Epic seven-year restoration project promises ‘new chapter’ for Dolphin Square
New owner abandons plans to demolish parts of the UK’s biggest single private rented complex, opting instead for a multi-million pound refurb.
The Most Sustainable Development In Europe: Chelsea Barracks claims eco title
Qatari Diar’s super-prime Chelsea Barracks scheme is one of only 16 developments in the world to achieve LEED Platinum certification for green building.
Architects square up to developers over unpaid fees
Architects are increasingly taking legal action over work completed on stalled projects, as the impacts of the pandemic filter through the supply chain.
Check out the view from Battersea Power Station’s new ‘Chimney Lift’
CGI bubble image released to show visitors what they can expect from ‘one of the most unique viewing platforms in London’ when it opens at the £9b scheme next year.
RIBA consults on mandatory competency tests
Members will need to prove their professional competence every five years, according to the proposals.
In Pictures: London’s best new home extensions
This year’s Don’t Move, Improve! shortlist celebrates how home-owners are creating flexible spaces for living, working and playing.
UK firm designs luxury Caribbean villas made from lava
Saunders has designed its new ‘sustainable’ scheme on the island of Grenadabin using locally-sourced lava rock.
In Pictures: The best historic house restoration projects of the year
The saving of Harold Peto’s cloisters at Iford Manor in Wiltshire has been recognised as the best historic house restoration project of the last year by the Historic Houses Association and Sotheby’s.
French duo Lacaton & Vassal win the 2021 Pritzker Prize
Paris-based social housing specialists scoop architecture’s highest honour.
CallisonRTKL recruits KPF’s Firminger to lead London resi & mixed-use projects
Lydia Firminger has joined architecture and design firm CallisonRTKL, to focus on mixed-use and residential development projects in London.
Historic Interest: Listed home sales hit record high
2020 was the first time more than 8,000 listed homes changed hands in England and Wales, reports Hamptons.
Leaseholders & developer team up to secure two-storey permitted development rooftop extension in Camden
Exclusive: A JV between 36 leaseholders and property developer Echlin has secured one of London’s first permitted development permissions for a two-storey rooftop extension – creating seven new apartments on top of an existing block in Camden.