Design
In Pictures: Inside the seven international resi projects up for a Dezeen Award
Supercool apartments in Paris and Chicago feature in the longlist for the design magazine's 2019 awards
In Pictures: Apt designs Covent Garden resi scheme for Londonewcastle
Developer Londonewcastle unveils its latest endeavour, the 40-unit reworking of a chunky period building in the Seven Dials Conservation Area
Residents mull GII’s revised Chelsea Police Station proposals
Gulf Islamic Investments looks to win over locals and planners with a reworking of its resi-led scheme between Sloane Square and South Ken
Canary Wharf Group’s One Park Drive tops out at 215 metres
57-storey Herzog & de Meuron-designed tower is now the tallest resi building in the developer's forthcoming Wood Wharf neighbourhood
Urban commons are under siege in the age of austerity – here’s how to protect them
The UK’s surviving urban commons are precious green spaces, says law professor Christopher Rodgers, but the laws that protect them are confusing, complicated and in some cases outdated...
Experts call for ban on glass skyscrapers to save energy in climate crisis
Leading architects and engineers are calling for all-glass skyscrapers to be banned, reports James Tapper in The Observer, because they are too difficult and expensive to cool
Inside the eye-popping Dolce & Gabbana villa on Stromboli
The Italian fashion icons' amazing Aeolian holiday home is up for sale, asking £5.8m
This back-to-brick renovation project in Notting Hill has just found a buyer – and it’s not hard to see why…
£8.5m design masterclass on Ladbroke Road may have gone, but you can still steal some of the ideas...
Brokenshire roundhouses the ‘Chiswick Curve’
Housing Secretary rejects 327-unit project in west London, citing concerns over impact on Kew Gardens and other heritage sites
Government to end ‘poor doors’ & playground segregation with ‘toughened up’ planning rules
James Brokenshire announces a package of measures designed to 'tackle stigma and help end the segregation of social housing residents in mixed-tenure developments'
Hedgehog Highways & Bird Bricks: Government orders housebuilders to protect more wildlife
MHCLG publishes new guidance for property developers, with instructions on how 'to do more to protect Britain’s cherished wildlife'
Somerset barn conversion pushes agricultural-to-resi Permitted Development Right
Class Q prior approval has been given to allow a modern barn to be turned into a five-bed home