Architecture
Whiteleys scheme reworked to deliver more resi units
Westminster backs new proposals to up the resi unit count at the landmark west London project from 129 to 153, increase the number of hotel rooms from 42 to 111, and provide some on-site affordable housing...
New UCL project aims to profile every building in London
"Colouring London" is a new citizen science platform that collects, collates, visualises and allows people to download statistical data about every building in London
‘A modest masterpiece’: Stirling Prize goes to energy-efficient council housing project
100-home Passivhaus development in Norwich named Britain's best new building of 2019. “Goldsmith Street is a modest masterpiece," say the 2019 Stirling Prize judges.
Innovative Berkshire Cork House scoops Stephen Lawrence Prize
Award for "new, experimental architectural talent" goes to a sustainable cork-built home near Eton
U+I reveals green-fronted Greenwich Peninsula masterplan
Morden Wharf aims to deliver around 1,500 new homes on a 7.6 hectare riverside site
American expansion for Scott Brownrigg
Design practice rolls out new Stateside operating arm in partnership with Crown Architecture
Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2019: The Winners
Projects ranging from the restoration of a Grade I listed mansion in Dorset to the reworking of the Rausings' magnificent residence on Cheyne Walk are recognised in the annual heritage awards programme
Trio of new super-prime mansions offered for sale on Guernsey
Savills is marketing three remarkable new homes on Guernsey, all of which would break the island's current price record
Robert Adam: How can new-build homes be green, beautiful and high quality?
Speaking at a fringe event hosted by the Policy Exchange at this year's Conservative Party Conference, one of the UK's most respected architects flagged up some serious structural issues with the current…
New Government design manual & planning reforms promise a ‘green housing revolution’
Housing Minister reveals an "ambitious revamp of planning rules" and bans gas boilers in new homes, as the Government publishes its first-ever "design manual to promote the building of beautiful new homes"…
Ten characteristics of well-designed places: official guidance
The Government's new housing design manual, aimed at property developers and architects, offers "planning practice guidance for beautiful, enduring and successful places"
APML’s Knightsbridge Gate scheme tops out
The longest façade retention project in London is delivering 15 luxury apartments along with retail units and office space, just up the road from Harrods...