Architecture
‘There are glimmers of growing confidence’ in the architecture profession – RIBA
Architects got a bit more pessimistic about future workloads in December, but the Royal Institute of British Architects has spotted signs of improvement after an extended period of volatility...
In Pictures: London’s best-designed new home extensions
25 projects have been shortlisted for this year's Don't Move, Improve! award.
What London’s Iconic Home Design Says About the City’s Evolution
From grand residences on Carlton House Terrace to working class terraces in Greenwich, most houses in London adhere to the basic "two up, two down" interior template, says CityLab journalist Feargus O'Sullivan…
Government housing design tsar Scruton dies
Sir Roger Scruton, co-Chairman of the Building Better, Building Beautiful commission, has died at the age of 75.
Eric Parry picked to design British Ambassador’s residence in Beijing
Practice sees off stiff competition to scoop 'once in a generation opportunity to design the showcase for the UK in one of the world’s most important capitals'
Mall Change: New lease of life for St James’s super-mansions
A blockbuster £95m sale near Buckingham Palace lit up the resi world in early 2019, but an even larger mansion next-door is also due to emerge as a single dwelling as ultra-prime conversions continue …
‘Transformer’ rooms & robo-furniture are set to remake our homes – and lives – before our eyes
As the global urban population continues to soar, the increasing need to use space more efficiently means adaptive and responsive domestic micro-environments will replace the old concept of static rooms…
Architects predict a surge in workloads
Business confidence spiked in November, reports the RIBA
AR Design wins planning for a striking contemporary country house in Hampshire
In Pictures: The Well House near Winchester is a one-off eco-home with a bold design that blends into the local landscape.
International demand for British architecture expertise soars
UK architects' combined revenue increased by 13% in 2019 - with the value of international work escalating by 22%
Frankfurt’s new Eden Tower is creating a 2,000 square metre vertical garden, using 185,000 plants
More than a fifth of the 98-metre residential tower's facade will be a "vertical vegetal ecosystem", requiring no special attention from residents.
Inland appoints Adam Architecture as it looks to ‘step up the calibre & prestige of its developments’
Housebuilder names architect for its flagship project, Wilton Park in Beaconsfield - which is set to deliver 350 new homes on a former MoD site.