Alison Brooks Architects unveils brick archways on London apartments
Red brick archways define the lower and topmost levels of Cadence, a housing development designed by Alison Brooks Architects next to Coal Drops Yard at King's Cross, London. More
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Phineas Harper appointed director of Open City
Writer and Dezeen columnist Phineas Harper has become director of charity Open City, which runs Open House London. More
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Art takes centre stage in monochrome London loft by Originate
Monochrome interiors create a minimal backdrop to artworks by William Klein, Ellen von Unwerth and Bill Viola inside this renovated loft in central London. More
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Studio Morison builds thatched hideaway disguised as a haystack
Artists Heather and Ivan Morison have unveiled Mother, a thatched hut offering sanctuary and solitude in a Cambridgeshire nature reserve. More
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"We were all broke" when we designed Park Road Apartments says Nicholas Grimshaw
British architect Nicholas Grimshaw explains the impact that limited resources had on the housing block he designed with Terry Farrell, in this exclusive video interview created for our high-tech architecture series. More
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Arts and Crafts hospital converted into holiday home by Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects
Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects has renovated CFA Voysey's Winsford Cottage Hospital in Devon, England, and turned it into a holiday home for the Landmark Trust charity. More
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Proctor & Shaw's Soffit House extension wins Don't Move, Improve! 2020
A "beautifully understated" rear extension by Proctor & Shaw has been named as London's best new home improvement project at the 2020 Don't Move, Improve! awards. More
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Bradley Van Der Straeten adds hidden half-storey extension to London home
Architecture studio Bradley Van Der Straeten has extended a house on a housing estate in Stoke Newington, London, by adding an additional half storey hidden from the street. More
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Over The Edge is a minimalist house with a cantilevered corner
The ground appears to have fallen away beneath this minimal house, designed by architectural designer Jonathan Burlow in Kent. More
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David Adjaye renovates Mole House undermined by illegal secret tunnels
A derelict house in London that had tunnels dug under it by the infamous Mole Man has been restored and adapted by architect David Adjaye for the artist Sue Webster. More
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Scott Whitby Studio creates multi-level boudoir for a throuple
Three people can sleep, practice yoga or drink whisky together in this bedroom designed by London-based Scott Whitby Studio. More
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Housing commission final report recommends fruit trees and "fast track for beauty"
The UK government's Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, has recommended urban orchards and incentivising developers by fast-tracking planning for attractive housing. More
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Grafton Architects completes colonnaded Town House at Kingston University
Stone colonnades frame the open-plan interiors of Town House, the mixed-use teaching building by Grafton Architects for Kingston University in London. More
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Weathered timber cladding covers shed-like house in rural England
A cantilevered upper floor and a glazed gable end feature in a house in Berkshire, England, by architecture practice Spratley & Partners. More
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Developer proposes turning London gas holder into alligator park
Developer Avanton has acquired a Grade II-listed Victorian gas holder in London and is exploring plans to turn it into a habitat for alligators as part of a housing development. More
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Foster + Partners launches planning appeal for rejected Tulip tower in London
Foster + Partners has launched a planning appeal for the 300-metre-high Tulip tower, which was blocked by London's mayor Sadiq Khan last year. More
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Waldo Works pulls elements from post-war British interiors for Television Centre apartment
Design studio Waldo Works has completed the interiors of a penthouse apartment inside London's Television Centre, which takes cues from the "pure geometrics" of post-war British aesthetics. More
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Loyn & Co reveals proposal for carbon neutral neighbourhood in Wales
Loyn & Co has unveiled its design for Parc Hadau, a net-zero-carbon housing scheme in Wales that will be built from cross-laminated timber and powered by renewable energy. More
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Cristina Iglesias wins 2020 Royal Academy Architecture Prize
London's Royal Academy of Arts has named Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias the winner of its 2020 architecture prize for her urban sculptures in public spaces. More
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Don't Move, Improve! 2020 shortlist names London's best house extensions
An experimental brick extension, a house with fir-lined reading nooks and an apartment covered in 30,000 wooden blocks are three of the projects vying to be named London's best home improvement of 2020. More
