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A Canadian road building industry body has launched a series of videos to highlight the dangers which construction workers often have to deal with in their workplaces. The campaign by the Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) sees construction workers placed into office environments exhibiting

Archaeologist Megan Stoakley with Amelia Soffe from P1 and Louise Doyle from P6 Further evidence of human remains thought to date back to the 17th Century or earlier have been unearthed by archaeologists in an Edinburgh playground.

Director Danny Boyle (left) with Lovell health and safety manager William Lindsay Housing developer Lovell welcomed Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle on to site in Edinburgh to film scenes for the sequel to 1990s cult film Trainspotting.

It’s an idea that has long fascinated engineers and politicians on both sides of the Irish Sea. Building a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Ireland may seem far-fetched to anyone who has made the ferry crossing in stormy weather.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched a survey to gauge the industry’s opinions of architects. Launched at Grand Designs Live in London earlier this month, the survey is open to all clients of architects whether they are a private homeowner, contractor, or a commercial clie

A construction worker has apologised to Beyonce after joking he wanted to make her stage collapse, according to The Mirror. The employee - known simply as Austin - is thought to be one of the team working on the singer's Formation Tour.

A gap between two houses in West London is being sold for £400,000, the BBC has reported. The 4m (13.1ft) wide former service road is being sold with planning permission for a two-storey home, on Leysfield Road in Shepherd's Bush.

Red-faced officers at Angus Council are to lift a pavement inscription celebrating Peter Pan creator JM Barrie after misquoting the Kirriemuir playwright. The words “Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting” were carved into slabs laid around the world-f

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed elevator technologies that achieved a speed of 1,230 meters per minute, or 20.5 meters per second, which the company claims is the fastest elevator speed in the world. The new technologies will be installed to one of three elevators at China's tallest bu

The Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan by Zaha Hadid Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the 30 buildings in contention for its first global architecture award, The RIBA International Prize.

Two daring Dundonians took having fun in the sun to new heights yesterday by using scaffolding outside a block of flats as a makeshift balcony. The duo decided to make use of the structure at the front of a top-floor Morgan Street flat, three storeys up, by apparently climbing out of the window to b

Prince Albert Memorial Keep 1862 - Copyright courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland An impressive Prince Albert Memorial Keep at Edinburgh Castle and a cylindrical-shaped Sean Connery Filmhouse are amongst a collection of unrealised architectural drawings to have gone on display together for the

https://youtu.be/WFleSzODnBM Architecture firm MVRDV has used a pioneering glass technology 'stronger than concrete' to replace the brick facade of a high-end retail outlet located in a former Amsterdam townhouse.

Planners in London have effectively ruled students don’t require the same levels of daylight as the rest of the population, as The Huffington Post UK reports. Officials from Brent Council say student accommodation is “less sensitive” to light than other residences.

A 168-square-foot house complete with a small grassy garden, granite countertops, a solar panel on the roof to power the door chime and lights, has been constructed using boxes of Huggies. U.S. non-profit organisation HomeAid Orange County held its second annual Builders for Babies event, a campaign