London Festival of Architecture appoints Rosa Rogina as director
The London Festival of Architecture has been appointed a new director, Rosa Rogina, who is the event's outgoing programme director. More
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Sou Fujimoto creates undulating virtual installation in London
Visitors to this year's London Design Festival can use mixed-reality glasses to manipulate their walk through Medusa, a virtual installation by architect Sou Fujimoto. More
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London Design Festival
London Design Festival
Yinka Ilori creates 18 colourful crossings over London's streets
London-based designer Yinka Ilori is transforming 18 pedestrian crossings for this year's London Design Festival, using vibrant bands of colour. More
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Tsuruta Architects incorporates 27,000 cat faces into five homes in Catford
UK-studio Tsuruta Architects has completed a housing project in south London called The Queen of Catford, which features thousands of cat faces and a pair of blue heritage plaques dedicated to fictional characters. More
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Roman and Williams turns historic police station into NoMad's London outpost
New York interior design firm Roman and Williams has combined decorative Victorian elements with references to New York's jazz age in its ornate interior for the NoMad hotel in London. More
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Grenfell Tower set to be demolished over safety risks
The UK government has decided to demolish Grenfell Tower four years after a fatal fire tore through the block of flats in west London, following a report that states the building should be "deconstructed at the earliest possible opportunity". More
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Emil Eve Architects creates "sense of calm" in pale pink loft extension
Everything is pale pink in this monochromatic loft extension designed by Emil Eve Architects for a house in east London. More
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Renovations
Renovations
The DHaus Company adds hotel and Japanese-informed homes to London pub
Architecture and design studio The DHaus Company has overhauled The Bull and Last pub in north London, adding boutique hotel rooms and a pair of Japanese-inspired duplex flats. More
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DSDHA unveils revamped National Youth Theatre in north London
Architecture studio DSDHA has renovated and extended the home of the National Youth Theatre in north London. More
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Design
Design
Yuri Suzuki designs Sonic Bloom to connect people with the sounds of London
Sound artist and designer Yuri Suzuki has created Sonic Bloom, an interactive installation in London featuring a cluster of colourful horn-shaped speaking tubes through which people can communicate. More
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Interiors
Interiors
Studio Hagen Hall completes 1970s-style makeover of London townhouse
Architecture office Studio Hagen Hall has transformed a townhouse in north London into a home inspired by 1970s Californian modernism to remind its owners of time spent living in Los Angeles. More
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Office interiors
Office interiors
ConForm Architects creates "homely" office in brutalist Smithson Tower
ConForm Architects has completed a "homely" office for a financial firm on the 11th floor of the recently refurbished Smithson Tower, the brutalist complex designed by Alison and Peter Smithson in the early 1960s. More
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Antechamber by Studio Nima Sardar "could be the last" Antepavilion as planning inquiry looms
This year's Antepavilion installation opens in London tomorrow, with the charity that organises the annual competition warning that it could be forced to close. More
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Lloyd's building in London to undergo "once-in-a-generation" overhaul
The iconic Underwriting Room at the heart of Richard Rogers' high-tech Lloyd's building in London is set to undergo a major redesign by its owner, insurance company Lloyd's of London. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Haworth Tompkins completes restoration of London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane
The historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London's West End has reopened following an extensive restoration project led by architecture firm Haworth Tompkins. More
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Esperance Bridge creates new walking route into London's Coal Drops Yard
Moxon Architects has teamed up with engineering firm Arup to install a bright red bridge across Regent's Canal at King's Cross in London, forming a new route into the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Coal Drops Yard shopping development. More
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Co-working
Co-working
Squire and Partners uses mass timber to add co-working facility to its London office
Architecture studio Squire and Partners has added a co-working facility to its own London office, in a new building framed by cross-laminated timber. More
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Vincenzo De Cotiis pays homage to Burberry check in brand's London flagship
Italian architect Vincenzo De Cotiis has designed Burberry's London flagship store with mirrored lighting grids and chequerboard tiles that allude to the brand's signature check pattern. More
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Morag Myerscough brightens Canary Wharf square with Sun Pavilion
British artist Morag Myerscough has created a colourful pavilion for London's Canary Wharf financial district that responds to the easing of coronavirus restrictions by encouraging people to "spend time safely together". More
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Marble Arch Mound attraction reopens and made "free for everyone to climb" in August
The controversial fake hill in central London designed by Dutch studio MVRDV has reopened to new visitors and will be free to visit during the month of August. More
