Architecture
‘Confidence is growing’: Architects expect workloads to improve
RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index has returned to positive territory for the first time since July 2022.
RIBA recognises estate agency founders for their ‘significant contribution to architecture’
Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill, who founded design-led estate agencies The Modern House and Inigo, have been named as RIBA Honorary Fellows for 2023, alongside ten other leading lights of the built environment…
Developers unveil new vision for Notting Hill’s Newcombe House
Beltane and Angelo Gordon are pursuing an office-led approach to the redevelopment of a prominent site on the corner of Notting Hill Gate and Kensington Church Street, rather than an already-consented…
Countering the conspiracy theories: The case for the 15-minute city
Conspiracy theorists have suggested some kind of global authoritarian plot, but there is a compelling argument for centring projects around walkability and community in the post-pandemic era, says Ballymore's…
Chipperfield wins Pritzker Prize
Sir David Chipperfield - the designer of luxury property developments including One Kensington Gardens and 30 Grosvenor Square - has been named as 2023's Pritzker Prize laureate.
Search begins today for ‘Britain’s most beautiful building’
Entries are invited for the UK’s richest architecture prize - the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust’s 2023 Building Beauty Awards.
Superstar architect Viñoly dies, aged 78
Rafael Viñoly designed landmark buildings around the world - including super-prime resi developments and the Battersea Power Station masterplan in London.
10 post-pandemic property trends: How housebuilders can adapt to new priorities & improve Britain’s built environment
'Just building yet more housing estates in the way they have been done for decades, no matter how low-carbon the buildings are, is not good enough,' warns a report by ADAM Architecture and Blenheim Estate…
Luxury design firm rolls out surveying service
'Inaccurate' third party reports were costing time and money, according to Lees Associates.
Westminster seeks experts for new design panel
All-new group will provide independent advice for major developments across the borough.
Property developers tasked with improving London’s air quality
New planning guidance outlaws wood burners in new and refurbished homes in London, and calls for architects and developers to 'consider air quality at every stage of the design process'.
‘A box of natural light’: Odile Decq creates remarkable translucent glass house in Brittany
Maison de Verre was designed for a client suffering from a progressive and irreversible loss of sight that would lead him to see only vague shapes. (Image credit: Philippe Ruault)