Design
The Modern House co-founder reveals golden rules of good design
The first trade book by Matt Gibberd, A Modern Way to Live: 5 Design Principles from The Modern House, is being published later this year.
Supply Pain: Who is responsible for delays on luxury resi projects?
With many super-prime schemes being thrown into chaos by supply chain problems, construction lawyer Alexander Jullienne looks at where the responsibility for delay rests, and what contractors charged with…
RIBA President stands down from the Board
Alan Jones has dramatically resigned from the Board of the Royal Institute of British Architects, after taking issue with the renewal of Chief Executive Alan Vallance's contract.
In Pictures: SOM architects’ Milan Olympic Village will be ‘a new urban laboratory’
The Olympic Village for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will be "at once connected and self-sufficient", say its architects, designed "first and foremost to become an integral part of Milan’s urban fabric."
Building material shortages are putting site works on hold
Architects and builders are reporting significant issues with the supply of building materials, causing on-site delays and escalating prices.
BIG creates seven new partners, 33 new Associates & one new Director
Bjarke Ingels Group has more than doubled in size over the last four years.
Interview: Graham Harris of SHH on inspirations, innovations & interpreting aspirations
The co-founder & MD of influential London-based design practice SHH talks us through the firm’s formative years and remarkable journey - from being known as ‘the mews kids of Knightsbridge’ to working on so…
‘Iconic in the true meaning of the word’: North Devon Grand Design pitched at £10 million
“Chesil Cliff House will be the most significant coastal property to come to the open market in the West Country for many years," says Knight Frank, which will be marketing the extraordinary contemporary h…
‘Visionary’ Grand Designs-style project comes to market in the Cotswolds
An “extraordinary” and “totally unique” Grand Designs-style project is up for sale in the rolling Oxfordshire countryside.
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Fall in UK architect numbers as EU applications halve
Just 477 architects joined the ARB via the EU route last year - down from 961 in 2019 and 1,232 in 2015.
How we measure energy efficiency in homes isn’t working
As the latest English Housing Survey reveals that the majority of homes in England have sub-standard energy efficiency ratings, Freya Wise of The Open University warns that "EPCs aren’t working", arguing th…
Country home renovations rocketed through the pandemic; here are the most popular luxury projects
Top-end country house refurb specialists have seen enquiries double in the last year, and there's no sign of slowdown.