Structural engineering

Restoration work at a 200-hundred-years old mosque in the Datça district in the western province of Muğla has drawn criticism from locals.

With its large metropolises growing at high rates, both horizontally and vertically, Turkey has become the champion of skyscrapers in the European region, according to a prominent non-profit data provider.

Trapped in basements and the garages of high-rise apartment blocks, the ancient mosaics of Durres are under threat. Some city residents are exploring innovative ways to raise awareness.

Fire in the center of Sofia. The fire broke out at around 5.30 a.m. this morning on the third floor of a building on Khan Asparuh Street. It quickly spread to higher floors.

It is believed that the reason for the fire to grow so fast is that the building is a joist.

The death toll in a powerful wind storm that has been pounding Turkey's northwest region, including Istanbul, for a while has increased to five, the country's health minister has said, adding that 63 people have been injured so far.

Fewer than 22 percent of 88,000 public buildings in Greece have been inspected for earthquake resistance since the introduction of a nationwide program in 2000 and, at this rate, it would take about another 60 years to complete the program.

It's a tall order indeed: How do you make aging, energy-hungry skyscrapers more efficient and less polluting? The city of New York, the historic capital of the skyscraper, is determined to do so by requiring the enormous buildings to drastically curtail their energy consumption.    

Global demand for cement is seen growing by 1.5 percent next year, the World Cement Association said on Dec. 5, as economic risks and trade tensions weigh on the construction industry in many countries.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is known worldwide for its precarious tilt - but now experts have revealed it's going straight, reported BBC. 

The tower's Surveillance Group, which monitors restoration work, said the landmark is "stable and very slowly reducing its lean."

Residents of Sofia gathered on 5th of October to protest against repairs in the central city area. According to them, most repair works in Sofia are carried out with poor quality, giving as an example the repairs on Graf Ignatiev Street and adjacent spaces. The new appearance of the garden in front of the church of St. Sedmochislenitsi Church provoked a turbulent public reaction.