Design
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…
‘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…
‘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.
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…
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.
In Pictures: Shropshire Country House Clause design is ‘a mixture of poetry and science’
Johnson Design Partnership has won a rare Para 79 approval for a striking contemporary country house in Shropshire's green belt.
Watch: Inside Newson’s Yard, Belgravia’s new hidden design arcade
Grosvenor has launched a significant addition to the Pimlico Road Design District.
Hidden depths: Hampstead’s ‘ultimate iceberg home’ offered for £4.7m
Langtry House near Hampstead Heath looks like an unassuming bungalow from the surface, but runs to nearly 3,500 square feet...