Design
Superstar architects Gehry and Foster to design Battersea Power Station’s High Street
Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners, two of the world’s most stellar architectural practices, have been chosen to design Phase 3 at Battersea Power Station.
David Bailey exhibition to launch Marylebone prime development
Frogmore, Galliard Homes and O'Shea have teamed up with celebrity snapper David Bailey to show the best side of the partnership's new 44-unit Marylebone development, The Chilterns.
Strange & Beautiful: Developing unusual and quirky residential opportunities
Don't be put off by the potential complexities of an unusual development opportunity, says Paul Reed, they often end up as unique and valuable assets...
Great Portland gets nod for West End Post Office site development
Great Portland Estates has been given the thumbs up for its proposed £500m development of the former Post Office site at Rathbone Place, W1.
Cadogan signs up McAslan for Sloane Street masterplan
The Cadogan Estate has gone with John McAslan + Partners to carry out an initial feasibility study for "a new vision for Sloane Street".
London’s ‘first beautiful resi high rise’ launches on Regent’s Canal
Canaletto, Orion Capital and UNStudio's eye-catching development on London's City Road Basin, is launching to the public this weekend with the hope of bringing some Dutch high-design aesthetic to that…
Character Building: The importance of retaining architectural features
In his first column for PrimeResi, Walpole Mayfair developer Joe Burns explains why preserving original detailing is a duty, not a choice, and why he will always favour period restoration projects over…
Earls Court Masterplan scoops World Architecture Festival Award
London masterplans featured heavily at this year's World Architecture Awards in Singapore, with both Earls Court and the BBC redevelopment in White City being shortlisted.
English Heritage to recruit a “vast army” of volunteer surveyors
English Heritage is launching the first crowd-sourcing project to tackle heritage at risk.
Carlyle’s Gateway to Southbank cluster gets go-ahead
Carlyle Group's big plans for a "Gateway to Southwark" have been formally approved by the Council.
Image by DBOX for the Carlyle Group and PLP Architecture
Homage to Barcelona wins World Interior of the Year 2013
An Spanish apartment designed by David Kohn Architects has beaten 55 other nominations to scoop the top gong at the INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors award ceremony in Singapore.
Green & Pleasant Land: Unlocking London’s garden square premium
Prestigious and protected, the capital's garden squares are bordered by some of its most desirable homes. But exactly how much of a premium do these properties command?