Architecture
Check out the view from Battersea Power Station’s new ‘Chimney Lift’
CGI bubble image released to show visitors what they can expect from ‘one of the most unique viewing platforms in London’ when it opens at the £9b scheme next year.
RIBA consults on mandatory competency tests
Members will need to prove their professional competence every five years, according to the proposals.
In Pictures: London’s best new home extensions
This year's Don't Move, Improve! shortlist celebrates how home-owners are creating flexible spaces for living, working and playing.
UK firm designs luxury Caribbean villas made from lava
Saunders has designed its new ‘sustainable’ scheme on the island of Grenadabin using locally-sourced lava rock.
French duo Lacaton & Vassal win the 2021 Pritzker Prize
Paris-based social housing specialists scoop architecture's highest honour.
CallisonRTKL recruits KPF’s Firminger to lead London resi & mixed-use projects
Lydia Firminger has joined architecture and design firm CallisonRTKL, to focus on mixed-use and residential development projects in London.
Historic Interest: Listed home sales hit record high
2020 was the first time more than 8,000 listed homes changed hands in England and Wales, reports Hamptons.
Leaseholders & developer team up to secure two-storey permitted development rooftop extension in Camden
Exclusive: A JV between 36 leaseholders and property developer Echlin has secured one of London's first permitted development permissions for a two-storey rooftop extension - creating seven new apartments…
‘Global collective’ of architects & designers launch new platform
The International Design Alliance Network (IDeA) is being pitched as "a global collective formed to better serve clients by harnessing shared philosophies and expertise".
Assael Architecture moves into Australia
Top UK architecture firm looks to tap Australia's burgeoning build-to-rent sector.
In Pictures: The ‘theatrical’ reworking of a palatial residence in Regent’s Park
Lipton Plant Architects' latest redesign plays with the idea of a ‘performance space overlooking the park’.