Architecture office Nikjoo and interior design studio Fare Inc have transformed a former department store in south London into a cocktail bar and events space featuring nods to the venue's heyday. More about Peckham Palais nightclub reopens with "layered and atmospheric" interior
British studio Foster + Partners is developing plans to convert an old chapel in Oxford into a restaurant and bar for the Ellison Institute of Technology research campus. More about Foster + Partners plans Oxford chapel conversion for Larry Ellison
Technology company Google is set to develop an AI tool to speed up planning decisions for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. More about UK government hires Google to develop AI planning tool to make "near-instant decisions"
Architecture collective Assemble has received planning permission for a Maggie's Centre at Maidstone Hospital, which will feature pitched volumes informed by Kent's local culture and landscape. More about Assemble reveals design for Maggie's Centre in Kent
Perforated metal floorplates allow sunlight to filter deep into the interiors of Komorebi, a terraced home in London renovated by local architecture studio ConForm Architects. More about Perforated floors cast dappled light through London extension by ConForm Architects
An exhibition of the 30-year history of charity Maggie's and its cancer care centres has opened at the V&A Dundee, displaying original models and drawings by world-famous architects, including the late Frank Gehry. More about Exhibition of Maggie's Centres at V&A Dundee shows "how buildings can care"
Koko designer Archer Humphryes Architects has renovated the upstairs bar at London's iconic Ronnie Scott's jazz club to balance old-school glamour with the space's contemporary musical offering. More about Upstairs at Ronnie's is an intimate venue designed to help guests "lose their sense of time"
British architecture studios Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio's plan to renew the Barbican Centre have received planning approval from the City of London Corporation. More about Plans for Barbican revamp get go-ahead
A faceted brick extension links a manor house and a 17th-century barn to form the Shoemakers Museum in Somerset, England, designed by UK studio Purcell. More about Purcell fronts museum for shoemaking with zigzagging brick facade in Somerset
Collectible design gallery Spazio Leone has opened a larger showroom in east London, with a neutral interior that "allows the works to breathe". More about Spazio Leone Gallery unveils showroom in former Victorian textile factory
Patchwork timber, frosted glass and fine horsehair are among the materials used to create the furniture displayed in the Max Radford Gallery debut exhibition at London's Collect fair. More about Max Radford Gallery presents furniture by emerging designers at Collect 2026
London studio Cake Architecture aimed to distil the "atmosphere of the Thames and its embankment" inside this coffee shop, which features a carved ceiling void and a monolithic espresso counter. More about Cake Architecture draws on architectural landmarks for Thames-side WatchHouse cafe
A raspberry-red spiral staircase connects communal areas at this office development in London, designed by local studio SODA to reference the art deco style of the building it occupies. More about SODA transforms art deco landmark into contemporary workspace
A scalloped facade of white brickwork overlooks a public square at Albion Street, a housing block in east London by local architecture studio Bell Phillips. More about Scalloped facade ensures "strong civic presence" for London housing block
Clashing styles and a focus on local craftsmanship define the eclectic interiors of this lakeside hotel and members' club in East Sussex, England, designed by House of Dré as a counterpoint to the building's restrained Georgian architecture. More about Crafted hotel "avoids the pastiche" in takeover of Georgian mansion
London-based Studio Bark used the so-called "country house clause" to gain permission for this wooden house, which was self-built by its owners on a former orchard in the north of England. More about Studio Bark unveils larch-clad Orchard House built on green belt in Cheshire
The Architects Registration Board has set out a five-year strategy intended to address safety, competence and culture in the UK's architecture industry. More about ARB announces strategy to "raise standards" in architecture profession by 2030
Architecture is the discipline at the core of creative Simone Brewster's multidisciplinary projects, she tells Dezeen in this interview following the opening of her debut exhibition at London's Design Museum. More about "Architecture has informed all the ways I approach design" says Simone Brewster
Scottish studio WT Architecture has overhauled a Victorian boathouse in East Lothian, restoring its original storage area and adding a wood-lined studio accessed by a footbridge. More about WT Architecture carries out "purposefully simple" revamp of Scottish boathouse
Inspired by local microbreweries, London-based start-up Arda Biomaterials has made a plastic-free leather alternative by altering the protein structures in brewer's spent grain. More about Arda transforms beer waste into plastic-free faux leather