In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that Salford City Council has approved the demolition of the University of Salford's Centenary Building, which won the first-ever RIBA Stirling Prize. More about "Our 'throw-away' culture exemplified" says commenter
A "ribbon" of curved concrete crowns Forest Road, a brick apartment block in London that local practice Gort Scott designed to reference the area's connections to the 20th-century Arts and Crafts movement. More about Gort Scott draws on Arts and Crafts details for Walthamstow housing block
A glazed double-height extension by EBBA Architects and a green terrazzo-lined home by ConForm Architects are among London's best new home renovations, according to this year's 14-strong Don't Move, Improve! shortlist. More about Don't Move, Improve! 2025 shortlist spotlights London's best home renovations
British studio Squire and Partners has renovated and vertically extended Space House in London, a pair of mid-century modern office buildings originally designed by architects George Marsh and Richard Seifert. More about Squire and Partners unveils renovation of "very special and rare" office in London
We continue our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series with a look at Waugh Thistleton Architects' Murray Grove, "the original timber tower". More about Waugh Thistleton Architects' Murray Grove was the most significant building of 2009
Salford City Council has approved the demolition of the University of Salford's Centenary Building, which won the inaugural RIBA Stirling Prize in 1996, despite Twentieth Century Society objection. More about Winner of first-ever Stirling Prize to be demolished
Design studio Uchronia has overhauled womenswear boutique Koibird in London's Marylebone, introducing a gradient colour scheme and details including a giant planet sculpture and a floor made from painted lava stone. More about Uchronia gives London's Koibird store a colourful psychedelic revamp
London practice Stolon Studio has completed The Parks, a housing complex that has been transformed from a group of neglected farm buildings in Herefordshire. More about Stolon Studio converts 15th-century farm building into brick and timber housing complex
To kick off our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series, we profile Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern in London – the most significant building of the year 2000. More about Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern was the most significant building of 2000
A travertine ramp forms the centrepiece of the Vans West End store in London, which was remodelled by architect Andrea Caputo to celebrate skateboarding, music and art. More about Vans installs skateable ramp at refurbished central London store
UK architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has had its bid to be released from a licensing agreement requiring it to pay to use Zaha Hadid's name dismissed by the High Court. More about High Court rules Zaha Hadid Architects must continue paying to use founder's name
An extension entirely clad in rust-coloured Corten steel has been added to a 1950s terraced house in south London by architecture practice Studio on the Rye. More about Studio on the Rye encases Rusty House in London with "seamless" Corten steel
Local studio Gianni Botsford Architects has added an extension to a house in Hampstead, London, that complements a distinctive, high-tech addition created by Norman Foster in the 1960s. More about Gianni Botsford Architects adds trapezoidal home to Norman Foster extension
British studio Will Gamble Architects has completed Flint Farm, a glass-lined extension to a farmhouse in North Hertfordshire that links to a renovated black barn. More about Will Gamble Architects adds "unashamedly contemporary" extension to English farmhouse
Wood panelling and glossy floor tiles bring a nostalgic feel to this chocolate shop in London's Covent Garden, which design practice Morrisstudio and architecture firm Built Works have designed to invoke a golden age of confectionery. More about Barnaby opens London chocolate shop with "peculiarly British" interior
A tall plane tree forms a focal point for Tree Courtyard House, a home with a cross-laminated timber structure on a backland site in east London by local studio Ao-ft. More about Ao-ft arranges mass-timber house around contours of London plane tree
Artist Morag Myerscough has created an 11.5-metre-tall neon sculpture for a church in Doncaster, UK, which was informed by the "culture of embroidery and tapestry in religious buildings". More about Morag Myerscough creates neon Love and Unity sculpture in Doncaster Minster
UK studios Bennetts Associates and Citizens Design Bureau have completed a cluster of textured brick volumes to house the BEAM cultural centre in Hertford, England. More about Brick cultural centre evokes "historic grain of Hertford's town centre"
A large winter garden provides "relaxation and respite" for visitors to the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in England, by architecture studios HKS, Cagni Williams and Sonnemann Toon Architects. More about Hospital fronted by large winter garden opens in UK
UK studio Twelve Architects has unveiled the Escapade Silverstone holiday-home development on the edge of the Silverstone race track, home of the British Grand Prix. More about Trackside hotel gives "unrivalled proximity to the tarmac" at Silverstone race track