Design
Aston Martin unveils debut standalone private residence
The legendary British car marque has teamed up with S3 Architecture to design a 55-acre estate deep in New York’s Hudson Valley...
Watch: How to design a knockout show apartment
In a new series from the Chelsea Design Centre, interior experts Charu Gandhi and Karen Howes explain how to deliver successful show units for new-build schemes
David Adjaye picks up RIBA’s Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
Sir David Adjaye has been named as the next recipient of the world's highest architecture honour, the Royal Gold Medal 2021
Studio Indigo unveils ‘boomerang’ concept for luxury Moscow scheme
Designs for 'prestigious' 19,000 sqm site aim to maximise cathedral & river views without breaching stringent height restrictions.
RIBA cancels all 2020 architecture gongs, including the Stirling Prize
"Over the summer we explored flexible options for judging within the current public health challenges," says RIBA President Alan Jones, "however given the increasing infection rates and local restrictions, …
Mayfair’s most expensive new-build: Two-for-one glass mansion pitched at £50m
A pair of hidden glass houses in Mayfair are being offered for sale at £25m a-piece, with the option of combining them to create a palatial £50m mansion.
In Pictures: Caudwell unveils Parc du Cap show penthouse with epic roof terrace
The developer has commissioned Chelsea-based th2designs to style a marquee unit at its super-prime project in the South of France.
In Pictures: Richard James’s tailor-made Mayfair penthouse offered for sale
The Pollen Street home of Savile Row tailor Richard James is being pitched as "one of the most stylish contemporary apartments in Mayfair", with a £2.5m asking price.
Back to the drawing board: What to do if your architect serves up flawed designs?
What are your rights if an architect makes a mistake, leading to an expensive problem? Michael Young runs through the options available to developers placed in a tricky position...
In Pictures: ‘Transformative’ designs for Grosvenor Square create ‘a global blueprint for shared urban spaces’
Designs by Tonkin Liu promise a comprehensive revamp of London's second-largest garden square, enlarging the Mayfair garden by some 3,000 square metres and creating a template for urban landscaping projects…
Create Streets founder to lead the government’s new planning design body
Nicholas Boys Smith has been tasked with coming up with guidance to help planners come up with local design codes.
Watch: Go inside 31 remarkable London buildings with Open House film series
The largest festival of the urban landscape in the UK, Open House, has launched a series of 31 films opening up buildings across London that are normally closed to the public