International demand for British architecture expertise soars
UK architects’ combined revenue increased by 13% in 2019 – with the value of international work escalating by 22%
Frankfurt’s new Eden Tower is creating a 2,000 square metre vertical garden, using 185,000 plants
More than a fifth of the 98-metre residential tower’s facade will be a “vertical vegetal ecosystem”, requiring no special attention from residents.
Inland appoints Adam Architecture as it looks to ‘step up the calibre & prestige of its developments’
Housebuilder names architect for its flagship project, Wilton Park in Beaconsfield – which is set to deliver 350 new homes on a former MoD site.
Green light for new row of contemporary Knightsbridge townhouses
tp bennett and Highpoint Estates have won planning approval to build five new-build houses on Lancelot Place, replacing a previous permission for five smaller dwellings
Zaha Hadid brought in to refurb Southbank Tower lobby
In Pictures: ZHA’s first refurbishment of an apartment building interior
Top architecture practice predicts five interior design trends for 2020
Make Architects expects these concepts to have a heavy influence on schemes in the year ahead
FT: Architectural salvage – antidote to the age of bling
Helen Barrett meets the husband and wife team behind behind cult salvage and interiors company Retrouvius in this piece for the Financial Times
AJ Architecture Awards 2019: Winners
Cork House has won this year’s Manser Medal to be named House of the Year by the Architects’ Journal. 20 other property projects were recognised at last night’s AJ Architecture Awards; here’s who won what…
MSMR appointed on Reubens’ New Carrington Street scheme
AHMM-designed redevelopment of the NCP car park on Carrington Street is delivering 30 super-prime apartments and creating a new link between Shepherd Market and Piccadilly
Paul White of Four Seasons on branded residences & the new world of luxury living
INTERVIEW: One of the biggest names in luxury, Canadian hospitality giant Four Seasons has pioneered the concept and delivery of branded residences since 1985, and now operates 41 such schemes across 19 countries around the world – including the recently-launched Twenty Grosvenor Square in London’s Mayfair; PrimeResi spoke with the man now in charge of the global residential rollout about choosing the right development partners, setting new benchmarks, and the shift in expectations at the top of the market…
House of the Year 2019: Britain’s best-designed new homes
In Pictures: A tour of the seven projects shortlisted for this year’s RIBA House of the Year, as showcased on Channel 4’s Grand Designs – including the Winner, House Lessans in Northern Ireland
New-build buyers retain love for period style
Over three-quarters of UK adults would want to see period style features in their new-build home, according to research by Jackson-Stops, with bay windows, grand fireplaces, country kitchens and high ceilings topping the list…