Architects and critics have hit out at threats to close London's parks amid the coronavirus pandemic, with one describing it as "collective punishment". More about Architects lead backlash over park closures and "heavy-handed" policing in London's open spaces
Curved walls and metallic details bring drama to this family house in southwest London, by architecture studio Eldridge London. More about Eldridge London's trefoil-shaped house has a "sense of the theatrical"
White-washed walls, Douglas fir joinery and creamy furnishings appear inside this east London home, which design studio Daytrip has renovated and expanded by excavating its basement. More about Daytrip digs beneath east London townhouse to create contemporary living spaces
Converting convention centres into coronavirus hospitals is the most efficient way to increase intensive-care capacity, according to James Hepburn of architecture and engineering firm BDP, which helped convert London's ExCel centre into the 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale. More about ExCel centre "obvious choice" to convert into coronavirus hospital says BDP
Architect Jaimie Shorten will install six singing shark sculptures in a London canal after winning this year's Antepavilion competition organised by the Architecture Foundation. More about Jaimie Shorten wins Antepavilion competition with "anti-authoritarian" shark installation
Glenn Howells Architects has built a dance school for the English National Ballet, with windows in its translucent white cladding that give glimpses of rehearsals. More about Glenn Howells Architects creates lantern-like school for English National Ballet
Intervention Architecture has installed shapeshifting furniture in a Barbican apartment in London, allowing it to transform from a home into a dance studio. More about Barbican flat by Intervention Architecture transforms into a ballet studio
Interiors reporter Natasha Levy has selected 10 striking homes in east London that the city's creatives have designed for themselves. More about Ten design-focused dwellings from the East London Homes book
New Stone Age at London's Building Centre shows the potential of stone as a modern construction material. Curator Steve Webb picks five projects from the exhibition that use it in innovative, practical and sustainable ways.
More about New Stone Age exhibition demonstrates material's "potential to revolutionise construction"
Clerkenwell Design Week in London has been postponed from May until July, becoming the latest architecture and design event to be impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. More about Clerkenwell Design Week postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
Multi-coloured walls, geometric floors and a seesaw feature in this west London fashion store, which Yinka Ilori has designed to match the playful nature of the brand's clothing collections. More about Yinka Ilori applies joyful hues to London's Mira Mikati store
PUP Architects has refurbished Surrey Docks Farm in London, reinstating a three-storey tower clad in black timber and topped by a golden pig weathervane. More about PUP Architects extends Surrey Docks Farm with a sawtooth orangery and black tower
A plywood-lined staircase, red-steel beams and exposed-brick surfaces appear throughout this maisonette in west London, which has been overhauled by Francesco Pierazzi Architects. More about Francesco Pierazzi Architects delicately clashes materials inside London maisonette
With new restaurants opening in London all the time, Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out eight where the interior design is just as interesting as what's on the menu. More about Eight new London restaurants where design is as important as food
The developers of the Design District in Greenwich have revealed visuals of buildings designed by SelgasCano, 6a Architects, Adam Khan Architects, Architecture 00, HNNA, Barozzi Veiga, David Kohn Architects and Mole Architects, that will make up the development. More about Visuals revealed of eight architects' Greenwich Design District buildings
The Bunhill 2 Energy Centre has started capturing excess heat from the London Underground to help warm over 1,000 buildings in the UK capital. More about Waste heat from London Underground begins warming capital's homes
The lead architect on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, which was completed the year before the building caught fire in 2017, has revealed that he was not aware of all the fire safety advice for tall buildings. More about Grenfell architect unaware of fire rules and cladding risk
Formafantasma has curated a research-focused exhibition at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, which aims to unravel the global impact of the forestry industry. More about Formafantasma investigates impact of timber industry at Cambio exhibition
Chainmail curtains contrast with butterscotch-coloured walls in the Locke at Broken Wharf hotel created by architecture studio Grzywinski+Pons, which occupies a 1970s office block in London. More about Grzywinski+Pons turns 1970s office block into Locke at Broken Wharf hotel
Reclaimed materials feature alongside brightly painted new spaces in this transformation of two Victorian maisonettes in London by Studio 30 Architects. More about Studio 30 Architects remodel London home using reclaimed materials