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Seesaws have been installed in between the metal slats of the US-Mexico border wall so that children on either side can play together. Designed by architectural studio Rael San Fratello, the three pink seesaws straddle the wall between El Paso in Texas and Ciudad Juárez in Mexico.

Construction Scotland has expanded its Industry Leadership Group (ILG) with the addition of highly-experienced Balfour Beatty Scotland and Ireland managing director, Hector MacAulay. Over the course of his three-decade career in construction, Hector has gained a wealth of experience across the civil

The V&A Dundee, Mackintosh at the Willow and Collective on Calton Hill are among the projects shortlisted by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) for its celebrated RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. A longlist of the 10 winners of this year’s RIAS Awar

The UK’s largest independent distributor of façades systems Vivalda Group has acquired Cumbernauld-based cladding manufacturer MSP Scotland. Operating throughout the UK, MSP brings new products, as well as an accredited powder coating facility, to its new parent company. The firm will c

Multi-technical services specialist SPIE UK is working with the University of Dundee as the main contractor under a three-year framework contract.

Ogilvie Construction has started site operations to build more than 100 apartments in Glasgow’s West End for Drum Property Group.

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has said it is experiencing a “significant increase” in demand for its funder independent surveyor monitoring service across Scotland. The firm is currently acting as monitor for Aldermore Bank, which is funding 66 residential units and thr

The Scottish Government must provide more clarity on how the proposed National Island Plan (NIP) will align with the 4th National Planning Framework and the new Regional Spatial Strategies, according to RTPI Scotland.

Work is set to start on urgently-needed affordable homes in a prime Leith location thanks to the efforts of three locally-based organisations.

Morrison Construction has formally handed over the new £37 million Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld Theatre to North Lanarkshire Council just a few weeks before the start of the new academic year.

New UK Government guidance clarifying what suppliers should take note of in their approach to payment in major procurement contracts has been welcomed by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).

Assistant business development manager Laura Brown explains why she chose to leave a career in fashion to pursue a career in construction. I was very artistic and creative at school and always had a keen interest in fashion, so studying a degree in International Fashion Branding at university seemed

The completion of a 92-home mixed tenure residential development in Balgate, Kiltarlity, has been marked with the final handover of seven new homes to the Highland Council.

Halliday Fraser Munro design associate Isla Jappy discusses the future challenges for affordable housing in Scotland.

The refurbishment of Mackintosh at the Willow, delivered by Clark Contracts, is in the running for a prestigious UK-wide honour.