Architecture
Living & Breathing Spaces: On the principles & practicalities of biophilic design
Laira Piccinato explains how to connect clients with nature.
In Pictures: Architecture firm completes self-designed ‘self-optimising’ Group HQ in London
Perkins&Will says its self-designed Group HQ 'celebrates the eclectic heritage that makes Holborn a cornerstone of London culture.'
Damac reveals ZHA’s ‘cloud-like & curvaceous’ designs for Cavalli-branded residences in Florida
'While no work of architecture can ever remove the pain of the past, nor should it, a truly ambitious work of architecture can respect such a significant site,' says ZHA director Chris Lepine, of the architecture…
In Pictures: American retailer transforms English stately home into an extraordinary furniture showroom
RH has grand plans to build a global luxury interior design and retail empire beyond the USA - starting with the transformation of a stately home in Oxfordshire.
Feneley Studio wins ‘Country House Clause’ consent for Bedfordshire Passive House
Designs for a one-off sustainable new home in the green belt are 'standout' and 'innovative'.
National Trust buys Lutyens & Jekyll masterpiece in Surrey
Designed by Edward Lutyens for influential garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, Munstead Wood 'is an 11-acre horticultural gem', says the new owner - which plans to open the Arts & Crafts house and grounds…
Housebuilders back new 130-point ‘Healthy Homes’ checklist
Property developers Quintain and FORE Partnership have adopted Ekkist's new Healthy Homes Checklist.
Depression is more common in the suburbs than in city centres – new research
Study led by Yale University and using three decades of data from Denmark 'provides no support for the continued expansion of car-dependent, suburban single-family housing areas if planners want to mitigate…
Top prime resi architecture practice rebrands
PDP London is now Studio PDP.
In Pictures: Bugatti joins global branded resi race with Binghatti tower
The first Bugatti Residences will create 182 super-luxe new homes in Dubai's Business Bay, with designs that channel the French Riviera.
Fashion brand’s ‘pragmatic utopia’ private island concept heads to auction
BIG designs for Vollebak on a Canadian private island promise to create 'both a magical home and a work of art', says Simon Shaw of Sotheby’s.
FT: Celebrating London’s mansion flat
'The mansion block is among the rare strata of architectural inventions to have filtered from the bottom up', writes Edwin Heathcote in this fascinating deep-dive for the FT.