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Well, you really don’t need to use your imagination to realise what a controversial new building in China was (potentially) inspired by. The new Guangxi New Media Centre, which is located in Guangxi in south-east China, has taken two years to complete, but has been widely criticised.

Faced with an inadequate primary school building and unhappy with their local council's proposals to address this, a small Highland community decided to build a new facility themselves. Strontian Primary School in the Ardnamurchan Peninsula has roll of about 30 pupils.

The push towards introducing driverless vehicles in the UK could potentially free up thousands of acres of land in our cities, according to a new report. Design and consultancy firm Arcadis said the move could reclaim over 1,100 hectares in Edinburgh alone – the equivalent of more than 1,300 footb

Real Madrid's plan to upgrade its Santiago Bernabeu stadium by 2022 at a cost of €525 million has been given the green light. The financing of the plan was approved at the club's annual assembly, with work due to begin on the stadium at the start of next year.

A bone which could belong to a mammoth has been discovered at a construction site in Cape Coral, Florida. The bone, possibly a fossilised tusk, is “about 12,000 years old at the least,” David Carr, an archaeologist and executive director at the Archaeological and Historical Conservancy in Fort L

A construction worker has completed seven ‘ultra-races’, the equivalent of running 439 miles, in just four months to raise money for Help for Heroes. Each race completed by John McVelia covered a distance of around 100km, or 63 miles.

While construction might not always be considered the most glamorous of professions, a new survey has uncovered that more than a third (35%) of those working in the sector get waxed, while 27% of are hiding a fake tan. In fact, compared to the averages for the UK population, it seems that when indiv

Erickson S-64 Air Crane helicopter installing the new composite poles Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) and Balfour Beatty have successfully energised the connection for Dorenell wind farm in Moray.

Scottish Water is trialling a six-month pilot project in St Andrews to combat fatbergs and reduce the risk of major flooding and pollution. The project aims to substantially reduce the number of blockages in the sewer system caused by fat, oil and grease – referred to as FOG - being incorrectly di

Image credit: Derek Brankin A University of Dundee staff member was astonished to find a Bansky-esque tag of his father’s name in the foundations of a demolished building.

The cost of redeveloping Hampden along similar lines to the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart could cost up to £90 million according to the architect behind the project for the German side. Eberhard Becker of Stuttgart-based firm ASP was responsible for the redesign of the stadium, which saw the sta

The achievements and life of pioneering Scottish explorer and surveyor Dr John Rae are to be celebrated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) today. Fronted by RICS President John Hughes, RICS has appointed John Rae an honorary chartered surveyor and will present the John Rae societ

Robertson Group’s £40 million mixed use development, currently under construction at one of Dundee Waterfront’s most prominent sites next to Dundee's V&A, has gained opposition from an unusual source. Pretenders signer Chrissie Hynde has described the project as a "monstrosity" that should

The first image of the bridge that could connect Scotland and Northern Ireland has been revealed. Professor Alan Dunlop presented a compelling economic and regeneration case for the project at the Urbanism at Borders Conference in Aberdeen last week.

Builders spend 2 ½ years driving their van over the course of their working lives and almost one year trying to locate a particular tool, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB asked thousands of builders across the UK how many minutes they spend each day carr