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A 350ft statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus was unveiled in Puerto Rico last week after a host of cities in the United States turned down the chance to house the sculpture, The Guardian has reported. The voyage of Russian-based sculptor Zurab Tsereteli’s monument, which is 45ft taller

A construction worker who was cheated out of wages while working for a US contractor has finally been reimbursed for his labour after a taxi driver recognised him ten years later. CBS reports that Jose Lopez had no idea his wages had been short while he worked on a building for the city of New York

Chinese construction company HuaShang Tengda has 3D printed a 400-square-meter, two-story house in a mere month and a half. The Beijing-based firm is a major competitor of fellow Chinese construction company WinSun, which we’ve featured previously with its 3D printed six-story apartment building a

Japanese contractor Kajima plans to team up with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) to develop automated construction machinery to work on construction projects on Mars and the moon. Nikkei Asian Review reports that the project will be an extension of Kajima’s A4CSEL system, an abbrevia

Time-lapse footage has emerged which shows a group of construction workers install a 70-metre tunnel in just one weekend. The intense work schedule means the construction workers were required to work around the clock to get the tunnel done in time while causing minimal disruption to motorists.

A US carpentry labour supplier has posted a video below to YouTube in order to provide those interested in a career in the trades a bit of humorous insight into what the lifestyle entails. The video by Minnesota-based Carpentry Contractors Company, titled ‘Framing Houses in Minnesota’, has garne

A Montreal restaurant is fighting the frustration of being located in the middle of a major construction zone with humour. The Hachoir restaurant is located at the intersection of Rachel and St-Denis streets — both of which are under construction.

‘Trainspotting 2’ turned road movie this week as one of Scotland’s busiest trunk roads was closed to allow filming for the Danny Boyle blockbuster. Stars Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller piled into an ageing BMW convertible, driving up and down the deserted A725 near Raith Junction in Lanark

A 90 year old monk has dedicated the last 53 years to building a massive cathedral entirely by himself.

A team of experts has begun restoring the ancient tomb in Jerusalem where Christians believe Jesus was buried, in the first such works for 200 years.

A man who converted an old hen house into a gin distillery and won ‘Shed of the Year’ failed to get planning permission. Walter Micklethwait, of the Inshriach Estate near Aviemore, spent two years turning the dilapidated hen house into a shack which boasts its own Wild West themed saloon and bar

World-renowned architect Lord Foster has taken up the challenge of building the world's smallest airport, in Rwanda. The aim is to create a network of droneports to deliver medical supplies to some of Africa's most inaccessible locations.

A US flooring business has been turning heads with a banner placed alongside a road near its store. Flowood Flooring and Design, obviously poking fun about how long a pile of dirt resulting from a construction project has been in front of its building, posted a banner in front with a large arrow poi

Artist Warren Elsmore with the model of the National Museum of Scotland made from Lego. Image credit Neil Hanna A 3.5-metre model of the National Museum of Scotland built from Lego has been unveiled in the 150th anniversary year of the iconic Victorian building.

The Gotthard Base Tunnel opens in Switzerland today, 17 years after construction work began. With a rock overburden of up to 2,300m, the passage is not only the world's longest, but also the world's deepest, railway tunnel.