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Acclaimed author JK Rowling has been given permission to build a £2 million equestrian centre at her family home in Edinburgh. The author of the "Harry Potter" book series and her husband Neil Murray were given planning permission by the City of Edinburgh Council last month to erect stables and two
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William Shakespeare may be celebrated in China with a development attempting to replicate his hometown, the BBC reports. Plans for Sanweng Town feature "Stratford-upon-Avon" complete with a River Avon and Holy Trinity Church.
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A 'beautiful' Dutch construction worker has found internet fame and a modelling contract after being stopped by a stranger in the street for a photo. Danika (@MaddoLuu), a 21-year-old photography student from London, BuzzFeed reports, stopped him in the Dutch capital and asked him for a photo.
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A supermarket ATM machine in Fife was the target of a bizarre ram raid attempt early this morning by a thief driving a construction site dumper truck. The determined driver repeatedly crashed the stolen vehicle into a Kirkcaldy supermarket before taking off on foot empty handed, according to an eyew
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CCG and MAST Architects have submitted planning proposals for a new 154 home development at Riverford Road, a former industrial site that is bound by the White Cart River in the south side of Glasgow. The development will comprise a mix of 55 townhouses and 99 flats, offering panoramic views across
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The iconic Eiffel Tower is set to undergo a €300 million (£263m) programme of enhancements to the Eiffel Tower as the city bids to host the 2024 Olympic Games. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo announced she would lodge plans with the local planning authority to renovate and modernise the tower with th
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A tiny unborn hummingbird is getting in the way of a big bridge project in the San Francisco Bay Area. CBS has reported that a path on the upper deck is being planned to enable bike riders to get across in both directions while a third traffic lane on the lower deck will ease congestion for drivers
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The first 3D-printed bridge in the world has been unveiled in a park in Madrid. The pedestrian crossing was first installed in the urban park of Castilla La Mancha in Spain’s capital city in December last year and now it is ready to be walked on.
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The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced a 27 strong shortlist for its 2017 awards. The judging panel for this year includes Karen Anderson FRIAS (Timber representative), Lorraine Landels Hon FRIAS, Stuart McKnight RIBA, MUMA (representing the Royal Institute of British
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The remains of five Archbishops of Canterbury have been found beneath a medieval parish church next to Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury's official London residence. Builders renovating the Garden Museum, housed at the deconsecrated church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, found a hidden crypt conta
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MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr A Marshall
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A Keltbray machine driver turned hero this week when a raging commuter confronted a woman at London’s Liverpool Street Station. Steph Tat appealed to the firm on Twitter to help find “a wonderful stranger called Tommy” to thank him for “saving her from an aggressive, psychopathic commuter at
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Archaeologists in South Korea digging at the foundations of a palace once inhabited by the nation’s ancient monarchs have found historic human remains under its walls which they claim could provide evidence of an local legend of people being buried alive under buildings in order to gain favour fro
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The 2017 Architecture Fringe is set to finish with a flourish as three international stars of the industry arrive in Scotland for the festival's Closing Lecture. Architect Sam Jacob of Sam Jacob Studio and the Illinois School of Architecture, curator Beatrice Galilee of the Metropolitan Museum of Ar
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Islanders on the Small Isle of Sanday have launched a fundraising appeal so the island can finally get a road. Its first crossing was built more than 100 years ago to allow pupils from the neighbouring Canna island to attend school, but when it was destroyed by a flood in 2005 it was replaced with a
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