Design
Portman Estate delivers Grade II listed Passivhaus project
Historic Marylebone mews building becomes one of London's most energy efficient homes
Green light for Leo Villareal & Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ ‘Illuminated River Project’
An ambitious plan to liven up London's bridges has been given the go-ahead this week.
In Pictures: Nicola Fontanella’s sublime Belgravia home offered for £12.85m
A tour of the top interior designer's high-spec house on Lyall Street, which she calls 'a genuine jewel in Belgravia'
‘Japanese knotweed is no more of a threat to buildings than other plants’, claim academics
'Our study found no support for the commonly suggested ideas that Japanese knotweed routinely damages buildings ...
The new-build home in 2050: NHBC predicts ‘radical adjustments’ to housing design
As the government pledges a major investment drive in construction innovations, researchers explore how house-builders will need to adapt their designs over the next 30 years to keep pace with new technology,…
Design Of The Times: Why exceptional quality has never been more important
The joint MD of one of London's most successful design practices, Studio Indigo, gives us his take on the current situation at the top end of the market, explaining how developers and private clients…
Georgian stock stands tall as Edwardian values crumble
Edwardian properties haven’t stood up as well to modern demands, says Savills, and values are suffering as a result...
Craft takes over as BIID President
The President hands over at the British Institute of Interior Design's AGM
BBC commissions ‘groundbreaking’ VR-powered property show
Eight-part series promises to "use technology in a way that has never been seen on British television before”
High-end design-for-rent platform aims to be an Airbnb for interiors
'Ownership is over-rated' says London tech start-up
Is the party over for amalgamation projects in Prime Central London?
MSMR Architects' James Bell looks at how an important policy shift in RBKC and Westminster could affect the prime resi sector...
Urban ‘forests’ can store almost as much carbon as tropical rainforests
UCL's Dr Mathias Disney explores the importance of London's trees in improving air quality and the environment