Getting to No. 15 Public transport links to 15 Rutland Square are excellent. On street parking is limited but there is a large public car park at Haymarket, within comfortable walking distance. Train or bus is the preferred option for most visitors.

Rail Connections 15 Rutland Square is around ten minutes stroll from Edinburgh Haymarket Station which connects to Glasgow, Fife and the North. Waverley Station, a ten minute bus ride away, connects with all these destinations and also southwards on the East Coast line.

Hotels 15 Rutland Square is conveniently located for all the No. 15 Edinburgh city centre hotels and guesthouses. The nearest large hotels are the Caledonian at the corner of Rutland rutland Street and Lothian Road and the Sheraton at Festival square Square. Smaller local facilities are available at the Rutland Hotel, Hudson’s Hotel and the Roxburghe.

The West End is rich in high quality speciality retail outlets and a broad range of bars, restaurants and cultural attractions.

Endpiece A SUPERB VENUE FOR MEETINGS AND EVENTS The Usher Hall, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Traverse Theatre The Council Room and the basement Garden Room 15 Rutland Square, in the heart of Edinburgh’s West End, and Filmhouse Cinema are all less than five minutes walk (seating up to 16) are available for highly competitive rates. is a unique and elegant setting for meetings or events. from 15 Rutland Square. High quality catering for all types of meeting is negotiable. Home to the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland for nearly a century, this building has served Scotland’s If you are interested in 15 Rutland Square, please contact: architects and played host to royalty, ambassadors, Louise McLeod on 0131 229 7545 politicians and leading figures from the arts and public or at [email protected] life. We offer a variety of rooms and spaces, relaxed but efficient service, high quality catering and excellent facilities for distinguished entertaining. History The Building The Council Room displays one of Scotland’s finest 15 Rutland Square was the townhouse of Sir Robert Upon entering 15 Rutland Square a small entrance hallway collections of Twentieth Century portraiture, depicting Rowand Anderson (1834-1921), one of Scotland’s most gives onto the bookshop/reception area. A Members Room virtually all of the Incorporation’s Past Presidents. The distinguished architects, who designed Glasgow Central (the Joyce B. Deans Room) with comfortable seating sits Library still contains its historic bookcases. Station, Mount Stuart House on Bute and the Scottish just behind the bookshop. The bookshop and the Joyce B. National Portrait Gallery. As founder and first President Deans Room are open to visitors and the Incorporation’s The Incorporation’s interior decor and its services and of the RIAS he bequeathed the house and its furnishings Members during the working day. However, by evening, toilet accommodation have been extensively upgraded. All to the Incorporation. both rooms are suitable for small gatherings, receptions the public rooms in the building have full wireless internet or pre-dinner drinks. connectivity. The Council and Garden Rooms feature large The building, which dates from the 1830’s, was designed screen monitors for PowerPoint presentations. by the architect John Tait and sits in the western-most The large and impressive Council Room on the first floor area of the Edinburgh’s New Town. The interiors of the is the most elaborately decorated of the Incorporation’s building have been sensitively adapted as offices and rooms. The meeting table (Sir Robert’s dining table) meeting rooms to address the needs of a dynamic creative comfortably seats up to twelve. Theatre style the room profession. accommodates up to forty. The adjoining Library is suitable for catering. As the two rooms are separated by a sliding Note: unfortunately, like many of Edinburgh’s historic screen, they can be used in tandem for receptions of up to buildings, 15 Rutland Square is not wheelchair accessible. sixty guests or a sit down meal for a maximum of forty.