Jessica Mairs
Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects completes "purposefully imperfect" woodland home in Dublin
This family home in Dublin features uneven blockwork walls and a terracotta-clad sloping roof, to help it match an Arts and Crafts-style neighbour. More about Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects completes "purposefully imperfect" woodland home in Dublin
Kate Darby and David Connor preserve rotting structure in conversion of 18th-century cottage
David Connor Design and Kate Darby Architects have transformed a tumbledown cottage in England's West Midlands into a home and studio, enveloping the ruined old structure in a shell of black corrugated metal. More about Kate Darby and David Connor preserve rotting structure in conversion of 18th-century cottage
Umbrellium develops interactive road crossing that only appears when needed
Bright LEDs flash warning signals to smartphone users who veer onto this interactive road surface, which is designed to disappear during the dead of night and reappear only when needed. More about Umbrellium develops interactive road crossing that only appears when needed
Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio complete Shanghai skyscraper duo
Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio teamed up to design this pair of 180-metre skyscrapers, which stand at the intersection of Shanghai's old town and a new financial district, the Bund Finance Centre. More about Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio complete Shanghai skyscraper duo
Diller Scofidio + Renfro wins contest to design £250 million concert hall for London
A major new concert venue replacing the Museum of London is to be designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the New York architecture firm behind the acclaimed High Line park. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro wins contest to design £250 million concert hall for London
Exhibition Road accident shows it's "time to review shared space" says Labour MP Emma Dent Coad
"Shared space" streets have been called into question after a taxi ploughed into museum-goers on Exhibition Road, a broad boulevard shared by pedestrians and vehicles in London's South Kensington. More about Exhibition Road accident shows it's "time to review shared space" says Labour MP Emma Dent Coad
Sebastian Errazuriz vandalises augmented-reality version of Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog sculpture
Snapchat paired up with the artist Jeff Koons to place an augmented reality version of his famous Balloon Dog sculpture in New York's Central Park – but in a "stance against an imminent AR corporate invasion", the work has been graffitied by artist Sebastian Errazuriz. More about Sebastian Errazuriz vandalises augmented-reality version of Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog sculpture
UK government's £2 billion housing pledge is not high enough, says RIBA president Ben Derbyshire
UK prime minister Theresa May has committed an extra £2 billion to building new affordable housing – but the figure is nowhere near high enough to solve the housing crisis, according to Royal British Institute of Architects president Ben Derbyshire. More about UK government's £2 billion housing pledge is not high enough, says RIBA president Ben Derbyshire
High-rise buildings should only be used to house the very rich, says Neave Brown
Tower blocks like Grenfell should never have been built, according to 2018 Royal Gold Medallist Neave Brown, who believes high-rise housing ostracises council tenants and should instead be reserved for the most wealthy in society. More about High-rise buildings should only be used to house the very rich, says Neave Brown
BIG completes Lego visitor centre shaped like a stack of building blocks
Bjarke Ingels' firm BIG has unveiled its new visitor centre for toy company Lego – a stack of huge building blocks, featuring brightly coloured patios that are home to a submarine, a shark and a camel. More about BIG completes Lego visitor centre shaped like a stack of building blocks
OMA reveals amphitheatre-like MPavilion complete with rotating grandstand
For this year's edition of the MPavilion, OMA's Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten have installed an amphitheatre in Melbourne's Queen Victoria Gardens, featuring a moveable grandstand spanned by a "floating" roof. More about OMA reveals amphitheatre-like MPavilion complete with rotating grandstand
Key housing projects by 2018 Royal Gold Medallist Neave Brown
Lauded as a "pioneer of quality public housing", the 2018 Royal Gold Medallist Neave Brown is best known for his housing schemes in north London. Here's a look at his key residential projects at home and abroad. More about Key housing projects by 2018 Royal Gold Medallist Neave Brown
Bjarke Ingels proposes Mars simulation city for Dubai in race for space colonisation
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has revealed designs for the Mars Science City, which will operate as a space simulation campus near Dubai where scientists will work on "humanity's march into space". More about Bjarke Ingels proposes Mars simulation city for Dubai in race for space colonisation
"Pioneer of quality public housing" Neave Brown named 2018 laureate of RIBA Royal Gold Medal
US-born architect Neave Brown is to be awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2018 for his contribution to social housing. More about "Pioneer of quality public housing" Neave Brown named 2018 laureate of RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Robin Hood Gardens tops Twentieth Century Society's list of lost architectural treasures
Post-war housing estate Robin Hood Gardens has topped a list drawn up by preservation body Twentieth Century Society, ranking the 10 most important 20th-century buildings in the UK to have been lost to the wrecking ball. More about Robin Hood Gardens tops Twentieth Century Society's list of lost architectural treasures
Zaha Hadid Architects reveals plans for second Melbourne tower
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its designs for a 64-metre apartment block in Melbourne, which will feature facades covered in angular balconies and a roof topped by a pair of swimming pools. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals plans for second Melbourne tower
Thomas Heatherwick to transform London's Olympia into "world-leading" cultural hub
Thomas Heatherwick is to completely overhaul of the Olympia events centre in west London, creating a hotel, a theatre and suite of new entertainment venues within the Victorian exhibition hall. More about Thomas Heatherwick to transform London's Olympia into "world-leading" cultural hub
Lund Hagem installs Y-shaped cabin on a hilltop overlooking Norwegian ski resort
Pine louvres cover the glazed sides of this cabin by Oslo studio Lund Hagem Arkitekter, which forks at one end to present two large windows towards slopes in Norway's Kvitfjell ski resort. More about Lund Hagem installs Y-shaped cabin on a hilltop overlooking Norwegian ski resort
Tour Montparnasse set to receive "green makeover" by Nouvelle AOM
French studio Nouvelle AOM has been selected to overhaul the Tour Montparnasse skyscraper, in time for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More about Tour Montparnasse set to receive "green makeover" by Nouvelle AOM
Caruso St John, Hélène Binet and Thomas Demand collaborate on architectural models, photographs and installation
Caruso St John has teamed up with architectural photographer Hélène Binet and artist Thomas Demand for an exhibition made entirely from paper and cardboard at the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about Caruso St John, Hélène Binet and Thomas Demand collaborate on architectural models, photographs and installation