An Edinburgh builder who hacked into a 100-year-old protected “landmark” tree with a chainsaw and killing it in a fit of “frustration” after council chiefs refused to let him chop it down has avoided a massive fine. The Edinburgh Evening News reports that Robert Wilkie twice applied for plan
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Construction training provider Able Skills has created a new infographic highlighting how eight of the world’s most amazing structures were built. The piece features ancient structures such as the Greek Parthenon, the Roman Colosseum and Machu Picchu.
Councillors have unanimously rejected proposals to allow a greenfield site in Duntocher to be opened up for housing development. West Dunbartonshire Council’s planning committee was directed to approve a Scottish Government ministers recommendation to include the Duntiglennan Fields site into
An architecture firm has unveiled a new bar in London's Borough Market which gets you drunk without drinking. Named Alcoholic Architecture, the bar from Bompas & Parr is defined by its signature cocktail: an aerosolized cloud of alcohol that patrons start breathing as soon as they walk through t
A group of architects has launched a crowdfunding campaign in the hopes of raising almost £2 billion in order to build a lifesize replica of Lord of the Rings city Minas Tirith in the south of England, reports The Telegraph. If they manage to raise the sum within the 60 day limit, fans will then ha
Architects have unveiled designs for a NASA Mars settlement for four astronauts that could be 3D printed by a team of semi-autonomous robots. Foster + Partners New York’s design for a modular habitat on Mars was shortlisted amongst 30 finalists for the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge organised by Ame
Architects have unveiled plans for a trio of housing towers in Vietnam linked by aerial bridges and shielded from the harsh tropical sunlight by swathes of bamboo. The three 22-storey-tall blocks will be linked by a planted roof garden and bridges, and a series of small pavilions that overlook the w
Italian illustrator Federico Babina has unveiled a series of images where buildings rather than people demonstrate sexual positions made famous in the Kama Sutra. Babina’s ‘Archisutra’ project features pairs of buildings that appear to be engaging in sexual intercourse, referencing the ancient
People working on the construction of a large asylum centre in Enschede were met with a gruesome sight on Wednesday morning. The severed heads of 12 pigs were scattered around the site sometime on Tuesday night. According to newspaper AD, nine of the pig heads were placed on the fence around the sit
Transport Scotland has released a new video including some unique drone footage of the construction work to build the Queensferry Crossing. Some of the areas of significant progress to date include:
A German carpenter has created a tiny device he claims can turn the flow of sperm on and off. Clemens Bimek says his invention, a "gummy-bear" sized switch, involves a simple 30-minute medical procedure placing a valve on each spermatic duct.
Students in America have developed a Martian concrete using materials naturally found on the planet. Led by Gianluca Cusatis, the Northwestern University engineering team in Illinois said the high-strength concrete can be quickly created and is durable enough to withstand meteorite impacts — a key
Following on from a church shaped like a giant version of Cinderella’s fabled glass slipper in Taiwan, which SCN featured on this page earlier in the week, ITV.com as compiled a list of what it calls ‘10 of the world's wackiest buildings’. The list also features the giant basket shaped headqua
A British designer has developed a concept that will allow people to download plans to print and build their own bespoke earth-friendly house over a few days. The inventor say the plans, named WikiHouse, will herald a digital building revolution, letting anyone design a high-performance, low-cost an
A conceptual tubular glass house enclosing a mature fir tree at the centre may finally become a reality now that potential investors have been found. Tree in the House is designed by Kazakh architect Aibek Almassov of A Masow Architects as an inverted treehouse, intended to provide an escape from th


