Design
Decorex trades up to Kensington Palace
After a triumphant run at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, the interior designer's interior design show of choice - Decorex - is to up sticks and move across town for this year's extravaganza.
High Riser: £6.5m Water Tower makes a splash
Remember this beauty from the 100th episode of "Grand Designs"?
Agents on tour as country property exhibitions hit the road
Tempting buyers with the promise of fresh air, a slower pace of life and bags and bags of space, country property exhibitions are definitely the flavour of the month this April.
Doomed by Design: Who’d want to be an architect?
Architects should be able to create something thrilling and dynamic with our homes, says Doer Upper Alan Page, but that's rarely the case these days...
Landed Families: The Actons of Aldenham (Part II)
In the second part of this fascinating series, Nicholas Kingsley explores the family's magnificent seat, Acton Round Hall, and finds out how to catapult a piano with the wonderfully eccentric new owner...
Graffiti, Hampstead stylee
The latest graffiti tag to mark Hampstead's Millfield Lane - arguably the last country lane in London - is not likely to be confused with a Banksy.
Common Ground: Creative communal gardens can bring us all together
Residents should take ownership, advice and - most importantly - pride if they want to create a communal garden that really binds their community together, says PrimeResi's landscape design guru Barry…
Not Just Browsing: 71% of art collectors buy online
71% of art collectors have bought art online, with 25% of the serious buyers (those spending more than £75,000 a year on art) putting down up to £50,000 based on little more than a JPEG image, according…
RBKC plans new conservation area
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea could see its newest conservation area created south of the Kings Road, if plans are approved later this year.
Defra announces Ash Dieback crackdown
DEFRA has launched a £1.5m scheme to crack down on Ash Dieback (Chalara).
London Square exchanges on £50m Richmond resi scheme
Resi developer London Square has exchanged on Royal Star & Garter Homes' historic Grade II listed Richmond Home in West London, conditional on winning planning consent to convert the 181,543 sq ft building…
Designed for Life: PRP celebrates 50 years with new exhibition
There's to be no mid-life crisis for multidisciplinary master architects PRP as the firm hits the big Five-O this year.