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Plans have been submitted for a slim mirrored skyscraper that – if it goes ahead – will be the tallest building in Europe. The part where things get weird is that it the structure designed by Californian firm Morphosis (headed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Thom Mayne) is to be located in

Fiona Hyslop Communities from Aberdeenshire to Argyll and Bute will benefit from over £6.4 million of funding, as part of Historic Scotland’s Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme.

Scottish dairy Graham’s has revealed its plans to build a new £20m dairy, research and training facility in Stirling. The proposal has the potential to bring 450 new jobs to Graham’s heartland.

(from left) Debbie McNamara from hub West Scotland, MSP Margaret Burgess, Councillor Patrick McGlinchey, convener of infrastructure and regeneration, West Dunbartonshire Council’s executive director of infrastructure and regeneration Richard Cairns and Noel Mullen from contractor Heron Bros Work b

Confidence within the Scottish construction industry has reached a new record high, according to the latest Scottish Construction Monitor. The quarterly survey of the membership of the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) found that confidence reached a score of plus 29, an increase of three points on

"The unilateral introduction of a compensation scheme was an act of bad faith by those involved." - Ian Davidson MP A compensation scheme for construction workers launched by eight of the 30 companies involved in blacklisting was introduced in an "act of bad faith", according to the Scottish Affairs

Tackling skills shortages and developing the use of new building techniques have been highlighted as priorities in a new Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s construction sector released by Skills Development Scotland (SDS). Published today, the new strategy follows consultations with employers,

Building contractor J Smart is confident its annual underlying profits will be in line with last year, after enjoying a jump in first-half earnings. However, the Edinburgh-based group said too many uncertainties remain in play to accurately predict headline profit for the year to the end of July.

The originally-planned office development Premium developer Dandara has revealed plans to develop the former Triple Kirks site in the heart of Aberdeen into a world-class new accommodation facility for academics.

Highland Council has now given the go-ahead to plans by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) for a nuclear archive at Wick in Scotland. Planning permission for the Reiach and Hall Architects-designed facility was granted this week by the North Planning Committee meeting at Dingwall, following

St Andrews Business Centre Robertson is due to begin work on an eagerly anticipated new business centre in St Andrews next month.

Danny Blakeston ISG makes key engineering services appointment

Ted Ayres Housebuilder Bellway has hailed ‘another tremendous set of results’ as it unveiled record earnings.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has agreed a set of proposals that will see the biggest change to architectural education in 50 years. Responding to the 2013 European Union legislative changes to the Professional Qualifications Directive statute, the RIBA Council this week voted to

The University of Edinburgh is to create a new biology complex with world-leading laboratory space for 350 researchers and to establish a new Centre for Tissue Repair, thanks to a £25.7 million investment by the UK government. The two projects are the only Scottish bids to secure funding in a fierc