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Archaeological excavations have uncovered tantalising glimpses of how Tantallon Castle might have looked in the 1400s. Based on recent discoveries, Historic Scotland has been able to commission several new reconstruction drawings of the East Lothian castle’s medieval history.

The architect behind London's controversial Walkie Talkie building has unveiled plans to convert an ageing shopping centre in California's Silicon Valley into a $3 billion development featuring the world's largest roof garden. Architect Rafael Viñoly will work with OLIN Landscape Architects and the

London architects have proposed turning the Circle Underground Line into a series of moving walkways to speed up the notoriously slow travel network. The plans, imagined as part of a challenge from think tank New London Architecture for new ideas to improve life for Londoners, would make commuters h

A new "cycle-friendly" office is opening in London. The centrepiece of the Alphabeta Building - a refurbishment of the historic Triton Court in Finsbury Square, central London - is a dedicated entrance ramp which will allow cyclists to ride directly into the building.

A couple who bought a neighbouring empty house because they feared it was a fire hazard were shocked to discover that it caught fire while they were at the courthouse signing the deed. The (Somerset) Daily American reports that Bradley and Penny Mason bought the house in Meyersdale, western Pennsylv

A 40-acre park on the southern portion of Northerly Island in Chicago is set to open tomorrow. Northerly Island is a 91-acre (370,000 m2) man-made peninsula along the city’s lakefront.

The Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London, which has so far been blamed for melting cars and knocking people off their feet, has been named the worst building in the UK this year. The 160-metre tower, officially named 20 Fenchurch Street, was announced as the winner of this year's Carbuncle Cup award b

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