Browns Focus by Studio Toogood
One level of this London boutique designed by Studio Toogood is bright and minimal, while the other looks like a dark nightclub. More about Browns Focus by Studio Toogood
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Scale Lane Bridge by McDowell+Benedetti
This apostrophe-shaped bridge in Hull, England, by London architects McDowell+Benedetti features a rotating mechanism so it can swing open to make room for passing boats (+ slideshow). More about Scale Lane Bridge by McDowell+Benedetti
Staithe End by Henry Goss Architects
These hyper-realistic computer renderings show a forthcoming concrete and glass house in Christchurch, England, designed by London-based Henry Goss Architects (+ slideshow). More about Staithe End by Henry Goss Architects
Highacres by Duncan Foster Architects
Glass walls slide back to open up this house extension by British firm Duncan Foster Architects to the surrounding English woodland (+ slideshow). More about Highacres by Duncan Foster Architects
Cottrell House by The Decorators and Meanwhile Space
A dilapidated car showroom in north-west London has been transformed into this flexible workspace by Hackney designers the Decorators and community initiative Meanwhile Space (+ slideshow). More about Cottrell House by The Decorators and Meanwhile Space
"The streets become big party rooms" - Alison Brooks on Newhall Be
Architect Alison Brooks talks about how residents come together in the streets of her firm's Be housing project in Essex, UK, in this movie produced by Living Projects. More about "The streets become big party rooms" - Alison Brooks on Newhall Be
"It's about trying to grab light and views where you can" - Riches and Mikhail on Church Walk
In this movie by producers Living Projects, architects David Mikhail and Annalie Riches explain how their Church Walk housing project created four compact but light and airy homes on the small awkward site of a former junkyard in north London. More about "It's about trying to grab light and views where you can" - Riches and Mikhail on Church Walk
Chelsea Town House by Moxon Architects
London-based Moxon Architects has completed a contemporary glazed extension to this Grade II listed town house in south-west London. More about Chelsea Town House by Moxon Architects
Burrell Street Sexual Health Centre by Urban Salon
This sexual health clinic by London studio Urban Salon features an enormous green cat on the wall and a mobile referencing sexual organs. More about Burrell Street Sexual Health Centre by Urban Salon
Park Hill Phase 1 by Hawkins\Brown and Studio Egret West
The overhaul of the brutalist Park Hill housing estate in Sheffield, England, is another of the six projects nominated for the 2013 Stirling Prize (+ slideshow). More about Park Hill Phase 1 by Hawkins\Brown and Studio Egret West
Astley Castle renovation by Witherford Watson Mann
A contemporary house inserted behind the crumbling walls of a ruined twelfth-century castle in Warwickshire, England, by Witherford Watson Mann is one of the six projects nominated for the 2013 Stirling Prize (+ slideshow). More about Astley Castle renovation by Witherford Watson Mann
Trish House Yalding by Matthew Heywood
The facade of this black and white house by British architect Matthew Heywood is sliced up into irregular shapes to mimic the crooked angles of tree branches (+ slideshow). More about Trish House Yalding by Matthew Heywood
Aesop Covent Garden by Ciguë
The curved plasterwork of typical Mediterranean architecture influenced the smooth white interior of this store for skin and haircare brand Aesop in London's Covent Garden. More about Aesop Covent Garden by Ciguë
Coast Path Staircase at Royal William Yard by Gillespie Yunnie Architects
Coastal walkers in south-west England can now detour through a historic naval supply yard thanks to this dramatic staircase that cuts through formerly impregnable walls (+ slideshow). More about Coast Path Staircase at Royal William Yard by Gillespie Yunnie Architects
Zaha Hadid buys London's Design Museum building
News: the Design Museum in London has sold its Thames-side building to architect Zaha Hadid for use as an archive of her studio's architecture. More about Zaha Hadid buys London's Design Museum building
Britten-Pears Archive by Stanton Williams
Music manuscripts and recordings of the late British composer Benjamin Britten are held within a temperature-controlled concrete chamber at this archive building in Suffolk, England by architecture firm Stanton Williams (+ slideshow). More about Britten-Pears Archive by Stanton Williams
Montpelier Community Nursery by AY Architects
London studio AY Architects has constructed a small wooden nursery in a public garden in Camden. Scroll down to see a pair of cute axonometric drawings (+ slideshow). More about Montpelier Community Nursery by AY Architects
Dalston House by Leandro Erlich
It might look like these people are scaling the walls of a London townhouse but they're actually lying on the ground, reflected in a huge mirror as part of an installation by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich (+ slideshow). More about Dalston House by Leandro Erlich
The Cocoon by AA Design & Make
Students from London's Architectural Association have suspended a giant wooden cocoon between the trees of Hooke Park in Dorset, England (+ slideshow). More about The Cocoon by AA Design & Make
House for a Painter by Dingle Price Architects
London architect Dingle Price has revamped a warehouse in south London to create a bright spacious home and studio for a painter and his family. More about House for a Painter by Dingle Price Architects