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Artist’s impression of the new building, courtesy of Flanagan Lawrence Plans for a state-of-the-art music centre in the heart of St Andrews have been unveiled today by the University of St Andrews.

Construction and engineering recruitment specialists Contract Scotland scooped a major construction industry award last month at the inaugural UK Construction Investing in Talent Awards. Recognising that ‘construction is all about people’, a panel of HR and talent experts from inside and outside

Contractors’ group BESA has challenged the need for a levy from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and demanded to know what employers receive for their investment. CITB unveiled proposals last week to reduce the training levy it charges firms next year in a bid to stave off its closu

The Scottish Government must grasp its opportunity to transform the country’s energy sector and provide strong vision for Scotland’s future energy system, according to a group of leading energy experts. Members of Scotland’s Future Energy Taskforce have today released their recommendations ahe

National Theatre of Scotland headquarters opens The National Theatre of Scotland has opened its new headquarters.

A property company is suing a local authority which has objected to a fish-and-chip franchise tenant on the grounds that its name – Moby Dick – may cause offence to some sensitive souls thereby causing the value of property in the area to fall. The council believes that the second word in the re

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Tartan Leisure & Alex Brewster & Sons

A Highland developer in the self-build home sector has gone into administration with the loss of 17 jobs. Inverness-based Roy Homes Ltd, and its sister company Roy Homes Timber Frame Ltd, ceased trading this week amid “serious cash flow problems”.

A new housing development is planned for a Glasgow brownfield site which has been lying derelict for years. According to the Evening Times, the scheme could include hundreds of individually designed homes and flats, shops, a pub, restaurant, a hotel, leisure uses and open space.

Caledon House Planning permission has been granted for two separate student housing developments in Aberdeen, offering 817 beds of student accommodation between them.

Wick Community Campus (pic from Ryder Architecture) A much-delayed £48.5 million school campus in the Highlands has finally been handed over to the local authority.

Kintore House An Edinburgh office building is to be transformed into serviced apartments in a £6 million refurbishment backed by transport tycoon Ann Gloag.

Key partners involved in the development of the new Stirling Care Village got together to cut the first sods to mark the start of construction yesterday. The £35 million development, which is being built in the grounds of Stirling Community Hospital, is a joint venture between Stirling Council, NHS

The Department of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde has announced its first online continuing development (CPD) course entitled ‘Social Benefits of Innovative Lighting’. The multidisciplinary course consists of two videos on innovative lighting and its application. They were produced

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon presents the ICE People’s Choice Award to the winning team behind the Forth Road Bridge repair The reopening of the Forth Road Bridge has been voted by the public as the greatest civil engineering achievement of 2016.