Design
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.
Pioneering off-grid project in Devon nears completion
The Autarkic House near Exeter will be Europe’s first fully off-grid solar-hydrogen home, and the world’s first certified hydrogen fuel cell Passivhaus.
In Pictures: Grosvenor finalises Cundy Street plan
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has finalised its plan for the controversial redevelopment of the Cundy Street Quarter in Belgravia, sharing a revamped proposal after 12 months of banter with locals and three…
In Pictures: Forthcoming Mandarin Oriental branded residences around the world
Touring fourteen of the luxury hotel group's eye-popping branded resi projects, from Bali to Tel Aviv...
Former RIBA president’s practice sued over swimming pool design
Jane Duncan Architects is reported to have admitted that it "fell below the standard of a reasonably competent architect" on a private residential project in Hertfordshire, but is contesting the extent…