Architecture
Piccadilly set for more super-prime as £600m Adjaye scheme gets the green light
The resification of Piccadilly took another step forward this week after Crosstree Real Estate Partners bagged approval for its Adjaye Associates-designed super-scheme opposite the Ritz.
Yoo and Atelier Arcau team up to create global luxury design ‘powerhouse’
John Hitchcox and Philippe Starck's design/development firm Yoo has formed a "strategic alliance" with French architecture house Atelier Arcau "to design and develop luxury projects around the world.
Sky Pool Scramble: Ballymore banking on another sellout at Embassy Gardens
Plans have been unveiled for the next release of apartments at Embassy Gardens (now better known as "that one with the Sky Pool"), three years after the first phase of the flagship Nine Elms scheme…
Wellcome Trust snaps up super-rare South Ken block (after 145 years of single ownership)
The Wellcome Trust has expanded its PCL estate with a peach of an acquisition in South Kensington.
LBS unveils luxury East London scheme with 70% public space
LBS Properties is prepping to unveil its latest scheme to the general public tomorrow, a 53-storey resi tower near West India Dock designed by Make Architects.
‘Mega building’ designer joins Perkins+Will
Architecture and design firm Perkins+Will has secured the services of one of the world's top "mega building" specialists, Jo Palma.
100 ideas to solve London’s housing shortage
Built environment think tank New London Architecture has had think, and come up with "100 ideas to solve the London housing crisis and provide a blueprint for 21st century city living".
Mount Anvil tops out on record-breaking Lexicon scheme
After managing to find some favourable weather conditions, developer Mount Anvil has topped out on its popular Lexicon scheme in Islington.
Plans go in for 246-unit redevelopment of New Scotland Yard
Plans have gone in to Westminster Council for the £1bn residential redevelopment of New Scotland Yard (or Ten Broadway, as it will be rebranded).
Turning Schemes Into Reality: On delivering unusual and adventurous developments
London is playing host to some of the most innovative design in the world just now, particularly at the luxury end of the property market.
Rogers blames big house builders for housing shortage
"We need to challenge the monopoly of big house builders," trumpeted superstar architect Richard Rogers at the launch of his flatpack home product.
‘Tate Modern style’ house on Glebe Place asks £14m
Glebe Place is one of Chelsea's most intriguing turnings for a number of reasons; first and foremost for being where Uncle Monty resided in great splendour in cult film Withnail & I (at Number 35).