Design
FT: Can London make itself at home on the South Bank?
Writing for the Financial Times, Dominic Bradbury reports on the changing face of one of the capital's most important art & culture quarters, as some major new resi development schemes take shape.
Peter Jackson: What’s next for tall residential-led buildings?
One of SOM's London-based leaders talks us through the latest advances in tall building design, and explains how a new wave of schemes are attracting - and retaining - residents.
In Pictures: Inside an ‘ultra-high-end’ renovation project in Knightsbridge
Rigby & Rigby is collaborating with NJF Design to create a 'one-of-a-kind' residence on Walton Place.
How adaptive reuse principles can help transform global development
It’s exciting to realise that we don’t have to demolish older buildings, says Chris Dietz of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World; instead, we can transform them into something new & functional.
In Pictures: Transforming a classic Chelsea townhouse into a ‘forever home’
Design firm April Hamilton delivers period perfection for a private client in one of PCL's most coveted postcodes.
Broadway Malyan recruits new head of international architecture
Lydia Firminger has joined the global urbanism practice from Leslie Jones Architecture.
Standards Practice: Navigating the complex world of green building certifications
As the new UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard joins the likes of BREEAM, LEED, WELL & Green Star, Tasos Stavrou of LeadingRE unpicks the tangled but increasingly-important world of eco-conscious construction…
BIID names new President
Angela Bardino takes over from May Fawzy at the helm of the UK’s only professional institute for interior designers.
‘Ambitious but achievable’ new industry standard allows buildings ‘to prove they are net zero carbon’
Championed by leading organisations, the new UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard aims to 'level the playing field' on sustainability in the built environment.
Oxfordshire walled garden scoops top landscape design award
Castle Landscapes & HollandGreen Landscapes collaborated on this outdoor 'oasis' with steel rill, kitchen & heritage greenhouse.
In Pictures: ‘East meets West’ at this serene Hyde Park pied-à-terre
Taylor Howes & Verve Concepts complete new project for international clients at The Bryanston.
‘We leaned into the contrasts’: Joe Serrins on designing one of London’s most spectacular penthouses at Battersea Power Station
IN PICTURES: How a NYC-based studio approached a 'very special opportunity' to work in one of London's most iconic buildings.