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An architecture student has revealed a conceptual project which envisions the US city of Detroit in 2051 following a major redevelopment orchestrated by the retail giant Amazon. In Expo '51 Detroit, Cody Seipp imagines the city in 33 years time as if it had been acquired by Amazon in 2018, reports D

(from left) Lisa Aitken, Sandy Adam, Maggie Still and Greg Lobban Springfield Properties is bringing a prestigious squash tournament back to Scotland following an 18-year hiatus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=OmpfPTGhPJo A Chinese company has built a 350ft tall artificial waterfall on the outside of a skyscraper.

Some of the most famous digital neighbourhoods in video game history are to be explored in a new atlas. Created by urban planner Konstantinos Dimopoulos and illustrated by Maria Kallikaki, the book takes a look at some of the video game industry’s most popular cities, mapping, cataloguing, and doc

The V&A Dundee currently being developed at the city's Waterfront A far-sighted former Principal of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art called for a landmark building to house a major design museum some 30 years before the V&A Dundee project was conceived.

In a move which celebrates its commitment to age diversity, Airdrie family business Arvill Plant and Tool Hire has appointed a 78-year-old construction industry veteran as one its sales executives. The company has acquired the services of hugely experienced and universally-respected plant hire speci

A tour of crazy golf holes designed by architects two years ago for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is to return for a street festival in Dundee this weekend. The course includes famous landmarks throughout time such as the Falkirk Wheel, The Tay Bridge, the Royal Arch and the V&A. It will

North-East view of tower. Copyright Darc Studio Architecture practice Denizen Works has designed a timber observation tower proposal for Inverewe Garden in Wester Ross.

The Royal Family is hiring for an energy and environment manager to reduce the heating bill at Buckingham Place and the negative impacts that the ageing building has on the environment. In 2009, a report said that Buckingham Place was the worst building in London for energy efficiency and in 2015, r

Bosses at a construction site came up with a novel way to keep workers cool during high temperature workdays. Progress on the Park Street site in Cardiff city centre, which is thought to be one of Wales’ biggest office developments, was being threatened by the recent boiling heat but managers hire

A Devon town has turned its traditional red phone box into a tiny nightclub – complete with a music system, glitter ball and lighting. Instead of making phone calls, the kiosk in Fore Street in Kingsbridge plays records including Blondie’s Hanging On The Telephone and Telephone Line by Electric

A mobile phone app that shows a mix of reality and 3D construction models to allow construction workers to “see through concrete” has been launched by Danish technology firm Dalux. In much the same way as Microsoft’s Hololens, the technology employs augmented reality (AR) and is available on b

Scotland needs its own answer to the Angel of the North to revive Edinburgh’s neglected waterfront, according to a local businessman. Speaking in The Scotsman, Eddie Tait said he is forming a taskforce of MSPs and councillors to take forward his vision of transforming “Scotland’s Bondi Beach�

Scientists at the National University of Singapore have announced the launch of a 3D printed project to accelerate the production of toilet units to improve sanitation in India. The university’s Centre for Additive Manufacturing (AM.NUS) hoped its AM.NUS Construction 3D Printing Programme will acc

A waste vehicle became stuck after sinking into a town centre road in Berkshire. The lorry's back wheels sunk into Old Bath Road in Newbury, which appeared to have partially collapsed.