The Big Dictionary of Dreams

by Martha Clarke
It is an image that has implications to all humanity. To build something in a dream indicates the intention to undertake something. The dreamer has the ability and the proper conditions to begin new projects. To see an unfinished construction or one in ruins may be the reflection of an undesirable situation for the dreamer in real life.

Dreaming that you build something with your hands is generally an omen of abundance and rapid change. However, according to the type of construction, the meaning will be different. Building great buildings reveals grandiose projects; small houses, inconvenience, discomfort, losses, and illness for friends or relatives. Building a tomb promises a true and eternal love; Instead, a church or an altar indicates serious danger to the dreamer.

Strangest Dream Explanations

by Dream Explanations - Anonymous
Dreams of construction symbolize that your life is in the midst of repair and recreation. At this time you probably feel like not presenting yourself to the public. Your dream is giving you the message to pull back from social engagements until your inner life is done being remodeled.

See Breakdown/Breakthrough Dreams.

My Dream Interpretation

by myjellybean
To dream of a construction site, or a building under construction, symbolizes that your mind is busy trying to understand or process a situation or idea. This dream can also foretell a transitional phase in your life, when you are leaving the past behind and creating a “new you.”