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The start of work on the development of a new £7.5 million care home in Doonfoot, South Ayrshire, has been marked by an official sod cutting ceremony on site. The 52-bed facility is being developed by Meallmore and is the nursing care provider’s first care home in the region.

Hillcrest Housing Association is to team up with Cullross to deliver 119 new affordable homes at Victoria Dock in Dundee.

Jim MacDonald, chief executive of Architecture and Design Scotland, explains why a design-based approach is an effective way of getting to people to work collaboratively, which will make a difference both to the quality of our places and the future of our planet.  Architecture & Design

CMS Window Systems has demonstrated that it goes well beyond what most employers do to engage, develop and inspire its employees by securing its prestigious Gold Accreditation for Investors in People (IIP) until 2021. The Gold award, which is achieved by only 18% of organisations in the UK, recognis

A Scottish Government reporter has blocked plans for a new care home near the heart of St Andrews.

Architectural Technology students at Inverness College UHI have unveiled their suggested plans for the redevelopment of the 1960s Upper Bridge Street buildings in Inverness.

The need to encourage traditional building skills will be highlighted outside the Scottish Parliament this week. The Scottish Traditional Building Forum will be delivering a traditional building skills demonstration with MSPs and school pupils receiving mini-masterclasses in stonemasonry, roof slati

Emtec Building Services is responsible for the full design, supply and installation of all the MEP services within the new YOTEL hotel in Glasgow’s Argyle Street.

The world's first guitar-shaped hotel will open in South Florida this year.

Problems in large construction companies are leading the news. Large construction projects always seem to be close to crisis. Away from the front pages, there are issues to resolve in most projects - which are no less significant for those involved. The start and finish of those problems is often t

The Scottish Government has failed to prevent SMEs in the construction supply chain from suffering from poor payment performance, according to a new industry survey.

Work has commenced on the first phases of a development that will deliver more than 1,000 new homes for Kirkcaldy. Murray Estates’ Kingdom Park development is located between the A92 and A915 on the north eastern edge of town.

Structured House Group has withdrawn its proposals to develop a block of student flats in Edinburgh.

Dundee Science Centre is seeking a design team for the £2.1 million refit of its ground floor.

Craig McLaren summarises the recent UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) roundtable which looked at the changes to the Planning (Scotland) Bill and explored how new approaches to planning can help us to build more, well-designed homes.