Antepavilion postponed indefinitely after planning appeal decision
This year's Antepavilion in London will not go ahead as planned, said organisers, after a planning inquiry failed to resolve a dispute with the local council. More
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Antechamber by Studio Nima Sardar "could be the last" Antepavilion as planning inquiry looms
This year's Antepavilion installation opens in London tomorrow, with the charity that organises the annual competition warning that it could be forced to close. More
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Footage of "sinister" police raid on Antepavilion building triggers anger ahead of tensegrity structure unveiling
Organisers of the annual Antepavilion architecture charity competition have released footage of police storming their building and arresting staff ahead of the opening of the rooftop tensegrity structure targeted in the raid. More
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Antepavilion building "smashed up" and staff arrested in police raid on design workshops
Police have raided the building that hosts the annual Antepavilion architecture commission, arrested a number of its staff and threatened to remove a tensegrity structure on its roof. More
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Antepavilion names two winners for 2021 competition as legal battle continues
A collapsible camera obscura and a bamboo tensegrity structure have been revealed as the two winning designs of the 2021 Antepavilion architecture commission in Hackney, London. More
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Architecture Foundation pulls out of controversial Antepavilion competition following legal wrangles
London's Antepavilion charity has launched its fifth annual pavilion competition without former partner the Architectural Foundation, which has withdrawn due to ongoing battles with the local planning authority. More
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"Architects still don't understand the role of planning"
The conflict between the Architecture Foundation-backed Antepavilions and the local council has exposed the tension between architects and the planners they should cherish, says Joseph Henry. More
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Architecture Foundation battles council to save Antepavilion structures from demolition
Organisers of the annual Antepavilion commission in London are fighting to prevent "oppressive" Hackney Council from demolishing a series of subversive canalside pavilions. More
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Antepavilion juror attacks "pathetic" council for blocking Sharks! installation with court injunction
An installation of five fibreglass sharks by architect Jaimie Shorten for the Architecture Foundation's Antepavilion project in east London has been hit by a last-minute court injunction by the local council. More
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Jaimie Shorten wins Antepavilion competition with "anti-authoritarian" shark installation
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
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Potemkin Theatre is a "two-faced structure" says Maich Swift Architects
Paul Maich and Ted Swift of Maich Swift Architects explain how their open-air Potemkin Theatre will act as a space to engage audiences, in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More
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Maich Swift Architects creates canal-side theatre as third Antepavilion
The third annual Antepavilion is a three-storey colourful rooftop structure designed by Maich Swift Architects that will be used as a canal-side theatre and is topped with a light beacon. More
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Inflatable yellow theatre barge pops-up on east London canal
This year's Antepavilion is an inflatable arts venue on a barge that unfurls in just 12 minutes, created by architects Thomas Randall-Page and Benedetta Rogers. More
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Rooftop dwelling by PUP Architects emulates a service duct
This captioned movie created for our Dezeen x MINI Living series features the duct-shaped pavilion PUP Architects designed for the roof of an east London warehouse to challenge the local planning authority's stance on rooftop dwellings. More
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PUP Architects builds rooftop pavilion disguised as warehouse air duct
PUP Architects has installed a "subversive" duct-shaped pavilion on the roof of a canal-side warehouse in east London, to provoke local planning authorities to reconsider the area's development. More
