Design
Helen Green Design appoints new Studio Director
Ivana Allain has joined the Chelsea-based interiors studio after five years with Martin Kemp Design
Knight Dragon drops dramatic £1bn Greenwich Peninsula centrepiece
Santiago Calatrava's striking proposed building seems to have been cut as the 150-acre masterplan "evolves"
Open House London: Visit 10 Downing Street, US Embassy & more
Over 800 buildings across London will open their doors to the public on 21st & 22nd September, for the world’s biggest architectural showcase
Three interior design trends to look out for at this year’s Decorex
These three themes have caught the attention of the organisers of professional design expo Decorex International, which take place in October
Behind the Schemes: The five faces of Northacre’s No.1 Palace Street
An inside look at the luxury transformation of a remarkable island site overlooking Buckingham Palace Gardens, featuring four retained period facades alongside a new contemporary frontage designed by Squire…
Glass skyscrapers: A great environmental folly that could have been avoided
If architects had paid more attention to the difficulties of building with glass, the great environmental damage wrought by modern glass skyscrapers could have been avoided, argues Henrik Schoenefeldt…
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says law professor Christopher Rodgers, but the laws that protect them are confusing, complicated and in some cases outdated...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