Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs named one of London's most influential people
London newspaper the Evening Standard has named Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs as one of the city's 1,000 most influential figures. More
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"The world's most sustainable office building isn't enough to save the planet"
Awarding the Stirling Prize to Foster + Partners for its Bloomberg building sends the wrong message and risks runaway global warming. We need a new approach to sustainability says Phineas Harper. More
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David Kohn designs V&A Photography Centre to hold museum's delicate collection
David Kohn Architects has refurbished a series of galleries in London's V&A to create a new photography centre that houses the museum's sensitive collection. More
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Timber furnishings and open-fire cooking warm up concrete interiors of St Leonards restaurant
Fabled Studio used a restrained material palette for the interiors of this restaurant in east London, where warm-hued wooden fixtures and furnishings contrast against cold concrete surfaces. More
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Katrin Spranger's copper and glass objects imagine a future where water is scarce
Artist Katrin Spranger's series of copper and glass sculptures made from plumbing parts and laboratory objects look to an imagined dystopian future. More
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Air-filtering bus takes to the streets in the UK
UK transport operator Go-Ahead has launched a bus with a rooftop filter that removes air pollution as it travels. More
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TDO designs office for The Modern House inside 20th-century church hall
Architecture studio TDO has transformed a disused church hall in London into a versatile office for estate agent The Modern House, which feature lofty ceilings and modular furniture. More
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Stone skeleton of Amin Taha's 15 Clerkenwell Close pays tribute to 11th-century abbey
Here's a detailed look at 15 Clerkenwell Close, the housing block built by Amin Taha + Groupwork with a rugged structure of raw quarried limestone, which is currently under threat of demolition. More
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UK government announces cladding ban following Grenfell Tower fire
The UK government is set to announce a ban on all combustible cladding, including the type used to refurbish Grenfell Tower before the fatal fire in 2017, on buildings over 18 metres high. More
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Trewhela Williams' Sinter House extension "celebrates the sculptural potential of brickwork"
This extension to an Edwardian house in north London by Trewhela Williams features carefully detailed brick surfaces that extend from the exterior into a minimal kitchen and dining room. More
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Sketch gets virtual makeover with new interactive website by HATO
Graphic design studio HATO has created a new interactive website for London restaurant Sketch that invites guests to play with food, tiles and grass. More
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Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop opens first UK pop-up store
Goop, the lifestyle and wellness brand led by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, has opened its first pop-up store in London featuring California-inspired interiors by Fran Hickman. More
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David Hockney creates iPad-designed stained-glass window for Westminster Abbey
London's Westminster Abbey has a new stained-glass window, designed by David Hockney on his iPad, to commemorate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. More
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Amin Taha ordered to demolish his RIBA Award-winning home and office 15 Clerkenwell Close
Architect Amin Taha has been served a demolition order for his stone-framed 15 Clerkenwell Close housing block in London, which is shortlisted for a Dezeen Award, and has already won an RIBA Award. More
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"Goldsmiths CCA is an art gallery not a squat, and it is unseemly for it to pretend to be one"
Assemble's approach to transforming a public bathhouse into an art centre is refreshing, says Owen Hatherley, but the results feels a little too much like a celebration of poverty. More
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Farmer J restaurant in London boasts cloudy grey surfaces and green accents
Australian studio Biasol has combined unevenly finished concrete walls with pale green fixtures and neon signage inside this day-to-night dining spot in central London. More
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Traditional Korean house installed above busy London street by Do Ho Suh
South Korean artist Do Ho Suh has built a replica of his childhood home and installed it above a road in the City of London. More
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Skandium Townhouse shows how your home could be more eco-friendly
A high-end furniture store has been transformed into an eco-friendly home full of sustainable Scandinavian products for London Design Festival. More
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Anya Hindmarch installs "world's biggest beanbag" in London's Banqueting House
A London Fashion Week installation by designer Anya Hindmarch saw people lounging on a giant cloud-shaped beanbag while wearing boilersuits. More
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Coffey Architects creates brick-clad retirement housing on derelict industrial laundry site
London-based architecture studio Coffey Architects has completed 34 retirement flats in Woking, UK, with a warehouse-like silhouette that reflects the site's industrial heritage. More