▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁designed ▁by ▁Bur ke ▁Martin ▁Part ners hip ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁but ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁architect s ▁Ian ▁G ▁Co oke ▁and ▁Hugh ▁Martin ▁of ▁Hugh ▁Martin ▁& ▁Part ners ▁after ▁Martin ' s ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Ian ▁Bur ke ▁ceased ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Br ut al ist ▁architecture ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁offices , ▁at op ▁the ▁sho pping ▁centre , ▁made ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁Edinburgh ' s ▁most ▁un lo ved ▁buildings , ▁but ▁the ▁sho pping ▁centre ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁and ▁busy ▁sho pping ▁location . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁sh ops ▁in ▁the ▁centre , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁Lewis ▁department ▁store , ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁demol ition , ▁which ▁has ▁since ▁comm enced ; ▁work ▁on ▁extensions ▁to ▁John ▁Lewis ▁has ▁also ▁begun . ▁ ▁The ▁centre ▁had ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁stores , ▁c af és , ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁a ▁food ▁court . ▁Until ▁recently ▁it ▁bo asted ▁many ▁popular ▁stores ▁such ▁as ▁River ▁Island , ▁Bur ton , ▁Wall is , ▁Next , ▁Sports ▁Direct , ▁J D ▁Sports , ▁Sub way , ▁Game ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁Per kins . ▁ ▁R ede velop ment ▁▁ ▁An ▁£ 8 5 0 m ▁re development ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁sho pping ▁centre , ▁New ▁St . ▁Andrew ' s ▁House ▁office ▁and ▁hotel ▁by ▁its ▁own ers , ▁Hend erson ▁Global ▁In vest ors , ▁is ▁currently