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CGI of the completed Whitbread hotels Edinburgh’s New Waverley development, in the heart of the city’s Old Town, has reached a significant milestone this week with the ‘Topping Out’ of its first building phase.

An American man has decided that he was done with the city life and instead wanted to build a giant treehouse. Called the Cinder Cone, it's an incredible high-rise wooden cabin that has taken a year to build. Recruiting the help of friends, Foster Huntingdon, who quit his job in New York for the pro

Bancon Construction managing director Gavin Currie (left) and Bancon chief executive John Irvine outside Mile End School Bancon Group is on track to meet ambitious five year growth plans as it lodges accounts for the year ended 30 November 2014 with Companies House.

David Melhuish The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has called for safeguards to protect investors from the long-awaited Land Reform Bill which it fears could constrict development on brown and greenfield sites.

Fergus Ewing The Scottish Government is to convene an emergency summit to discuss the impact of the UK government’s decision to end onshore wind support.

Andy McLinden ISG has been awarded a multi-million pound contract at the popular Fort Kinnaird Shopping Park in Edinburgh.

Researchers carrying out model screw pile tests The University of Dundee is to lead a major research project to determine whether cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and more effective foundations can be developed for the offshore renewables industry.

A 400-metre-long pedestrian bridge described as the “world’s first crowdfunded public infrastructure project” has opened in Rotterdam. Named Luchtsingel, which means "air canal", the structure runs through a building and across roads and railways to connect three previously disconnected areas

Architect Zaha Hadid has teamed up with musician Pharrell Williams to design a pair of trainers as part of the singer’s collection for Adidas. Hadid's designs feature on the moulded rubber Shelltoe that caps the front of a pair from Williams’ Supershell Shoes range.

A chance discovery during recent utility works in Aberdeen city centre has led archaeologists to the highly significant find of a long-lost medieval friary. 30 skeletons have been uncovered in the Schoolhill area in what is believed to be the burial ground of a thirteenth-century Blackfriar (or Domi

Pete Redfern Taylor Wimpey has enjoyed a 12 per cent rise in turnover and a 33 per cent pre-tax profits jump in the first six months of 2015 after a “strong” spring selling season.

Disney has confirmed that it will build two huge, intensely immersive Star Wars-themed lands, one at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and the other at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The parks, each covering 14 acres, will let visitors walk through fully realised worlds, where they c

Andy McLinden ISG has secured three lucrative contracts in Glasgow city centre with a combined value of more than £11 million.

The architect behind London's controversial Walkie Talkie building has unveiled plans to convert an ageing shopping centre in California's Silicon Valley into a $3 billion development featuring the world's largest roof garden. Architect Rafael Viñoly will work with OLIN Landscape Architects and the

David (right) and Neil Taylor from Tap Architects An Edinburgh architecture firm has developed a design manifesto for the country’s burgeoning food and drink industry, aiming to bring the benefits of good design and architecture to manufacturing businesses.