Design
South Ken station development plans delayed
Development partners TfL and Native Land want to make "some further refinements to the designs" for their high-profile South Kensington Station scheme.
1.7 million homes unable to improve energy efficiency to C rating, warns Rightmove
59% of homes across England and Wales are rated D, E, F or G on Energy Performance Certificates;
HNW property advisers diversify into design & build
Jonathan Mount & Sam McArdle’s new venture will guide clients through renovation and value-add projects.
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.