The Serpentine Gallery in London has unveiled plans by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei for this summer's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion: they'll conduct an archaeological dig to find traces of past pavilions on the site then line the resulting trenches with cork. More »
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Google Campus by Jump Studios
Internet giant Google will run this shared workplace for startup technology companies that interior designers Jump Studios have just completed in the area nicknamed Silicon Roundabout in Shoreditch, London. More »
Cutty Sark by Grimshaw
Hooke Park Big Shed by AA Design & Make
Students from London's Architectural Association have designed and built a faceted wooden workshop in the woods in Dorset, England. More »
Designed in Hackney: Designs of the Year
exhibition by Michael Marriott
Designed in Hackney: Hoxton-based designer Michael Marriott created a landscape of cardboard tubes to display items on show at this year's Designs of the Year exhibition at London's Design Museum. The winning entries for each category will be revealed at an awards ceremony tomorrow evening. More »
SeaCity Museum by Wilkinson Eyre Architects
These reconstituted-stone sails belong to the second museum we've featured this month dedicated to ill-fated liner the RMS Titanic, following one shaped like four hulls. More »
Designed in Hackney: Darkroom
by Multistorey
Designed in Hackney: today's featured designers from the London borough of Hackney are graphic designers Multistorey, who created the geometric interiors and branding for accessories boutique Darkroom. More »
Designed in Hackney: the Orangery by Spacelab
Designed in Hackney: next up in our Hackney design showcase is a conservatory with a five fingered roof that Shoreditch architects Spacelab installed at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2004. More »
Designed in Hackney: The Sunday Stuga
by Liddicoat & Goldhill
Designed in Hackney: London borough of Hackney architects Liddicoat & Goldhill have completed a garden cabin with a zigzagging facade that angles south towards the sun. More »
EllisMiller secure planning permission
for Hackney House
Dezeen Wire: local architects EllisMiller have been granted permission to create a series of temporary structures in the London borough of Hackney that will provide a hub for media and commerce during the upcoming Olympic games. More »
The Hive by Feilden Clegg
Bradley Studios
Slideshow: just like the museum we published yesterday, this library in Worcester, England, by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios is covered with shimmering squares of golden metal. More »
Dellow Day Centre by Featherstone Young
London architects Featherstone Young have completed this day centre for homeless people in east London. More »
Designed in Hackney: The Hackney Shed
by Office Sian
Designed in Hackney: today's project from the London borough of Hackney is the Hackney Shed, a low-budget garden office designed by architects Office Sian. More »
Titanic Belfast by CivicArts
and Todd Architects
Slideshow: faceted shards of anodised aluminium cover the four pointed hulls of this maritime museum in Northern Ireland dedicated to famously ill-fated ship the RMS Titanic. More »
Designed in Hackney: Mapledene Road
by Platform 5 Architects
Designed in Hackney: it's week four in our celebration of design from the London borough of Hackney and today's featured project is a modest glass extension to a house in Dalston by Shoreditch-based architects Platform 5. More »











