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The world’s first ‘Smart Street’ officially opens in London today. Bird Street, nestled in the heart of the capital’s West End, has been transformed from a previously underutilised outdoor space located off Oxford Street, to a haven of calm where visitors can relax and enjoy an innovative sh

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland and Lynch Homes have received planning permission from South Ayrshire Council for the provision of 290 new homes through the development of land off Main Street in Barassie to the north eastern edge of Troon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDzCSZghK5s&feature=youtu.be Professional engineering services consultancy Mouchel has changed its name to WSP across all offices in the UK.

Marc Giles Ryden Planning Partner Marc Giles discusses.

The completion of work on the £745 million Aberdeen city bypass road is not in any danger despite turmoil at one of the project’s consortium partners, Transport Scotland has insisted. Last week construction and infrastructure firm Carillion continued a troubled spell after it issued a profit warn

Interserve has secured a framework contract extension valued at £10 million to erect the 8,800-seater grandstands over the next five years for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The international support services and construction group has been responsible for building, dismantling and storing th

Workloads have slowed across most sectors of the construction industry in Scotland amid concerns over Brexit and domestic political instability, surveyors have reported. According to the Q2 2017 UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

The collapsed wall at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh New interim guidance published by the Scottish Government for site inspection in the public sector has been described as “a positive step” by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).

The comeback story of Liberty Steel’s Scottish plants at Dalzell and Clydebridge turned another page this week with a decision to restart production of heavy-duty products used in structures such as bridges and public art sculptures. Known as ‘weathering’ steel, the environmentally tough grade

Kingshill Commercial Park in Aberdeen Uncertainty over Brexit and the political situation across the UK is continuing to hamper the commercial property market in Scotland, surveyors have warned.

Architect's impression of the new Douglas Laing headquarters A whisky firm has revealed plans to build a new £10.7 million urban distillery and bottling complex on the banks of the River Clyde.

David Melhuish By Scottish Property Federation director David Melhuish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqslA_CKub8 Big Ben’s famous bongs will temporarily cease for four years from next week so that major conservation work can be carried out.

Wick Community Campus (pic from Ryder Architecture) Snagging works are continuing at the much-delayed Wick Campus project in the Highlands.

Image of the Grenfell Tower fire courtesy of Natalie Oxford via Twitter The social housing sector must make changes across all its platforms, says Andrew Morrison.