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Hanoi's municipal government has rejected a plan by Vietnam's culture ministry to erect a "life-size" King Kong statue by an iconic lake in the city. The ministry hoped the model would tap into the popularity of recently released blockbuster Kong: Skull Island, which was partly filmed in Vietnam, an

Construction workers from Morgan Sindall have encountered a 1,500 year old skeleton while on a school building project in Norfolk, The Construction Index has reported. The skeleton, believed to date from between the fifth and seventh centuries, was discovered in the school grounds while the Morgan S

The average British worker spends as many as 120 hours per year using their smartphones in the workplace, and those working in construction are among the worst culprits, according to research. Research of 2,012 UK adults carried out by gadgets and technology etailer LaptopsDirect has revealed more t

Dozens of graves and coffins linked to a 310-year-old burial ground in Philadelphia have been uncovered during a recent construction project, reports Philly.com. Construction workers building a new apartment building in the Old City neighbourhood reportedly found some initial remains last fall, and

To coincide with International Construction Management Day the Chartered Institute of Building has released its Craft Your Future lessons on all versions of Minecraft. As part of the CIOB campaign to attract the next generation of constructors it has developed ‘vanilla’ versions of Craft Your Fu

Model railway enthusiasts and volunteers are being sought for an ambitious plan to lay a model railway track along Scotland's Great Glen. The bid, to be filmed for a TV show, involves laying 74 miles (119km) of track from Fort William to Inverness.

A feast for all LEGO lovers, featuring over fifty LEGO models including the impressive 2x4m St Pancras Station, has opened at Perth Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition aims to appeal to all ages inspiring creativity and an appreciation of architecture and the iconic scenes that make up our cities

The world’s first ship tunnel under a mountain is to be built on the remote western coast of Norway after a national debate lasting more than a century. The Times reports that ministers have given the green light for the Stad tunnel that will be blasted through a mile of rock at a cost of about £

A sheriff has ruled a man living in a tree-house, preventing work starting on the building of a £65 million hotel in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, should be evicted from the site. The BBC has reported that developers Dreamvale Properties Ltd brought the action against Simon Byrom at Edinburgh Sheriff Co

Ukrainian patisserie chef Dinara Kasko is drawing on her background in architecture when cooking complex, geometric desserts. Kasko's desserts have architectural characteristics, which she achieves by using silicone moulds modelled with Autodesk's 3ds Max software. Combining this technique with prec

Almost 160 couples in a village in eastern China have filed for divorce in order to gain more compensation for the demolition of their homes. Residents of Jiangbei village in Nanjing face mass eviction as the Chinese government plans to raze their village to build a new hi-tech zone, Nanjing Morning

The new home of the Minnesota Vikings American football team, which opened last June and cost more than $1bn of mostly taxpayer money, is beautiful, large, glassy – and deadly to birds. A new report from a trio of conservation groups has found that scores of birds are dying due to collisions with

A wealthy property developer who was caught roaming nude across hilltops has been labelled the new “naked rambler”, The Herald has reported. Paul Edney, 56, is known to clients as group managing director of Dollar-based bespoke home builders Hillfoot Homes, which develops and markets properties

Plans for a new restaurant and whisky bar overlooking Dundee’s famous and historic Howff cemetery have been branded “distasteful and, beyond doubt, disrespectful” by a conservation group. Carnoustie-based Brunton Design submitted plans earlier this month to Dundee City Council on behalf of Wes

A Melbourne council is taking a property developer to task because its buildings are too short. Australian news site The Age has reported that The City of Port Philip and government-appointed experts are concerned about the "underdevelopment" of a sprawling block of warehouses in Port Melbourne.