Design
Top interior designer’s lavish bedroom giveaway raises thousands for NHS Charities Together
Laura Hammett is giving away a high-spec bespoke bedroom worth £35,000 to raise funds for NHS staff, volunteers and patients impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
A short history of tall buildings: The making of the modern skyscraper
As we heard this week, a record number of skyscrapers completed in London last year, and we're about to see the completion of the world's tallest building - the kilometre-high Kingdom Tower in Jeddah;
Smallbone owner Lux Group snaps up another top-end London furniture firm
New York super-prime property developer Gary Barnett's Lux Group Holdings has picked up another luxury furniture brand in the UK, acquiring Christopher Peacock (London) Ltd.
A record number of skyscrapers completed in London last year, but fewer are being started
A record number of 60 tall buildings were completed in London in 2019, despite all the Brexit-related uncertainties; that's 140% more than the 25 completed in 2018.
The Telegraph: LA’s ‘post-punk landscape architect’ on his dreamiest home swimming pool designs
Kendra Wilson meets California’s 'rising star of landscape architecture', David Godshall
Gardens are shooting up in popularity, unsurprisingly
Househunters are craving outside space amid the lockdown, says Rightmove, after analysing the top ten keyword searches on its platform over the last few weeks
£106bn HS2 project in a hole over Regent’s Park townhouses
A Park Village East resident has been given the go-ahead to launch a High Court challenge against the massive infrastructure project next month, claiming that tunnelling below the £3m properties could…
Chelsea Design Centre offers virtual sourcing service
The Chelsea Harbour Design Centre's Designer Sourcing Service helps to keep projects running through the lockdown.
How much would it cost to furnish the UK’s most iconic homes?
Lockdown Week Four: Someone has attempted to work out the budgets required to redecorate Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, No.10 Downing Street, and other iconic residences.
Green light for ZHA’s Vauxhall Cross Island
Great Marlborough Estates has won approval for its major ZHA-designed redevelopment of Vauxhall Cross, following a call-in by the Housing Secretary last year.
RIBA announces new Board of Trustees
The Royal Institute of British Architects has overhauled its governance structure, introducing a 12-strong oversight Board of Trustees.
Thousands of Chelsea Flower Show plants are available to buy as gardens go virtual
A "Virtual Chelsea Flower Show" will run online from 19th to 23rd May.