Ritz-Carlton residences claim global-first with disinfected air
The luxury hotel group’s forthcoming scheme in Amman is taking wellbeing to new levels by deploying UVC air conditioning disinfection technology throughout the rooms and residences.
Vogue: Interior design has a race problem – and it needs to be addressed
‘The shockwaves felt around the world from the urgent focus on Black Lives Matters campaigns have prompted some – but by no means all – to take a hard look at how the interiors world can work harder to become more diverse and tackle endemic racism at the heart of the industry’, writes Jessica Salter in this important piece for British Vogue.
Behind the Schemes: Delivering classic design for C21st living in St James’s
Top architectural practice PDP London talks us through the complex process involved in creating a set of contemporary homes on one of London’s finest Georgian streets…
Government urged to consider stamp duty incentives for greener homes
Committee on Climate Change wants to see properties given a ‘green MOT’ to check energy and water efficiency, indoor air quality and flood resilience, with the scores made available to buyers.
Delancey appoints two architects to create a new Earls Court masterplan
Hawkins\Brown and Studio Egret West have been tasked with creating a new vision for the stalled Zone 1Â regeneration site “that sets a new global standard for a sustainable and vibrant mixed-use development.”
An architect on how the pandemic could change our homes forever
With fewer people now commuting and more people working from home, where people choose to live and how they want their houses to function may change after this prolonged period of lockdown, writes Tara Hipwood…
The Telegraph: The new essential for super-rich homeowners: your own private hospital
Marianna Hunt explores the latest trend to emerge from lockdown in this insightful piece for the Telegraph…
Derwent completes net zero carbon Charlotte Street scheme; offers free flats to NHS staff
80 Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia is Derwent’s biggest ever mixed-use development, and marks a big step towards the firm’s ambition to achieve a fully net zero carbon portfolio.
6% of architects don’t think their practice will survive the next 12 months
Architects’ workloads are a third lower than at this time last year, reports the RIBA, and most practices expect their workloads to decline further in the coming months.
Grosvenor submits Cundy Street Quarter plans
Grosvenor has submitted its planning application for the Cundy Street Quarter regeneration in Belgravia, after more than a year of often torrid public engagement.