Architecture
Berkeley releases next phase of London’s best address
Berkeley Homes has released a new phase of their landmark One Tower Bridge development, which is likely to take over from One Hyde Park as London's most iconic luxury address.
Battersea Power Station UK sales start today
SP Setia's development of Battersea Power Station just got real.
Can you dig it? RBKC’s basement review goes deeper
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is taking a long hard look at its approach to basement conversions, with a consultation on a draft policy for applications due to end on 31st January and a public…
Penrose calls on English Heritage to protect our views
John Penrose, the former architecture minister, has called for Britain's best views to be listed by English Heritage in the same way as historic buildings to avoid "casual destruction".
Vauxhall Towers win planning approval
A year after submitting detailed proposals, CLS Holdings has got the go-ahead to begin construction of two 50-storey mixed-use towers in Vauxhall, between Vauxhall's transport "hub" and Ballymore's new…
BoJo calls up Sir Terry Farrell for new Design Advisory Group
A star chamber of big league design experts including Sir Terry Farrell has been called up to advise Boris Johnson on major development schemes in the capital, with the aim of "promoting the highest quality…
Battersea Power Station Phase One: Approved
**UPDATE** Wandsworth Council has given full approval to the Battersea Project Land Company's Phase One plans, meaning that all is on-track for sales of the first 800 resi units to kick-off at 10am on…
Required Reading: Controlling costs on listed building projects
The government’s decision to scrap the VAT exemption on alterations to listed properties has made building works even more expensive.
Shoreditch is over, says LSE prof’
David Cameron's approval of a "Creative City" around Old Street and Shoreditch is a death knell for the area, according to one of LSE's leading sociologist, Professor Richard Sennett.
London under threat from high-rise developments
Ed Vaisey, the architecture and heritage minister, is "very worried" about the impact that high-rise developments on the South Bank will have on London's historic landscape and buildings, including the…
Ronson gets Riverwalk SW1 underway
London property investment vehicle Ronson Capital Partners has just confirmed the start of development of Riverwalk, SW1, its high-spec 113-unit waterfront resi project in Westminster.
Oscar Niemeyer: 1907 – 2012
One of the world's greatest modern architects, Oscar Niemeyer, has died at the age of 104 in hospital in Rio.