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Edinburgh College of Art Kier Group is opening a record seven sites to the public for Open Doors Week 2017 (half of the total Scottish sites open for the event) as it reaffirms its commitment to recruiting the next generation of talented workers to the industry.

Groundwork to begin on Inverness Justice Centre Groundwork is due to begin today on Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness.

Designer Julius Taminiau has created a floating house equipped with office space using a durable version of MDF. First discovered during an exhibition in London, where he worked on an open source plan for houses, Julius took his findings back to the Netherlands and set about designing his dream buil

The University of Glasgow has picked Multiplex to manage the £700 million first phase of its estate expansion plan over the next decade, according to reports. The Construction Enquirer has reported that Multiplex was selected ahead rival Lendlease to take the first phase of the planned Gilmorehill

Glasgow City Council has approved the sale of land in the city’s Park Quadrant, paving the way for the development of almost 100 homes at the site. City Property (Glasgow) LLP, on behalf of the council, announced the £5.7 million sale of an area of land in the area adjacent to Kelvingrove Park.

Aberdeenshire Council has objected to Aberdeen FC's plans to build a new £40 million stadium west of the city. Under proposals lodged by the club in January, the football and community sports hub would be built on a 24.5 hectare site at Kingsford, close to the Aberdeen bypass, near Westhill.

Details of how a £10 million dolphin watching centre in Aberdeen could look have been unveiled with the release of a new image. The proposed centre at Greyhope Bay, near Torry, will feature a wildlife viewing platform and a variety of amenities to encourage science and education through performance

The Scottish Government has granted planning consent to its third floating windfarm following today’s approval of a demonstration project near Thurso. The two turbine Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration Project will be located approximately six km off the Caithness coastline.

Art on display in Laurieston Regeneration projects in Glasgow and Edinburgh have been held up as best practice at the Scottish Parliament.

Glasgow approves next stage of city centre lanes strategy Glasgow City Council has approved the next stage of a strategy that aims to make best use of the 90 lanes in the city centre.

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

LDA Design’s £20 million revitalisation of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens was narrowly granted planning permission by councillors yesterday. Aberdeen City Council approved the business case for the proposals by 21 votes to 20.

Leo Quinn Britain’s biggest construction contractor Balfour Beatty has returned to profit after two years of losses.

A stable block which was home to dozens of working horses in Glasgow is to be turned into flats for mid-market rent. GHA, part of Wheatley Group, is behind the multi-million pound plans which will save – and breathe new life into – the Bell Street Stables in the Merchant City, a category B-liste

Stephen Profili (centre) with the Scottish regional leadership team (from left) regional commercial director Scott Mercer; regional sales director Helen Dow; regional managing director Stephen Profili; regional partnerships director Sarah Freel and regional operations director Adam Forrest Partnersh