Design
Architects report first annual workload increase since 2008
There's bad news for Jeremy Kyle's viewing figures this week, with architects reporting their first annual workload increase in over four years.
Almacantar signs-off on super-prime resi units for Marble Arch Tower
Rafael Viñoly's £500m-ish mixed-use plans for Almacantar's new-look Marble Arch Tower have apparently been finalised, with the proposed development involving the demolition of the existing 1960s tower…
Battersea Power Station Public View: Highlights
Battersea Power Station's plans have been on public display for a couple of weeks now; if you haven't managed to be nosy on site in person, here are some of the more visual highlights...
Candy nets Sugar Quay freehold from the fishmongers
Christian Candy’s CPC Group has secured the freehold to "the last big residential development site in the City of London", Sugar Quay.
Artists in Residence: Where London’s art and property scenes collide
In the second instalment of his arty two-parter, Londonewcastle's Robert Soning takes us on a tour of the capital's most creative development hotspots...
Britain’s 50 most historic streets
House historian Melanie Backe-Hansen has compiled a list of the 50 most historically-important streets in Britain and Ireland, from Roman roads to Georgian crescents; street markets to village thoroughfares.
“Maverick” architect to submit plans for resi tower next to heliport
Will Alsop, the former RMJM architect who now runs All Design, is apparently all set to submit plans for a 19-storey residential scheme next to the London Heliport in Battersea.
Will Alsop
Anti-basement bill gets first Commons reading
A bill designed to put the kibosh on willy-nilly subterranean extensions had its first outing in the House of Commons this week.
All By My Shelf: The interior design non-trend
How can you recreate this year's hottest interior design trend? Start by not following any trends, says Daniel Kostiuc...
Royal Brompton Rejig: Architects appointed to draw up plans and “tempt developers”
Paul Davis & Partners has bagged the brief to draw up plans for the epic swathe of Chelsea soon to be offloaded by the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust.
Artists in Residence: Integrating contemporary art into new developments
Londonewcastle's Robert Soning on finding the right space and the importance of his firm's latest acquisition...
Elizabeth House decision called in for review
Air-punching from English Heritage and UNESCO; not so much from London & Regional Properties and Chelsfield.