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The lost townscape of sixteenth-century Edinburgh has been brought back to life by researchers at the University of St Andrews. The new digital reconstruction is the first to be created of the period, and is based on a drawing from 1544, thought to be the earliest accurate depiction of the capital.
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Uncertainty brought by Brexit and the prospect of a second vote on Scottish independence could see property and construction firms lose vital contracts and international funding for future projects, business growth advisor Grant Thornton has warned. A senior figure at the firm has called for greater
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Emma Fradgley CGC has announced a senior appointment to its team with the appointment of a new business development manager and associate director.
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Plans by The Harris Partnership for a Sainsburys supermarket on the site have since been cancelled Manse LLP is to take forward a mixed-use development after the Edinburgh-based developer acquired of 125 acres of land on the south-eastern outskirts of Ayr.
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A national competition has been launched for designers to develop a new architectural vision for Dumfries town centre. The Midsteeple Quarter Ideas Competition, produced in partnership between the community-led Stove Network with the Glasgow Institute of Architects, invites architectural concepts fo
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People will have a final opportunity to comment on major changes being proposed for the planning system in Scotland, as a consultation on planning draws to a close next week. The Scottish Government has set out 20 proposals to revamp the system, which will support economic growth, delivery of houses
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Murphy House Edinburgh architecture and design studio LBA has strengthened its team in a bid to focus on private clients and commercial residential projects.
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A Dundee architects’ studio is designing a multi-million pound leisure complex overlooking a Perthshire loch. After a focused effort, the Andrew Black Design team managed to successfully navigate their way through strict planning policy within Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park to gain pl
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Home Group has appointed 14 architects to a £27 million framework to support plans to build 10,000 new homes of all tenures during the next five years. The appointments will see the affordable housing developer work with some of the most highly renowned and decorated architecture practices in the U
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The Gleneagles Hotel has revealed plans to build a “rural camp” near Auchterarder with teepes, luxury lodges, a spa, restaurants, bars, retail and events space. The Perthshire hotel claims the proposals will boost the local economy by attracting visitors from across the UK and beyond.
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The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has launched a national campaign aimed to encourage construction sites to help to root out illegal immigrants working on them. The ‘Spotlight on…illegal workers’ initiative follows an industry poll which found that a third of the construction sector su
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A New York City-based design firm has floated a mind-bending plan for the erection of a skyscraper which will be suspended from an asteroid. Dubbed Analemma, "the world's tallest building ever" will hang in the air by cables from an asteroid repositioned into geosynchronous Earth orbit just for the
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The Peel Park site has lain vacant for a number of years An 80-bedroom hotel and restaurant proposal in East Kilbride has been given the go-ahead.
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Plans for a new heritage centre for the Braemar Highland Games have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council. Braemar Royal Highland Charity said the key attraction of its proposals will be the main exhibition hall, supported by a cafe, gift shop and multi-function gallery.
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Bruce Donaldson A significant contract win and six new appointments have marked a productive first quarter in Scotland for global professional services consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff.
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