Architecture
In Pictures: Inside 432 Park Avenue’s ‘sister building’
The CetraRuddy-designed 200 East 59th Street is the follow-up to Harry Macklowe’s 432 Park Avenue, one of the most successful luxury resi schemes in recent New York history.
Zone 1’s tallest new resi building tops out
The No.8 tower at One Thames City in Nine Elms has reached full height.
City of London brings in ‘revolutionary’ development guidelines on thermal comfort
New 'Thermal Comfort Guidelines' are believed to be the first of their kind globally.
REDD launches sales at £35m Mayfair scheme
The boutique developer is working with Formation Architects and 1508 London on the 82 Mount Street project.
Argent completes latest King’s Cross resi scheme
Only the two penthouses are left to sell at the Squire & Partners-designed LUMA building.
In Pictures: Sydney’s ‘King Penthouse’ asks £26m
Greenland Australia, the Aussie arm of Shanghai-based mega-developer Greenland, recently launched a pretty epic 674 square metre penthouse for sale at its eponymous flagship scheme in central Sydney
In Pictures: CIT & PDP London unveil new Grade I listed façade at Regent’s Crescent
Developer and architect reveal the results of their five-year endeavour to restore a key section of John Nash’s original Regent's Park masterplan.
Grosvenor launches £90m programme to retrofit & future-proof historic London estate
The Duke of Westminster’s property company has pledged to become net zero carbon by 2030.
Government names joint winners of ‘Home of 2030’ competition
RIBA-run competition set out to find 'the low-carbon, age-friendly homes of the future'.
London architects report spike in country house commissions
Urbanist Architecture has seen a 65% jump in demand for rural home designs, including a marked increase in Para 79 "Country House Clause" commissions.
Foster + Partners employs robot dog to monitor Battersea Power Station construction
An experimental robot has been roaming around the building site at Battersea Roof Gardens, checking up on construction progress for architects Foster + Partners.
The Times: Skyscrapers in London – do we want to reach for the stars?
Written by Jonathan Morrison, this fascinating special report for the Times charts the changing of the capital’s skyline from 1964 - when the 191m Post Office Tower became the first of London’s skyscrapers - t…