Architecture
Westminster cuts cost of planning advice for listed building owners
‘A focus on retaining and refurbishing our much-loved listed housing stock has a powerful role to play in response to the climate emergency’, says council
Designing for a balanced life: Guy Matheson of SHH on creating London’s ultimate family homes
Guy Matheson, Director of Architecture at London-based design practice SHH, discusses how the firm became a go-to for high-end homeowners in north London, the impact of changing regulations on luxury design,…
All change at King’s Cross as final apartments go on sale
14 years on from the birth of the King's Cross Central Limited Partnership, the last private resi building in the ambitious £3bn masterplan has been unveiled
Thumbs-up for new SHH project in Hampstead
The architecture and interior design practice is remodelling a significant house on Greenaway Gardens
In Pictures: London’s best new home extensions & improvements
15 projects have been shortlisted for this year's Don’t Move, Improve! competition, which celebrates London's best and most innovative new home extensions and improvements.
In Pictures: Linton Group & KSR Architects complete rare multi-unit new-build scheme in historic Hampstead Village
The site of a former nurses’ home has been redeveloped into 17 new apartments following a six-year planning process
London mega-schemes shortlisted for international real estate awards
Native Land's Bankside Yards and UOL Group's One Bishopsgate Plaza will both be in the running at the MIPIM Awards next month
In Pictures: Finkernagel Ross rebuilds a mews house in Holland Park, doubling the floor space for a Swedish hotelier
‘The original brief was to refurbish the building, but it quickly became apparent that with the addition of a new basement and top-floor with a mansard roof, the project would be more cost-effective…
Webinar: Making a house a home & understanding your client
"For those providing services at the top end of the market, it is imperative that they have their clients’ utmost trust, go over and above what is expected and work to build and maintain long term relationships,"…
Thumbs-up for innovative modern mansion blocks in Pimlico
Proposed mixed-use mansion blocks are "exactly the sort of thing Prince Charles has been calling for over the last few years," say MATT Architects, as Westminster's planning inspector praises an "exemplary…
London wins bid to host 2023 Ecocity World Summit
First held in 1990, the biennial Ecocity World Summit brings the world's urban stakeholders together to discuss what can be done "to rebuild our human habitat in balance with living systems".
Urban renewal design practice Leslie Jones adds senior talent
Lydia Firminger has joined Leslie Jones Architecture to work on major city centre regeneration masterplans.