Design
Banda’s former design chief joins RedBook
Barak Alberro has joined Redbook as Projects Director, marking the consultancy's third major hire in the last six months.
How to maximise the value of a resi development: An architect’s guide to space planning
In prime and super-prime locations, every inch of saleable floor space matters
In Pictures: London’s best new home extension
"A House Recast" by Studio Ben Allen has been named overall winner of this year's Don't Move, Improve! award for London's best-designed new home extension.
Five definitions that have ‘the potential to profoundly improve’ international real estate markets
Billed as a "world-first" that "has the potential to profoundly improve consistency" of international real estate markets, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has published new global best practice…
In Pictures: Dive into Embassy Gardens’ new sky pool
The world's first sky pool has finally opened its waters above Nine Elms.
In Pictures: Google & RIBA create a new digital architecture resource
The Royal Institute of British Architects has partnered with Google's Arts & Culture platform to create 15 specially-curated online "stories", showcasing the best of the RIBA archive.
Handsome Art Deco mansion in North London pitched at £23.5m
In Pictures: This eight-bedroom house on Hamilton Terrace in St John's Wood is on the market for the first time since being refurbished by Argent Design and Wolff Architects.
In Pictures: Savills-sponsored elephants parade through Central London
Savills is helping to secure planning permission for an environmental art exhibition, which involves 100 life-size elephant sculptures taking up residence in Central London.
£518m City fringe scheme completes ahead of schedule
The Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed One Crown Place in EC2 has delivered 246 private apartments, office space, retail and a hotel & private members club.
Beyond the eco-conscious affluent: Is there a green premium for new homes?
Consumer sentiment is increasing towards more sustainable "green" homes, say Lucy Greenwood & Patrick Eve of Savills, but only larger homes achieve a "green" premium.
In Pictures: London’s best new extensions for ‘unique character’ & working from home
This week's batch of winners for New London Architecture's Don't Move, Improve! awards reveal the best new home extension under £100k, the best work-from-home-design, and the project with the best "unique …
In Pictures: Ward & Co designs Covent Garden lateral for Capco
Design studio reworks 2,100 square foot space in a Grade II* listed building overlooking the famous Piazza.