Design
In Pictures: 2019’s ‘Buildings of the Year’
Gianni Botsford's striking "House in a Garden" in Notting Hill has been named as one of the world's 15 best new buildings, alongside Thomas Heatherwick's Coal Drops Yard, the Macallan's new visitor centre…
Developer fined £60k over botched redevelopment of historic Islington villas
Court hears how sensitive façade retention scheme turned into a demolition job, resulting in 'irreplaceable loss' of two 1860s buildings in the Hillmarton Conservation Area
De Padova to open first UK flagship store in London
Milanese design firm's new 'penthouse-style living space' in Brompton Cross will be a far cry from the traditional furniture shop...
Big Ben view worries scupper Vauxhall tower scheme
Controversial resi project near Damien Hirst's art gallery knocked back on appeal
RIBA, RICS & CIOB team up to call for mandatory sprinklers in homes
Property industry bodies are lobbying for new legislation to require the installation of fire suppression systems in all new and converted residences, and in refurbishment projects.
Luxury design house Morpheus launches ‘turn-key’ furnishing service
Chelsea-based firm says new Savile Row-inspired solution will give investors and developers an edge in a competitive market
Inventor’s remarkable Manx estate offered for £30m
The wonderfully eccentric home of Dr. John C Taylor OBE has become the most expensive listing on the Isle of Man.
The Country Life Top 100 builders, architects, interior decorators and garden designers in Britain
Venerable lifestyle weekly releases its annual guide to the best practitioners working in the country house field...
Rocket installs ‘vertical urban farm’ at its Atlas tower in Shoreditch
Urban farm business Infarm to open its first UK outpost.
2019 is ‘the year of the tall building’: London’s skyscraper count to double by 2030
541 new skyscrapers are in London's development pipeline, and a record 76 are set to complete this year.
Japan’s ‘Emperor of Architecture’ wins the 2019 Pritzker Prize
In Pictures: The buildings of Pritzker Prize winner Arato Isozaki.
Architect loses legal battle over disastrous ‘floating’ home cinema project
Ruling has wide implications for design and construction professionals, say lawyers