Marischal Square

The old Aberdeen Council office building formally known as St Nicholas House is being torn down piece by piece after less than 50 years. At today’s prices, the £2m cost of the 1965 project may seem small fry to many Aberdeen residents who are far more used to municipal architectural bills on a far grander scale. Granite built projects such as Marischal College, which lies just across the road from the part demolished 1960’s concrete multi story office block, often last for hundreds of years at a far lower cost per century.