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The crown prince and ruler of Dubai wants to build no less than four helicopter landing zones on his remote Highland estate. The billionaire ruler of Dubai wants to allow corporate and private guests to be flown straight into the walled garden of his 63,000-acre Inverinate Estate in Lochalsh.

Work on a new stadium for the Sacramento Kings in California is being monitored by drones. Drones are flown over the construction site once a week during off-hours and take videos that are converted into 3D images, which can then be compared to construction plans to highlight areas of structure that

A unique gaming collaboration saw a group of schoolchildren use virtual TNT to ‘flatten’ a part of a Stockholm city centre district in the Minecraft world at the same time as contractors began construction work on the real site nearby. The project is the first time a property development has bee

A glass platform which stretches 11 meters from the edge of a cliff and stands 208 meters from the ground has been completed in China. Set to open in Wulong National Geological Park in southwest China's Chongqing city, the transparent ledges stands 820 feet above ground, nearly 4,000 feet above sea

Construction workers have discovered a 120-year-old bottle of whisky while rebuilding a Highland bridge. STV reports that the bottle was found in a box buried inside a column of Ruthven Road Bridge near Kingussie in the Cairngorms.

Building work on London’s new super sewer is set to begin next year after the firm appointed to deliver the project was granted a licence. The £4.2 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel, will run for 15 miles below the capital, and is currently the largest infrastructure project to be undertaken by the U

Bulgaria's capital is grassing over some of its tram lines as part of a programme to make the city greener. An initial 60m (197ft) stretch of the "green rails" has already opened in Sofia's Ruski Pametnik Square. Architects hope the new turf will muffle traffic noise, improve air quality and cool th

Developer Harwood International has this week broken ground on a twisted tower designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma in Dallas, Texas. The seven-story 136,857-square-foot building for luxury watchmaker Rolex, will see a series of staggered floorplates that gradually rotate to create the impressi

Plans for a suspended swimming pool have been unveiled for a new neighbourhood on London’s South Bank. Named ‘Sky Pool’, the outdoor pool at the Embassy Gardens development will link two residential buildings at the 10th storey – a world first – and allow residents to swim from one buildin

A 300-year-old farm steading will have to be rebuilt brick by brick after it was demolished without consent. Cocklaw Developments’ Ken Thomson was refused permission to tear down an old outbuilding at Boreland Farm, near Cleish, in Kinross-shire.

Construction worker Gary Cummins is proving that good things come in small packages with his work as an amateur photographer. Originally hailing from Waterford in Ireland but currently working in Toronto, Canada, Gary recreates scenes in miniature, many of them with a building theme, giving a giant

Disney has confirmed that it will build two huge, intensely immersive Star Wars-themed lands, one at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and the other at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The parks, each covering 14 acres, will let visitors walk through fully realised worlds, where they c

Plans have been revealed for 39,514,000 sq ft mixed-use destination in Dubai which will break five world records when built. Developer Meydan has announced the launch of a new scheme known as Meydan One which, at 711m high, will be the world’s tallest residential tower. The World One in India, cur

A group of architects has launched a crowdfunding campaign in the hopes of raising almost £2 billion in order to build a lifesize replica of Lord of the Rings city Minas Tirith in the south of England, reports The Telegraph. If they manage to raise the sum within the 60 day limit, fans will then ha

Construction training provider Able Skills, which readers may remember created an infographic highlighting how eight of the world’s most amazing structures were built, has now released a photographic infographic that highlights 25 of the world's most iconic sporting stadiums. Featuring ancient str