AvroKO has transformed an art-deco building in London into a members-only work and leisure destination, aiming to combine the perks of a private club with those of a co-working office. More about AvroKO creates art-deco-inspired interiors for new London members' club Mortimer House
World-renowned architects have signed a letter warning the Architectural Association that axing its publications and exhibitions departments through staff cuts will damage the school's reputation as a place of "cutting-edge debate". More about Richard Rogers, Rem Koolhaas and Toyo Ito call for AA to drop redundancy plans
In the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Alexander Brodsky was the only national architect to offer a response. That says something about Russian architectural culture, suggests Owen Hatherley. More about "The only living Russian architect well-known abroad is a former fantasist"
The wood-lined interior of this high-end Japanese restaurant in London was designed by local practice Sybarite to evoke the feeling of a tranquil bamboo forest. More about Sybarite bases Japanese restaurant interior on bamboo forests
London architecture studio Denizen Works has revealed plans to build a canalboat that doubles as a church, featuring a roof that expands and contracts like the bellows of an organ. More about Denizen Works designs floating chapel shaped like a giant organ
Lighthouses and Noah's Ark provided design cues for this nautical-inspired townhouse in north London – one of the properties vying to be named UK house of the year. More about Michael Russum uses boatbuilding techniques to build his "mystery vessel" house
Architecture studio Russian for Fish has injected colour into the basement of a London duplex flat by installing a bright yellow kitchen. More about Vibrant yellow kitchen brightens basement of north London home
Architecture studio CZWG is preparing to build a 228-metre-high tower in London's Croydon, featuring Matisse-inspired facade patterns. More about "Spectacularly tall" skyscraper by CZWG set to be built in Croydon
In this movie, designer Alice Lund explains the concept behind The Ned, a club, hotel and dining venue in a converted London bank, which was named hotel of the year at the AHEAD Europe awards last night. More about The Ned is "a hideaway from real life" says designer Alice Lund
Lee Broom has collaborated with glassware brand Nude to create a 10-metre-tall Christmas tree made of 245 individual hand-blown glass pendant lights inside The Shard in London. More about Lee Broom creates Christmas tree from 245 pendant lights inside The Shard
Staff cuts could put the publishing and exhibitions operations at the Architectural Association school at risk, prompting outrage from leading architects and writers. More about Architectural Association accused of "destroying its own cultural mission" over redundancy plans
The founder of MW Architects used black-blue engineering bricks to add an extension of just seven square metres to his renovated London home. More about Matthew Wood adds seven-square-metre extension to his small London home
An exhibition has opened at London's Design Museum celebrating 70 years of Ferrari design, from the brand's first vehicle, to the Formula One race car that Michael Schumacher drove to victory in 2000. More about Design Museum showcases 14 rare sports cars in Ferrari retrospective
Architecture studio Bisset Adams has won a competition to design a lakeside library and community centre in southeast London, as part of a major overhaul of the brutalist Thamesmead estate. More about Winning design revealed for new library at London's brutalist Thamesmead estate
Jak Studio has designed a hair salon in London's Soho, where customers get their hair cut and coloured while seated at giant jewellery boxes arranged around an open fire. More about Soho salon by Jak Studio gathers patrons around a fire pit
Artist duo Gilbert & George are converting a 19th-century brewery in London's Spitalfields into their own public gallery, and claim it is because the Tate never shows their work. More about Gilbert & George are turning an east London brewery into an art gallery
A new digital billboard in London's Piccadilly Circus uses recognition technology to display targeted advertisements based on the make of passing cars, and the gender and age of pedestrians. More about Piccadilly Circus billboard uses recognition technology to deliver targeted adverts
Architect Curro Checa Romero has refurbished and extended a 1980s house in east London, more than doubling its interior dimensions and creating a series of light-filled spaces with an improved connection to the rear garden. More about Checa Romero Architects "makes the most" of small brick house by extending in every direction
The smooth surface and soft-pink hue of a newly plastered wall provided the starting point for the design of communal workspaces at this new creative hub in east London by local studio Sella Concept. More about Sella Concept applies "cocoon of rich materials and colour" to interiors of east London office
Twelve rose-tinged clay arches fan out over a huge stainless-steel sink in this Snøhetta-designed Aesop store in west London, designed in tribute to Brazilian modernist Oscar Niemeyer. More about Snøhetta channels Oscar Niemeyer for "futuristic" Aesop store in London's Chelsea