Architecture
Infamous Park Lane squat emerges from £4m transformation
A notorious squat at the north end of Park Lane has been brought back from the brink as a resi-led scheme after suffering a history of neglect.
House of the Year #3: Third pair of properties added to architecture prize shortlist
Levring House by Jamie Fobert Architects, a "sophisticated contemporary house on a tight corner site in a central London mews", and Maghera by Mcgonigle McGrath, an "exemplary family house" in County Dow…
Full steam ahead for TfL’s property development mega-programme
Transport for London has kicked off the maiden phase of its ginormous property development programme across the capital, submitting plans for sites at Parsons Green, Nine Elms and Northwood
All change at Rogers Stirk Harbour as raft of new Partners created
There are changes afoot at architecture practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.
Urban Exposure and Highbridge to finance £400m Tech City scheme
Alternative lender Urban Exposure and investment firm Highbridge Principal Strategies have announced they'll be providing finance for Rocket Investments' £400m new scheme on City Road.
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Bell Ingram wins Landmark deal to restore historic Scottish buildings
Perthshire-based Bell Ingram has secured a new contract with The Landmark Trust to upgrade 19 of Scotland’s most famous historic buildings, including The Macintosh Building in Perthshire and The Pineapple bui…
House of the Year #2: Two more homes join the Manser shortlist
An experimental London house incorporating the walls of a 19th century stable into its split-wing design (Kew House) and Vaulted House, a sophisticated family house in Chiswick characterised by six skylight…
Projects in Brief: An extra-wide extension in Dartmouth Park
Architecture for London has just bagged planning for this tasty 15-metre-wide extension in Dartmouth Park
Inside Peak: Hong Kong’s latest (and greatest) ultra-prime scheme
An extraordinary scheme is taking shape in Hong Kong right now, involving one of the most impressive teams of internationally-renowned architects and designers to be assembled in recent years.
‘Britain’s biggest private house’ goes for £8m
The sale of Wentworth Woodhouse, one of England's finest houses, was confirmed over the weekend
Banda’s poppy factory conversion blooms
Developer Banda Property has released some more details on its new boutique scheme in Richmond, south west London.
Singapore ‘vertical village’ wins World Building of the Year 2015
The Interlace, a "vertical village" in Singapore designed by OMA/Buro Ole Scheeren, has been crowned World Building of the Year 2015 at the World Architecture Festival