Design
Against The Grain: Could this be London’s first timber skyscraper?
Researchers at Cambridge University’s Department of Architecture are working with PLP Architecture and engineers Smith and Wallwork on the future development of tall timber buildings in central London.
New Dubai ’emblem’ to be ‘a notch taller’ than the Burj Kalifa
Dubai's landmark drought has come to an end.
Cornwall Terrace’s ‘key house’ listed for £32m
The principle part of one of London's finest Recency terraces has come up for sale with a princely £32m price tag.
Don’t kill the golden goose with more tall building ‘mistakes’ – Historic England
Successful architecture is more than a collection of "iconic" objects that might "belong" as much in Dubai as in London, heritage champ Historic England has warned in a withering takedown of the capital's…
Is this the world’s grandest agency office?
If we're talking impressive bureaus, few will be able to compete with Engel & Völkers' new 15th century digs on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Rome.
INTERVIEW: Katharine Pooley on design trends, discretion and Instagram
One of the UK's most in-demand interior designers
Grade I Nelson family seat up for £12m
One of the most important houses in the West Country, the Grade I listed Trafalgar Park, has hit the market for £12m.
Early Team 4 project up for sale in north London
Set up in 1963 by young architecture grads Su Brumwell, Wendy Cheesman, Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, the legendary Team 4 practice would see its members go on to become bona fide world-beaters.
Rare St John’s Wood ‘artists’ quarter’ villa asks £6.995m
We didn't know there was an artists' quarter in St John's Wood, but apparently this was the place to be if you were a (successful) 19th century creative.
Cain Hoy completes on landmark South Audley Street acquisition
Developer Cain Hoy has finalised its purchase of a significant chunk of Mayfair's South Audley Street.
The 48,000 square foot Queen Anne style affair at No.
RBKC mulls futuristic mansion block extension scheme
Plans to extend a classic Victorian mansion block have caused a right kerfuffle in the Royal Borough.
Prefabulous: Britain’s most expensive Huf Haus hits the market
There's only around 200 examples of the Huf Haus across the UK, and someone's managed to combine exacting German engineering with a prize position in St George's Hill to create what's believed to be…