London architecture festival 08

Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass
Competition winners

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Thai designer Amorn Thongsaard has won the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition with this design called Ramify. More »

Wouldn’t it be Nice… at Somerset House

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An exhibition exploring the common ground between design and art and featuring work by Martí Guixé, Jurgen Bey (above) Martino Gamper and more opened at Somerset House in London yesterday. More »

Exploded chandeliers by Ward van Gemert

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Young Dutch designer Ward van Gemert will present his Exploded chandeliers at Mint Gallery in London from today. More »

Architectural Jelly Design Competition winners

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The news you’ve all been waiting for: rather belatedly here images of the shortlisted entries for the Architectural Jelly Competition, which was won by Anna Liu of Tonkin Liu architects (see the winning design below). More »

Southwark Lido by EXYZT and Sara Muzio

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The Southwark Lido by French architecture collective EXYZT and filmmaker Sara Muzio was open to the public as part of the London Festival of Architecture last weekend. More »

Swoosh Pavilion at the Architectural Association

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Second and third year architecture students at the Architectural Association school in London have completed this year’s AA Summer Pavilion, called the Swoosh Pavilion. More »

NLA Sky Walk by Carmody Groarke 2

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Here are some photographs of NLA Sky Walk by architects Carmody Groarke, built in Montague Place, London, as part of the London Festival of Architecture. More »

London Festival of Architecture update

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Here are some photos from the London Festival of Architecture, including Foster + Partners Temporary Installation (above), Brompton Stoops by 6a Architects and Suitcase Pavilion by students from Virginia Tech. More »

NLA Sky Walk by Carmody Groarke

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Architects Carmody Groarke will build a 160m raised walkway in Montague Place in London this weekend as part of the London Festival of Architecture. More »

London’s Largest Living Room by
Studio Weave and Eley Kishimoto

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Designers Studio Weave and fashion designers Eley Kishimoto have collaborated on a range of super-sized street furniture for the London Festival of Architecture, which started last week. More »

Flooded London by Squint/Opera 2

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Following requests from readers of our earlier story, we have now got hold of the full set of images in the Flooded London series by Squint/Opera. More »

Flooded London by Squint/Opera

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Film and media studio Squint/Opera has created a series of images depicting imaginary scenes in London in 2090, when rising sea levels have inundated the city. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »