Almost all cities are based around a water source, but London does not talk enough about the importance of public access to the River Thames, writes Jessica Furseth. More about "We talk a lot about the value of green space, but our silty brown 'blue space' often remains an afterthought"
Amsterdam-based Nicemakers has designed the resident facilities of a housing development in Walthamstow, using the east London neighbourhood as the starting point for its design scheme. More about Nicemakers channels "spirit and energy" of Walthamstow for The Eades apartments
Formica, leatherette and dark-wood furniture lend a retro feel to the interior of this east London eatery, which local studio House of Dré designed to evoke classic Italian trattorias. More about House of Dré creates "playful and familiar" interior for Tom's Pasta restaurant
James Alder Architects has completed a south London house extension that includes rooms for gardening and bicycle maintenance as well as a new family kitchen. More about James Alder Architects creates space for gardening in timber-framed London extension
Instead of the typical L-shaped extension, OEB Architects added a "full-width shed" in this rework of a family home in north London. More about OEB Architects unveils full-width London house extension designed as a blank canvas
Architecture studio EBBA used warm hues and "milky" surfaces to foster a relaxed ambience in this coffee shop, which is tucked within London's busy Holborn tube station. More about EBBA designs London coffee shop to act as "momentary refuge"
Stone bricks form the multi-textural walls of this family home extension in London's Highbury area, designed by DGN Studio in collaboration with creative director Sarah Izod. More about DGN Studio uses sandstone bricks in north London home extension
The walls of this extension to a post-war terraced house in north London were made from interlocking clay blocks that local firm THISS Studio left exposed to create a warm and textural finish. More about Exposed blockwork walls introduce "earthy tone" to THISS Studio's Butterfield extension
Architecture studio Haworth Tompkins has extended The Old Vic in London, giving the historic theatre a new home for its outreach programme that is fronted by a colourful facade of recycled spotlights. More about Haworth Tompkins clads The Old Vic extension in recycled spotlights
EBBA Architects founder Benni Allan has renovated his own London apartment in a former tea factory, which features walls, floors, furniture and even speakers crafted from Douglas fir. More about EBBA founder's all-timber London apartment celebrates "alive and imperfect" wood
A calming and natural material palette of clay plaster, cherry wood and wool characterise Danish homeware brand Tekla's store in London. More about Mentze Ottenstein designs space for "calm discovery" at Tekla store in London
The Design Museum in London has unveiled costumes, props, and other ephemera from Wes Anderson's personal archives as part of an exhibition showcasing the design behind each of his films. More about Design Museum displays never-before seen Wes Anderson film props
Dezeen takes a look inside the late critic Charles Jencks's architectural masterpiece in this video produced by Dezeen for The Cosmic House. More about Dezeen explores postmodernist landmark The Cosmic House
A faceted form wrapped in bricks characterises The Oren, a retirement complex overlooking Hampstead Heath in London, completed by local architecture studio Stanton Williams. More about Stanton Williams creates faceted retirement complex in Hampstead
Stone makes up the facade, frame, foundations and floor slabs in the Stone Demonstrator, a project by London's Design Museum aimed at getting the British construction industry to embrace the "ultra-low-carbon" material. More about Design Museum pushes for stone construction in the UK with Stone Demonstrator
A video of London's Olympic velodrome, designed by local studio Hopkins Architects, has gone viral on social media for echoing fart-like sounds while fireworks exploded nearby. More about Viral video captures London's Olympic velodrome "reflecting fireworks as farts"
Architecture studio Jam has designed the Manor Place sports hub in south London for brands Nike and Palace Skateboards, which includes a skatepark that can be transformed into a football pitch. More about Nike and Palace Skateboards unveil transforming skatepark in Victorian public bathhouse
Visitors to a recently pedestrianised public space on the Strand in central London can perch, lounge and relax on sculptural seating designed by landscape architecture firm LDA Design and fabricated by Millimetre. More about Undulating wooden benches provide versatile public seating on London's Strand
Universal Design Studio has brought in weavers, enamelers, and other creative makers to decorate workspaces within the Norton Folgate development in east London's Spitalfields neighbourhood. More about Crafty past of London's East End informs Norton Folgate offices
Architecture studios Hawkins/Brown and East have been selected to lead the pedestrianisation plans for Oxford Street, initiated by London mayor Sadiq Khan. More about Hawkins/Brown and East to lead pedestrianisation of London's Oxford Street