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A shopping mall in Toronto has sought to “clear up some confusion” about whether construction workers are allowed inside the mall following a backlash on social media. Construction workers had been ordered to stay away from the Yorkdale mall while they work on the mall's $331-million expansion a

Andy Murray’s plans for his own Scottish holiday home in the grounds of his luxury hotel appears to be held up by a colony of rare bats. Bosses at Cromlix House are bidding to convert an old, abandoned gas house on the 34 acre estate into a three-bedroom house.

A student's love of Lego could see Glasgow University's iconic campus immortalised in the plastic bricks. James Bruce May, 21, has painstakingly designed a Lego model of the university's main building in the hope that the Danish firm may manufacture it.

A town which lies smack dab in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, 1,000 miles from human civilisation, is looking to the outside world to plan its future for the first time in its history. Tristan da Cunha and RIBA are staging a competition that’s unlike any other ever held. The isolated isla

Following extensive research into the effects of cold temperatures on player performance, Gala Casino have released never-before-seen blueprint plans for the first ever casino made entirely from ice. Professor Ross Bight, from the Institute of Polar Science in London, carried out the research for th

The construction of Antoni Gaudí’s already 133-year-old Sagrada Família in Barcelona is now being accelerated by one of the most modern technologies around: 3-D printing. As a matter of fact, the construction process in Barcelona has been utilizing 3-D printing for 14 years, introducing the tech

Plans have been submitted for a slim mirrored skyscraper that – if it goes ahead – will be the tallest building in Europe. The part where things get weird is that it the structure designed by Californian firm Morphosis (headed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Thom Mayne) is to be located in

A construction site manager has become an internet sensation for his parody video of Money Supermarket’s ‘Epic Strut’ advert. Gavin Levitt, who lives in Inverkip, decided to recreate the video to boost his fundraising efforts for charity Children with Cancer UK as he prepares to run in next mo

Material science company Ecovative has developed a sustainable building material made from agricultural byproducts and mushroom mycelium. The product contains mycelium, the vegetative part of a mushroom fungus, which is a natural glue. This material binds with crop waste like seed husks and corn sta

Flashing hi-ves vests which warn workers of potential dangers on sites are being developed a technology consultancy. The ‘SmartVest’ expands on the current invaluable safety benefits of the high visibility vest by incorporating low energy, affordable Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that respond to

Architecture firm NBBJ has unveiled a concept for "shadowless" skyscrapers that redirect sunlight to public spaces. Proposals for two twisting towers on a side in North Greenwich, London, will see light bounce between them down to a public space that would otherwise be in their shadow.

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd with - Hopkins Architects and Grant Associates Wandsworth Council has revealed the four design teams to have made it through to the second stage of the Nine Elms to Pimlico bridge competition.

When you're building a skyscraper with triple-digit numbers of storeys, there are some rather unusual building challenges to face — like the fact that the entire building can sway with the wind, fast enough to make people sick. The Shanghai Tower solves that problem in a scientifically awesome way

42 per cent of construction workers believe Bob the Builder best represents the industry A new study has revealed that a third of construction workers in the UK were so taken with certain characters in films or TV shows during childhood that they later inspired their future career paths.

The newest innovation in 3D printing has taken inspiration from the iconic scene in the movie "Terminator 2" which sees the robotic villain T-1000 rises fully formed from a puddle of metallic goo. Creators from Carbon3D came out of two years of stealth mode Monday night with a simultaneous TED Talk