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A demolition firm tore down the wrong house - and blamed the error on Google Maps. Lindsay Diaz, who owns a flat in Rowlett, Texas, pulled into her driveway to find her home was no more than a pile of rubble after workers went to Calypso Drive instead of Causteau Drive, one street away.

Four out of five (80 per cent) Scottish drivers have had to swerve to avoid potholes, the highest area of the UK, according to a new study. The analysis conducted by the AA found that out of the 25,000 members surveyed, Scotland’s drivers were the most likely in the UK to have had to make a sudden

Organisers of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Tay Road Bridge are looking for images of the iconic crossing. Spanning the estuary of the river Tay between Dundee and Newport-on-Tay, the 2250m bridge was designed by William A Fairhurst and took three years to build between 1963 and 1966 at a

An Australian construction worker has got his own back on his boss in a rather drastic way after he reportedly didn't get paid on time. A video uploaded to the Uptrend Engineering & Construction Facebook page opens with an image of a chainsaw, and reads: "Builders who don't wanna pay invoices."

Plans to build a Jack Nicklaus golf course in Scotland could be bunkered by an ancient woodland, The Scotsman has reported. The golfing legend hoped his designs for a new course at Ury Estate in Aberdeenshire would pull in golf tourists from all over the world.

Seeing builders stripped to the waist as they work on construction sites could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new Heriot-Watt University project that will send personalised sun-exposure text message warnings direct to their smartphones. Researchers at the University’s School of Life Sciences

A conceptual tubular glass house enclosing a mature fir tree at the centre may finally become a reality now that potential investors have been found. Tree in the House is designed by Kazakh architect Aibek Almassov of A Masow Architects as an inverted treehouse, intended to provide an escape from th

A Tayside eaterie, home of the best bacon butty in the world, is preparing for a 100-metre move costing £1 million. Back in 1960 the Horn Milk Bar, between Dundee and Perth, started life as a simple tartan shed.

Urban planning has changed dramatically over the years. Architects at Cantrell & Crowley take a look at some simple visualisations of complex planning ideas that have changed how we live.

The Chartered Institute of Building has developed a competition that challenges Minecraft players to come up with imaginative solutions to future housing needs. With more than 70 million copies sold, Minecraft has taken the online gaming world by storm and the CIOB aims to recognise its potential to

Block'hood has a library of 96 blocks currently, and more are constantly added A Los Angeles architect and game developer has claimed that video games will become an increasingly important tool for designing cities.

Construction work to upgrade Central Scotland’s motorway network on the M74 near Hamilton has unearthed a rare archaeological discovery, including remnants of a medieval village and a collection of medieval coins believed to date from the 10th or 11th Century. The discovery was made on the verge o

Perth and Kinross Council has changed the definition of a pothole so that it does not have to repair so many. The Scotsman reports that the local authority has declared potholes must now be more than 59mm deep – 50 per cent more than previously – before it considers filling them.

The famous R W Forsyth Sphere is to be restored more than four years after it was removed from the roof of Topshop on Princes Street. The intricate item, which dates back more than a century and displays the signs of the zodiac, was removed from the A-listed building four years ago for repairs.

A glass-enclosed "skyslide" is being added to the US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles, offering thrill seekers the opportunity to glide down the building's exterior, Dezeen has reported. Called Skyslide, the glass chute will measure 14 metres in length and 1.2 metres in width, and will be installe