Pardey-designed farmhouse gets the green light in Somerset
JPA’s project aims to provide “a contemporary take on the local farm settlements”
Residential Architecture: The best & worst of 2018
The FT’s Architecture Critic Edwin Heathcote looks back at a year in residential architecture, picking his top five design highlights of 2018
In Pictures: Toronto’s new ‘pixellated’ biophilic urban neighbourhood
Canada’s remarkable Toronto KING scheme connects green walls, public realm landscaping and 370 private terraces to create a “living skin” for the whole development – and it has its own programmable weather system
AJ Architecture Awards 2018: Winners
23 residential, commercial and public building projects were recognised at last night’s AJ Architecture Awards, with Lochside House picking up House of the Year to match its recent RIBA award
In Pictures: ‘Country House Clause’ home on the Kent Downs plays with C17th form
Charles Holland Architects has been granted planning permission for a playful new “Paragraph 79” house in Kent’s AONB, which offers a “mannerist inversion” of its Grade II*-listed neighbour
Government bans combustible materials on high-rise homes – giving councils powers to strip private buildings
Local authorities to carry out “emergency remediation work” on residential buildings over 18 metres. “Private building owners must pay for this work now or they should expect to pay more later,” warns Housing Secretary
Don’t Move, Improve! 2019: London’s best new home extensions
A tour of the 37 shortlisted projects for New London Architecture’s annual home improvement design prize
Government looks to recruit a ‘Head of Architecture’
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government is searching for someone to advise on architectural policy and practice
House of the Year 2018: RIBA’s pick of the UK’s best-designed new homes
A tour of the seven striking new residences shortlisted for 2018’s RIBA House of the Year Award – including the winning property, Lochside House in Scotland
In Pictures: Berlin’s former Stasi HQ transformed into 50 luxury loft apartments
High-spec apartments in the former East German secret police headquarters are now being offered for sale
Behind the Schemes: Re-imagining what a Victorian terrace could be
West London-based practice Tigg + Coll Architects talks us through the practicalities of transforming a ‘slim, tall and very tricky’ period property in Kensington into a light-filled family space…