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A 20-metre-high sculpture made from 7,506 barrels has been unveiled in London’s Hyde Park. Floating on the Serpentine Lake, The London Mastaba has been entirely funded by artist and creator Christo to realise his and late wife Jeanne-Claude's determination to make art free.

Nick Pollard Kingdom Housing Association has secured a significant funding package under a debut private placement which secures its development programme of over 1,100 homes until the end of 2019-20.

Image: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Kier Construction Scotland, the main contractor in charge of restoring the Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Art, has issued a short statement in response to the devastating fire which broke out on Friday.

Custom House Property consultant CBRE has submitted planning applications for three major developments across the west of Scotland on behalf of developer clients.

Jeanette MacIntyre In recognition of the need to address board diversity head-on and reflecting the growing appetite for innovation across the industry, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has appointed three women among seven new additions to its governance Board.

Gordon Cunningham Clark Contracts has been appointed to deliver three new projects for Renfrewshire Council at West Primary School, St John Ogilvie Primary School and Inchinnan Primary School.

Contractor CCG (Scotland) Ltd has made strong progress at a new mixed use residential and office scheme that is being delivered on behalf of New Gorbals Housing Association. New Gorbals Housing Association has been a key player in the regeneration of Hutchesontown for over 25 years and a partner in

Largs Campus The new £52 million Largs Campus was formally opened by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon last week, as the total number of new or refurbished buildings exceeded 750 since 2007.

Brian Waddell Bellway site manager Brian Waddell has won a top building industry award for his work at Chandler’s Way in Broxburn.

GVA appointed to market regeneration site near Loch Lomond GVA has been appointed to jointly market a new mixed-use development opportunity at Lomondgate, one of Scotland’s most successful regeneration projects.

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Construction workers from Peru have been caught downing tools to watch Los Incas play their World Cup opener against Denmark. The video, which seems to catch the workers unaware that they are being recorded, displays the workers dancing and chanting in unison.

Image of the Grenfell Tower fire courtesy of Natalie Oxford via Twitter The Scottish Government has announced a consultation on tougher building safety standards to coincide with the first anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire which killed 72 people.

The new Queensferry High School project has reached an important milestone as financial close was achieved yesterday clearing the way for main construction works to begin, with the school due to be completed by Spring 2020.

New figures published by Skills Development Scotland show the number of Modern Apprentice (MA) starts in 2017/18 has increased to 27,145.