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'Mars 2117' is the UAE's ambitious plan to design, build, and populate a colony on Mars in a century. The vice president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum made the announcement at the World Government Summit and tweeted artistic impressions of the citi

Graham Paterson, executive director of City Building Glasgow construction firm City Building is giving scores of city businesses the opportunity to achieve growth after appointing them as suppliers.

Peter Truscott Galliford Try has unveiled a new strategy to achieve a 2% profit margin by 2021 as the contractor unveiled a double digit rise in interim profit.

Proposals for an artificial surfing lake in a disused quarry on the outskirts of Edinburgh have been unveiled ahead of a public consultation this week. Developer Tartan Leisure Ltd wants to transform the Craigpark Quarry pit near Ratho into a huge artificial lake with revolutionary new wave technolo

Plans to transform a neglected part of Ayr's historic town centre into a thriving new public realm have been approved by South Ayrshire Council. Submitted by Ayr Renaissance in November, the new masterplan, which involves the regeneration of land between the medieval "Auld Brig" and the Victorian "N

The Scottish Government has awarded a £1 million loan to the Clyde Gateway regeneration project towards the construction of a new manufacturing unit. To be built by Kier Construction, procured through the Scape National Minor Works Framework, the £3m unit will be targeted at key growth sectors ide

Councillors have approved plans for a new primary school and nursery campus in Dundee. The new North East Campus, which has been designed by Holmes Miller Architects on behalf of Dundee City Council, will bring together three primary schools and two nursery schools on land to the north of Lothian Cr

A date has been set for the start of work to turn Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street into a tree-lined avenue during a “radical” transformation. Work to add trees, seats and cycling facilities to the main city centre artery will begin in the summer, marking the start of a £115 million investment by

(from left) Aaron Chan, Lucia Medina Uriarte, Alexandra Angus and Jorge-Paul Carr A group of architecture students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) will host an exhibition of their work to transform the grounds of Elsick House into a wedding and corporate venue.

North Lanarkshire park's iron-age history comes to life in new play area A spectacular iron-age crannog will be the centrepiece of a new play facility being installed at Drumpellier Country Park.

A spoof of an IKEA flat-pack furniture kit shows how to cheaply build Donald Trump's proposed Mexican border wall. The Börder Wåll offers a "practical, ready-made solution" to the US president's plans for a continuous barrier between the two countries, according to satirical news site The Postillo

Richmond Homes' HQ in Dunfermline A building firm in Fife has collapsed resulting in the loss of 15 jobs.

The Glasgow Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre at Polmadie Interserve has today revealed that the cost of exiting its troubled Energy from Waste (EfW) projects has more than doubled to £160 million.

Original plans for the building by Keppie Design Plans for a hotel which what would have become the tallest building in Edinburgh have been scaled back due to concerns over the city’s skyline.

Mikael Forup By Dr Mikael Forup, technical director of ecology at Atmos Consulting.