Our main activities span three sites in the heart of the city: Lauriston Place campus (including the ECA Main Building, Lauriston Architecture Building, Hunter Building and Evolution House); Minto House in Chambers Street and Alison House on Nicolson Square We are a world leader in a number of creative areas and have a thriving research community Has an international reputation as one of the most successful art colleges in Europe and our mission is to promote critical inquiry through scholarly research, learning, teaching and education in creative practice