Hand-blown lamps are paired with herringbone wood flooring and blue-hued furniture inside this London restaurant, designed by New York studio AvroKO to reflect the Danish heritage of owner Anna Hansen (+ slideshow). More about Modern Pantry restaurant designed by AvroKO to reflect the founder's Danish roots
Japanese fashion brand Comme des Garçons has relocated the London branch of its Dover Street Market store to a heritage-listed building on the city's Haymarket (+ slideshow). More about Dover Street Market opens new flagship store on London's Haymarket
London's Design Museum has announced that its new John Pawson-designed home in the former Commonwealth Institute will open on 24 November 2016 – two years later than originally planned. More about Design Museum announces November opening for new John Pawson-designed home
London studio Gort Scott has been selected to design a new £10 million riverside extension to St Hilda's College at the prestigious University of Oxford, England (+ slideshow). More about Gort Scott wins contest for Oxford University college extension
Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge has moved one step closer to reality with the appointment of a building contractor, despite calls for the project to be halted from a number of key figures. More about Garden Bridge moves towards construction despite ongoing controversy
Over 20 years after artist and sculptor Anish Kapoor moved into an old dairy factory in south London, Caseyfierro Architects has transformed the entire street block into a series of studios, workshops and galleries (+ slideshow). More about Caseyfierro completes five-year project to shape Anish Kapoor's London studios
UK studio Intervention Architecture has converted and extended a dilapidated Victorian coach house near Birmingham, England, to create a live-work space for a writer. More about Intervention Architecture transforms Victorian coach house into writer's home and studio
British firm Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has confirmed it will no longer be working on Google's new London headquarters, now that the project has been handed over to BIG and Heatherwick Studio. More about AHMM no longer involved in Google's London headquarters
A growing thirst for contemporary design is transforming the market for house extensions in London, according to architects working in the city (+ slideshow). More about Londoners' "tastes have improved" say architects as home-extension market explodes
The spaces behind the iconic illuminated signs of London's Piccadilly Circus are set to be occupied for the first time since the 1950s, as part of a renovation by Fletcher Priest Architects that includes a huge rooftop extension. More about Fletcher Priest wins approval for major Piccadilly Circus redevelopment
Italian fashion house Valentino has continued its collaboration with British architect David Chipperfield for its new flagship boutique on London's Old Bond Street (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield creates "palazzo atmosphere" for Valentino store in London
Over 100 new tall buildings have been proposed for the British capital in the last year, but only a small number are actually being built, according to the latest industry research. More about London's skyscraper boom continues with 119 new towers in the pipeline
Residents were invited to plan the layouts of these new homes in Manchester, England, as part of a pioneering housing project by property developer Urban Splash and architecture office ShedKM (+ slideshow). More about ShedKM and Urban Splash let residents design layouts for modular Manchester homes
New images have been unveiled of the proposed Olympicopolis, a new cultural district at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park designed by architects Allies and Morrison and O'Donnell + Tuomey. More about New images show £1.3 billion masterplan for London's Olympic Park
Marking International Women's Day, design studio Muf has embarked on a project to transform a narrowboat into a touring cultural centre promoting contemporary female artists. More about Muf adapts former cargo boat to create floating arts centre for women
Archigram founder Peter Cook has completed his first project in the UK, a vibrant blue drawing studio with a tilted oculus for his former school, the Arts University Bournemouth (+ slideshow). More about Bournemouth's bright blue drawing studio is Peter Cook's first building in the UK
To provide children at this primary school with more room to play, London designer Asif Khan has created a stilted structure that stands two metres above the playground (+ slideshow). More about Asif Khan adds elevated wooden play area to east London primary school
Materials and interior details are used to clearly define the old and new parts of this family home in Windsor, UK, renovated by London studio TDO (+ slideshow). More about TDO adds boxy plywood-framed extension to old Windsor cottage
The butterfly wing-shaped roof of this rear extension to a Victorian house in north London by local architect Kenny Forrester references the shape of the city's traditional terraced rooflines (+ slideshow). More about Forrester Architects' London house extension has a "butterfly" roof and exposed wooden rafters
Photographer Peter Bloomfield spent four years behind-the-scenes on the construction site of London's Barbican Estate, documenting the iconic brutalist development as it "emerged from its chrysalis of scaffolding" (+ slideshow). More about Birth of brutalist Barbican Estate documented in Peter Bloomfield's construction photos