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Frank Gehry, the visionary architect behind some of the world’s most iconic buildings, has died at the age of 96 at his home in Santa Monica following a brief respiratory illness. His passing marks the end of an era in modern architecture.

Scottish business CR Smith has been announced as the first sponsor of the STV Radio breakfast show – Ewen and Cat at Breakfast - which will be hosted by Ewen Cameron and Cat Harvey when the station launches early next year. A longstanding commercial partner of STV for over 40 years, with their

Passengers travelling between East Kilbride and Glasgow will benefit from a cleaner, quieter and more reliable railway from this weekend as electric trains begin operating on the route.  The first electric services will begin running on Sunday 14 December, marking the completion of a £144

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced a series of changes it is making to the funding and grant system. The training body said the changes are designed to ensure CITB can deliver the greatest value for the greatest number of employers and maximise the value of the Levy for in

New planning application statistics have shown a worrying 11% decrease in the number of local housing applications, highlighting the challenging operational environment of Scotland’s SME home builders, Homes for Scotland (HFS) has warned. According to the statistics, the number of local develo

Balfour Beatty has successfully completed a ground-breaking trial of Engine Carbon Clean (ECC) technology on a compact tamping machine, marking a significant step forward in reducing carbon emissions and improving engine performance across its rail operations. ECC is an innovative, patented solution

Just in time for Christmas, Ogilvie Construction has started its handover of Midlothian Council’s landmark £25.038 million Passivhaus development, with the developer delivering 90 new affordable homes built on the site of the former Newbattle High School in Easthouses. The development in

Research by property firm Rettie has revealed a rising tide of house prices in Scotland’s coastal towns, with almost half of the country’s Top 20 most expensive areas to be found in coastal communities. The East Coast dominates, with Fife and East Lothian home to 9 of the top 10 coastal

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has been granted planning permission in principle to progress the second and final phase of development at Inverness Campus. The consent is subject to a Section 75 agreement being finalised between HIE and The Highland Council.

The new Mayfield Community Learning Campus has reached a key milestone with work underway installing the steel frame. An impressive 356 tonnes of hot rolled steel are being used to form the structure, which once completed will allow the internal fit out and external landscaping to begin. Main contra

The project to create a new University Hospital Monklands has reached its most important milestone yet after the board of NHS Lanarkshire yesterday approved the Full Business Case for the Airdrie facility. Board members agreed that the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) business case should now be

A business case is to be drawn up that could see Inverurie Town Hall refurbished or extended if funding becomes available, councillors have agreed.   An options appraisal for the building had been requested by Aberdeenshire Council’s Garioch Area Committee after previous plans for the hal

The Friends of Portencross Castle have received a £1,000 donation from Persimmon Homes West Scotland to support the ongoing conservation and maintenance of the historic coastal fortress. Jack Sloss, contracts manager at Persimmon West Scotland, visited the castle this week to present the chequ

Galbraith has expanded its building consultancy and project management team with four new appointments. Richard Henderson, Ross Blyth, Adam Johnston and Lewis Thomson have been recruited in response to the growing workload being handled by the team, particularly in Perthshire and the central belt of

Fife Council has taken important steps towards tackling the housing emergency by adding dozens more newly built properties to its housing stock. Councillors on the Cabinet Committee have agreed to progress plans to deliver 36 new build social houses at Primrose Lane in Rosyth, while also approving a