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Up to £1.4million will be spent on engineer, artist and architect Cecil Balmond’s creation, the Star of Caledonia. Sri Lanka-born Mr Balmond’s structure will greet 10 million people who
cross the border annually at Gretna, in Dumfriesshire. FREE NEWS UPDATES 24/7...FOLLOW THE SCOTTISH EXPRESS ON TWITTER It is expected to be sited near the M74 and backers hope it will become
the equivalent of The Angel of the North at Gateshead, a leading attraction. Mr Balmond, hailed as “one of the most important forces in contemporary architecture today,” beat two other
entrants to land the contract. Creative Scotland chief executive Andrew Dixon said the design was “rooted in Scotland’s scientific contribution to the world”. The idea will be developed
during the summer before a planning application is submitted. It’s hoped the structure will be completed in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Mr Dixon said: “It will provide
millions of future visitors with an iconic welcome and an ever-changing contemporary symbol of a confident, creative Scotland.” Mr Balmond said that he wanted to capture the “powerful
energy, scientific heritage and magnetic pull of Scotland.”
