Design
Delivering in a crisis: On managing risk in the global design supply chain
Katie Glaister & Henry Miller-Robinson explain how they are dealing with the challenges facing interior designers, craftspeople, artisans and other small businesses as they attempt to complete projects…
Historic urn ruling questions whether artefacts are part of listed buildings
A Supreme Court decision on the sale of a pair of historic C18th urns could have important consequences for listed property owners.
Why resi developers should be studying workplace design
Covid-19 has accelerated the existing trend towards more agile working, says Grant Lipton, and developers should follow suit...
Outside the Box: What will the property sector’s ‘new normal’ look like?
Disruption on the scale of the Coronavirus crisis is sure to alter long-term behaviours in the property sector, writes Olivia Holt, but it will take time for some changes to unfold...
Grosvenor calls on Kew Gardens experts for Grosvenor Square redesign
GBI is working with the team at Wakehurst, Kew’s wild botanic garden in Sussex, on proposals to create a 'biodiverse, natural haven' in the middle of Mayfair
Native Land picks four big-name architects for Bankside Yards
PLP, Make, Allies and Morrison, and Stiff + Trevillion have been appointed to design new buildings on the South bank of the River Thames.
In Pictures: Nancy Mitford’s Curzon Street townhouse offered for £7.5m
One of Mayfair's oldest houses is being sold by celebrated perfumer Frank Sawkins.
Google owner ditches plans for pioneering ‘smart city’
Sidewalk Labs has abandoned its grand plan to create a 12-acre "smart city" on Toronto's waterfront.
Housebuilder unveils ‘Foundation 200’ modular home prototype; plans to donate 200 to homeless people
Hill Group has showcased its prototype "Foundation 200" house, 200 of which will be built and donated to homeless people over the next five years.
MSMR reimagines rundown villa in Bayswater
Prominent Italianate affair just north of Westbourne Grove has seen better days
Top interior designer launches new charity; calls for partners to help create ‘rest nests’ for NHS nurses
Karen Howes, founder of Knightsbridge-based interiors design house Taylor Howes, is launching a new charitable initiative and is looking for partners in the interiors and property space to help do more…
In Pictures: Capability Brown’s Hampton Court mansion offered for sale or rent
The storied Prestbury House near Hampton Court is being marketed as "an outstanding lockdown pad", for sale at £6.5m or to rent at £4,500 per week.