Zaha Hadid Architects' Vauxhall Cross Island towers, which caused controversy at the planning stage, have received planning approval in south London. More about Zaha Hadid Architects wins approval for pair of London skyscrapers
The shutdown of London's Gatwick Airport highlights the weakness of existing measures to protect vital infrastructure against drone attacks, according to designers and experts. More about Drone counter-measures "don't work" say experts following Gatwick Airport shutdown
British graffiti artist Banksy has created a satirical Christmas mural on a garage in the Welsh industrial town of Port Talbot. More about Banksy paints Season's Greetings mural on Port Talbot garage
Eleven cities around the UK will get Somewhere Safe to Stay centres to help rough sleepers as part of a government scheme to support vulnerable people. More about UK government to launch network of homeless hubs
Lewandowski Architects has rejuvenated Eton College's tennis and hockey centre with a charred wood pavilion and two all-weather pitches. More about Lewandowski Architects completes charred wood tennis pavilion at Eton College
The UK government has announced that it will "take forward all of the recommendations" of the Hackitt review into building fire safety, which was carried out following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. More about UK government to implement all Grenfell Tower fire review recommendations
More than 280,000 homes could be built in unused space above train tracks, tube lines and the overground network in London according to engineering firm WSP's Out of Thin Air – One Year On report. More about Over 280,000 homes could be built above London's railway tracks
London's rising homelessness problem is most visible on Tottenham Court Road, where a tent village springs up each night in front of furniture and lighting stores Habitat and Heal's. Dezeen speaks to two of the rough sleepers. More about "Most people are one pay cheque away from where I am" says homeless man who sleeps outside Habitat
House and Studio Lambeth is a new building that architecture office Carmody Groarke has slotted into the brick shell of a Victorian warehouse in south London. More about Carmody Groarke inserts concrete house inside old brick warehouse in London
Scallop-edged doors, vaulted storage cupboards and baby pink surfaces are just some of the features that 2LG Studio has included in the whimsical overhaul of its office-cum-residence in southeast London. More about 2LG Studio mix pastel hues with quirky details for home and workplace in London
Architects who demonstrate exceptional talent or promise will be granted special visas to live and work in the UK after Brexit, the Home Office has announced. More about UK to grant post-Brexit visas to architects with "outstanding talent"
Window walls surround all sides of Glass Villa in the Lake, a three-storey house built by Dutch studio Mecanoo in the Cotswolds. More about Mecanoo builds glass house partly submerged in a lake in the English countryside
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has extracted 30 blocks of glacial ice from the waters surrounding Greenland and placed them in public spaces across London, where they will be left to melt. More about Olafur Eliasson installs giant blocks of glacial ice across London
These characterful illustrations show a house designed by Charles Holland Architects for Kent, England, with exaggerated features including an extra-long roof and mismatched windows. More about Charles Holland designs quirky country house for a hamlet in Kent
Just one in five designers in the UK are women, according to new research by the Design Museum. More about UK design has "shocking gender imbalance" according to Design Museum research
The RIBA has announced the student winners of this year's President's Medals, with projects including a Bladerunner-esque hotel and a community of Icelandic pipe-hackers. More about RIBA reveals "talents to watch" in student winners of President's Medals 2018
Engineered timber products such as cross-laminated timber must be exempt from the UK government's ban on combustible cladding materials, as they are essential in the global battle against climate change, say architects. More about Architects urge government to consider environmental cost of timber building restrictions
The UK government has released details of its ban on combustible building materials in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, revealing that it will limit the use of cross-laminated timber in construction. More about UK ban on combustible building materials will "slow down use of engineered timber"
The UK government is recruiting for a head of architecture to "champion the importance of good design" and "raise the design standards of new housing schemes". More about UK to appoint national head of architecture
Architects need be more "nutty" in their designs according to architect Peter Cook, who claims that there isn't enough drama in the new London tower proposed by Foster + Partners. More about The Tulip by Foster + Partners is "not spooky enough" says Peter Cook