Comments / photos for the Scottish The HELIX page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk The HELIX Scotland: page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt |