Construction of the world's first moving building, a 80-storey tower with revolving floors which give it an ever-shifting shape, is due to begin. The Dynamic Tower, which will be built in Dubai, will feature 80 pre-fabricated apartments, spinning independently of one another.

"It's the first building that rotates, moves, and changes shape," said David Fisher, the tower's architect.

The Airport Authority of India has shortlisted five players, including Anil Ambani Group company Reliance Energy, top conglomerate Tatas and engineering giant L&T for the upgradation of Amritsar and Udaipur non-metro airports. Airport Authority of India (AAI) had shortlisted five bidders each for the two airports.

world's tallest manmade structure

Burj Dubai has become the world's tallest man-made structure after surpassing the height of the KVLY-TV mast in the United States, the tower's developer Emaar announced yesterday.

Burj Dubai is now 629 metres (2,063.6ft) high while KVLY-TV, in Dakota, which held the record for the world's tallest supported structure since 1963, has a height of 628.8 metres (2,063ft).

Builders and contractors in Thripunithura decided to suspend work from Thursday in protest against the demand by construction workers for a hike in wages and the ongoing strike by a section of workers.

The Kerala Building Designers Organisation has asked the union and the state governments to take the initiative for bringing under control the spiralling prices of construction materials. Kowdiar Harikumar, president, and Mahesh K Pillai, secretary, of the organisation said here on Friday that the prices of cement and iron had reached a record high.

Actress Navya Nair has lost Rs nine lakhs as she got trapped in a fake flat deal here and the police have registered a case of cheating against the builders based on her complaint.

Margin Free Shops will be started in all districts to get the building construction materials at reasonable rates, said Minister Binoy Viswom in the assembly. The shops will be started under the aegis of the Nirmiti Centre, said the minister.