Design
In Pictures: Auriens & PDP complete scheme for Chelsea’s super-prime seniors
"There has been a shift in how we think about later life living, with a new focus on enhancing the experience of retirees," say the designers of Auriens Chelsea.
Star architect Richard Rogers dies
The celebrated designer of landmark buildings and super-prime residential schemes including One Hyde Park has passed away, aged 88.
Construction supply issues are worsening, warn architects, ‘making sustainable design more difficult’
"Shortages of [construction] materials remain significant and inflation is gathering pace", according to the latest update from the RIBA.
Building Regs updated to cut carbon emissions
Revised Building Regulations mandate that new homes must cut emissions by nearly a third from June 2022.
In Pictures: Plans submitted to transform Grosvenor Square into an ‘extraordinary urban garden’
Architecture practice Tonkin Liu and horticulturalists Nigel Dunnett and Gary Grant have designed an "extraordinary urban garden" in the heart of Mayfair, at the behest of landowner Grosvenor Britain &…
Planners green-light Hollaway’s latest country house project
Hollaway Studio has chalked up another planning win in the Kent countryside, this time on behalf of T&G designer homes
House of the Year 2021: Britain’s seven best-designed new homes, in pictures
A contemporary extension to a Georgian farmhouse in Gloucestershire has been named RIBA's House of the Year for 2021.
Architects ‘pivot’ to residential to weather the pandemic downturn
RIBA's annual business benchmarking report tells of an "impressive" increase in residential design activity, while all other sectors have slumped.
Luxury design firms collaborate on Kensington restoration project
Once-dilapidated townhouse has largely been rebuilt behind the retained Georgian-style façade
Mayor of London seeks ‘Design Advocates’ to help shape London’s new buildings
A 30-strong panel of industry experts is being assembled to "ensure quality buildings and public spaces that benefit Londoners are at the heart of the capital’s recovery from the pandemic."
In Pictures: JV developer delivers boutique luxury by Fitzrovia’s BT Tower
"101 on Cleveland has been designed to capture the essence of Fitzrovia’s urban grain with an emphasis on traditional craftsmanship," say developers Art Invest Real Estate, ECE and Dukelease.
In Pictures: Top interior designers create Christmas wreaths for charity raffle
Taylor Howes, Kit Kemp and Martin Brudnizki have all created festive decorations for Place2Be's annual Christmas Wreath Raffle.