The UK government has announced reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, which will require new builds in England to be fitted with swift bricks for nesting birds. More about New homes in England to have bird-friendly swift bricks in planning reform
Almost all cities are based around a water source, but London does not talk enough about the importance of public access to the River Thames, writes Jessica Furseth. More about "We talk a lot about the value of green space, but our silty brown 'blue space' often remains an afterthought"
Adaptive reuse and renovations have emerged as dominant trends in British architecture this year, as seen in this recap of the UK's top buildings for our Review of 2025. More about Dezeen's top 10 UK architecture projects of 2025
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a stone-clad home in Scotland by Izat Arundell. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features UK's best new house
A large, overhanging roof shelters a wrap-around patio at the latest Maggie's Centre, designed by London studio Stephen Marshall Architects for Northampton General Hospital in England. More about Stephen Marshall Architects tops Maggie's Northampton with angular metal roof
Amsterdam-based Nicemakers has designed the resident facilities of a housing development in Walthamstow, using the east London neighbourhood as the starting point for its design scheme. More about Nicemakers channels "spirit and energy" of Walthamstow for The Eades apartments
The president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Chris Williamson, has revealed that he will not be renewing his registration with the Architects Registration Board in 2026. More about RIBA president Chris Williamson to give up architect title
James Alder Architects has completed a south London house extension that includes rooms for gardening and bicycle maintenance as well as a new family kitchen. More about James Alder Architects creates space for gardening in timber-framed London extension
London practice Studio Ben Allen has completed its renovation of A Place in the Country, a former farmhouse in rural Kent, introducing a playful colour scheme and an oak-lined library. More about Studio Ben Allen revamps Kent farmhouse with playful colour scheme
A stone-clad home in Scotland's Outer Hebrides by local practice Izat Arundell has been named the UK's best new house by the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about Rural Outer Hebrides home wins RIBA House of the Year 2025
Instead of the typical L-shaped extension, OEB Architects added a "full-width shed" in this rework of a family home in north London. More about OEB Architects unveils full-width London house extension designed as a blank canvas
Leaf-shaped roofs with plant-covered steel stems define this off-grid house in the Cotswolds, UK, designed by architecture studio Michaelis Boyd. More about Michaelis Boyd plants leaf-shaped home in Cotswolds countryside
Blue fibre cement weatherboarding and porthole windows lend a "coastal character" to Goldsmith Mews, an infill housing block in Kent designed by London architecture practice Office S&M. More about Office S&M takes aim at "generic suburbia" with powder blue mews block in Kent
Architecture studio EBBA used warm hues and "milky" surfaces to foster a relaxed ambience in this coffee shop, which is tucked within London's busy Holborn tube station. More about EBBA designs London coffee shop to act as "momentary refuge"
Stone bricks form the multi-textural walls of this family home extension in London's Highbury area, designed by DGN Studio in collaboration with creative director Sarah Izod. More about DGN Studio uses sandstone bricks in north London home extension
The walls of this extension to a post-war terraced house in north London were made from interlocking clay blocks that local firm THISS Studio left exposed to create a warm and textural finish. More about Exposed blockwork walls introduce "earthy tone" to THISS Studio's Butterfield extension
Architecture studio Haworth Tompkins has extended The Old Vic in London, giving the historic theatre a new home for its outreach programme that is fronted by a colourful facade of recycled spotlights. More about Haworth Tompkins clads The Old Vic extension in recycled spotlights
Irregular oak shingles that double as habitats for bugs and bats cover the exterior of The Apple House, an education and wellbeing hub in Hertfordshire, UK, by London design collective Okra. More about Hand-cleft oak shingles cloak wellbeing centre in Hertfordshire by Okra
EBBA Architects founder Benni Allan has renovated his own London apartment in a former tea factory, which features walls, floors, furniture and even speakers crafted from Douglas fir. More about EBBA founder's all-timber London apartment celebrates "alive and imperfect" wood
Salvaged and upcycled materials add character to Costa Rican artist Juli Bolaños-Durman's renovated Edinburgh flat, which she designed in collaboration with Architecture Office. More about Juli Bolaños-Durman's Edinburgh home "celebrates the beauty in imperfection"