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The UK’s largest ever mechanical puppet, the Man Engine, comes back to life as puppeteers pull on ropes to move him beside the old pit head at Geevor tin mine, Cornwall.
Built to celebrate the Cornish mining landscape’s World Heritage status, he stands at 11.2m when he “transforms”. The mechanical miner, which was created in 2016 and is powered by Volvo, is off on tour across parts of the UK.
Signs are that Carillion’s implosion has triggered a sudden downturn in contract awards. Is the shock liquidation at fault or are wider problems to blame?
Public bodies revisiting contracts after Carillion downfall
A bustling gingerbread Oxford Circus features alongside Battersea Sugar Power Station and Sugarset House at this central London exhibition
The former deputy prime minister, whose death was announced this morning, forced construction to realise that things couldn’t go on as they were
With a focus on innovation and access, the east London studio is leading the charge in the architectural education revolution. Ben Flatman reports on how they are helping a new generation of architects to design the cities of tomorrow
Two architects who have made a film about the child-friendly estate where they live explain what’s so special about its design
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