Design
AJ Architecture Awards 2018: Winners
23 residential, commercial and public building projects were recognised at last night's AJ Architecture Awards, with Lochside House picking up House of the Year to match its recent RIBA award
Financier suing architect for £1m over ‘ugly’ floating home cinema
The Evening Standard reports on the case of a banker who is suing an architect for "almost £1m in damages" in the High Court, after a home cinema project didn't turn out as hoped.
NYC super-developer swoops on Smallbone of Devizes
Extell boss Gary Barnett secures the future of West Country heritage design brand, along with sister firms Mark Wilkinson Furniture and Brookmans, after acquiring embattled parent company Canburg
Government proposes new rules on biodiversity net gain
Consultation launched on mandating biodiversity net gain in resi development 'to ensure habitats are protected and enhanced for the future'
In Pictures: ‘Country House Clause’ home on the Kent Downs plays with C17th form
Charles Holland Architects has been granted planning permission for a playful new "Paragraph 79" house in Kent's AONB, which offers a "mannerist inversion" of its Grade II*-listed neighbour
Government bans combustible materials on high-rise homes – giving councils powers to strip private buildings
Local authorities to carry out "emergency remediation work" on residential buildings over 18 metres
Don’t Move, Improve! 2019: London’s best new home extensions
A tour of the 37 shortlisted projects for New London Architecture's annual home improvement design prize
Government looks to recruit a ‘Head of Architecture’
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government is searching for someone to advise on architectural policy and practice
House of the Year 2018: RIBA’s pick of the UK’s best-designed new homes
A tour of the seven striking new residences shortlisted for 2018's RIBA House of the Year Award - including the winning property, Lochside House in Scotland
In Pictures: The inaugural ‘Business of Design’ summit
The first Business of Design Summit was held last week, attended by 200 top figures from the interiors, property, superyacht and HNW industry
£10m Mayfair home looks to draw buyer interest with pop-up art exhibition
PCL agencies Harrods Estates, Beauchamp Estates & Rokstone are marketing a four-bed house on Adams Row, which is hosting an exclusive pop-up exhibition of artworks by Piers Bourke
Fears grow for Smallbone of Devizes as owner ‘faces collapse’
Iconic Wiltshire furniture brand was bought by Canburg in 2009