Architecture
Newly-consented Richard Parr project ‘rethinks the vision of a contemporary country house’
Planners have green-lighted the practice’s designs for a 'sinuous' 15,000 square foot super-home in the West Midlands...
Covers come off major Grosvenor Square façade restoration
Hoardings have just been removed from Lodha's No.1 Grosvenor Square scheme, revealing the painstakingly-restored historic frontage to one of the capital's most lavish new developments.
Diarise: Building Beautiful – An interview with Robert Adam
Samuel Hughes, the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation's Senior Fellow in the Built Environment, continues his series of interviews with the leading figures in traditional architecture and urbanism...
Aston Martin unveils debut standalone private residence
The legendary British car marque has teamed up with S3 Architecture to design a 55-acre estate deep in New York’s Hudson Valley...
David Adjaye picks up RIBA’s Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
Sir David Adjaye has been named as the next recipient of the world's highest architecture honour, the Royal Gold Medal 2021
Studio Indigo unveils ‘boomerang’ concept for luxury Moscow scheme
Designs for 'prestigious' 19,000 sqm site aim to maximise cathedral & river views without breaching stringent height restrictions.
RIBA cancels all 2020 architecture gongs, including the Stirling Prize
"Over the summer we explored flexible options for judging within the current public health challenges," says RIBA President Alan Jones, "however given the increasing infection rates and local restrictions, …
Mayfair’s most expensive new-build: Two-for-one glass mansion pitched at £50m
A pair of hidden glass houses in Mayfair are being offered for sale at £25m a-piece, with the option of combining them to create a palatial £50m mansion.
Back to the drawing board: What to do if your architect serves up flawed designs?
What are your rights if an architect makes a mistake, leading to an expensive problem? Michael Young runs through the options available to developers placed in a tricky position...
Create Streets founder to lead the government’s new planning design body
Nicholas Boys Smith has been tasked with coming up with guidance to help planners come up with local design codes.
Watch: Go inside 31 remarkable London buildings with Open House film series
The largest festival of the urban landscape in the UK, Open House, has launched a series of 31 films opening up buildings across London that are normally closed to the public
In Pictures: 2020 MIPIM Award Winners
30th edition of the annual competition saw 228 entries come in from 45 countries as part of Paris Real Estate Week.