Architecture
Country Life: How the architecture of the Cotswolds came to define the vision of the English country village idyll
In this enlightening - and timely - piece for Country Life, the magazine’s former editor Clive Aslet explains the connection between the architecture of the Cotswolds and popular conceptions of the English…
Rare Grade I listing for post-modern masterpiece in East Sussex
Designed by John Outram for Hans and Märit Rausing, 'The New House' has received the highest level of protection from Historic England.
Why zero-carbon homes must lead the green recovery from Covid-19
Following the Government's big spending boost for green home improvements, architect and lecturer Ranald Boydell explains the importance of sustainable property development in the aftermath of the Coronavirus…
Plans submitted for a $2bn botanical-themed resi-led development in the heart of Beverly Hills
A masterplan by Foster+Partners promises to create two landmark residential towers in super-prime Los Angeles, surrounded by ten acres of botanical gardens.
Behind The Schemes: Reworking a Grade I listed townhouse in Regent’s Park
Louise Bradley explains how an important Regency building was updated for modern living...
Five in the running to become the next RIBA President
Simon Allford, Jude Barber, Nick Moss, Valeria Passetti, Sumita Singha are all hoping to be voted in as RIBA President Elect.
£40m super-prime concept mansion site offered for sale in North London
The Avenue Road plot has planning consent for two alternative designs: a traditional super-prime mansion by Wolff Architects, and an ultra-modern take on the Regency villa by Trace.
Behind the Schemes: Delivering classic design for C21st living in St James’s
Top architectural practice PDP London talks us through the complex process involved in creating a set of contemporary homes on one of London’s finest Georgian streets...
Delancey appoints two architects to create a new Earls Court masterplan
Hawkins\Brown and Studio Egret West have been tasked with creating a new vision for the stalled Zone 1 regeneration site "that sets a new global standard for a sustainable and vibrant mixed-use development.
An architect on how the pandemic could change our homes forever
With fewer people now commuting and more people working from home, where people choose to live and how they want their houses to function may change after this prolonged period of lockdown, writes Tara…
Derwent completes net zero carbon Charlotte Street scheme; offers free flats to NHS staff
80 Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia is Derwent's biggest ever mixed-use development, and marks a big step towards the firm's ambition to achieve a fully net zero carbon portfolio.
6% of architects don’t think their practice will survive the next 12 months
Architects' workloads are a third lower than at this time last year, reports the RIBA, and most practices expect their workloads to decline further in the coming months.