Design
Kent planners approve another ‘exceptional’ Country House Clause home
Guy Holloway Architects' Deer House promises to be "one of the most efficient new houses in the UK"
Why the City of London’s urban greening is good economic, not just environmental, sense
The City of London's new Draft Local Plan requires that "all new developments and refurbishments ... include a greening element";
Pardey-designed farmhouse gets the green light in Somerset
JPA's project aims to provide "a contemporary take on the local farm settlements"
Behind The Schemes: Designing a ‘best-in-class’ country estate in Surrey
How Louise Bradley and team came up with a suitably sophisticated interior scheme for a £28m country estate project
Residential Architecture: The best & worst of 2018
The FT's Architecture Critic Edwin Heathcote looks back at a year in residential architecture, picking his top five design highlights of 2018
In Pictures: Toronto’s new ‘pixellated’ biophilic urban neighbourhood
Canada's remarkable Toronto KING scheme connects green walls, public realm landscaping and 370 private terraces to create a "living skin" for the whole development - and it has its own programmable weather…
CALA picks AJI for Donaldson’s interiors
In Pictures: Developer launches show apartments for its contemporary crescent in Edinburgh's landmark Donaldson's College scheme
Subsidence claims quadruple to highest level in more than a decade
"Unprecedented period of dryness" over the Summer "sparks subsidence shockwave", says the Association of British Insurers
In Pictures: Interior designer lists Art Deco-themed Bayswater apartment
Elspeth Lynn spent ten months creating a turn-key showpiece in a Grade II listed building on Westbourne Terrace, using gold, onyx and marble...
AJ Architecture Awards 2018: Winners
23 residential, commercial and public building projects were recognised at last night's AJ Architecture Awards, with Lochside House picking up House of the Year to match its recent RIBA award
Financier suing architect for £1m over ‘ugly’ floating home cinema
The Evening Standard reports on the case of a banker who is suing an architect for "almost £1m in damages" in the High Court, after a home cinema project didn't turn out as hoped.
NYC super-developer swoops on Smallbone of Devizes
Extell boss Gary Barnett secures the future of West Country heritage design brand, along with sister firms Mark Wilkinson Furniture and Brookmans, after acquiring embattled parent company Canburg