Architecture
Government’s new national design code & Office for Place aim to ‘bring back beauty’
The Government has published a new set of national design standards for property developments, formally introducing the word "beauty" into planning rules for the first time.
9 Trends: Key resi development themes for the year ahead
The Knight Frank team shares its take on the big themes in residential property development in London for the year ahead, from the rise of homeworking and wellbeing to retail conversions and mixed-use…
The Modern House founders target ‘marvellous historic homes’ with new estate agency, Inigo
Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill unveil new venture named after the 17th-century architect who sparked a revolution in British building design.
In Pictures: Touring Richstone’s latest super-prime project by Richmond Park
The top-end developer has created Langdale House as 'the perfect balance of city/country living', and is laying on a year's worth of complimentary after sales care.
Planning clampdown stamps out PCL’s mega-basement boom
New figures show a massive decline in basement-related applications across RBKC & Westminster since the introduction of stringent rules designed to prevent over-development.
Architecture sector rallies with ‘fragile growth’, except in London
"It is a mixed and changing picture but with an overall growth in confidence," says the RIBA.
Behind the Schemes: Designing a Devon Passivhaus
The flight to the country proved one of the big trends of 2020, and is showing no signs of abating as we head into 2021;
Luxury residences for ‘true automobile enthusiasts’ unveiled in NYC
Five of the apartments at Lightstone’s 130 William scheme come with a special edition Aston Martin DBX, custom-designed by Sir David Adjaye.
One in six London architecture firms ‘concerned about practice viability’
'Brexit will have a long-term material and potentially highly damaging effect on the architects’ market', warns the RIBA.
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.