Thurlow Road: a house nestled among London stucco villas
The new four-bedroom development adheres to stringent planning height restrictions, taking the place of a nondescript single-story house.
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New architecture projects from the UK and the latest from English designers and architects.
UK Heritage Associations working to save endangered heritage crafts from extinction
Heritage Crafts Association and the Sussex Heritage Trust working together to save endangered heritage crafts from extinction.
The London Olympics site 10 years on
Anish Kapoor’s big red tower remains a spectacular eyesore, but 10 years on from the 2012 Games...
Green Hedges by WATERSHEDD
One of Watershedd's latest schemes, Green Hedges is perched high on a rolling hillside overlooking Mawgan Porth beach in Cornwall.
Sustainable Retrofit Injects New Life into Industrial-style Dalston Warehouse
A 1950s warehouse in the De Beauvoir Conservation Area in London brings new life into the community as it gets converted and refurbished by MAP Architecture into a mixed-use development of 18 flats and 2500m2 of commercial space
Dynargh - a sea side retreat by Watershedd
Embedded in the rolling hillside overlooking Cornwall’s Mawgan Porth beach, Dynargh is a six bedroom private seaside retreat
Observer's Review: The Marshall Building, London
The LSE’s new $192m project is a triumph of multipurpose design, be it for study, work, sport or music, and whose playful asymmetries only add character to its structural heft
The Guardian's Oliver Wainwright on the Barbican's 40
Conceived as a utopian city within a city, the labyrinthine London landmark had a troubled path on its way to being hailed as an architectural icon. But is this world-class arts centre now in danger of being turned into a shopping mall?
London's Almost Eiffel Tower
Somewhere beneath the pitch of England's national stadium in Wembley, London, lie the foundations of what could have been the city's tallest building.
Plinth House by Hyde + Hyde Architects
This is a coastal home for a waterman, a swimmer, a rock climber. A home to fulfill the longing for nature and adventure
Richard Rogers' thrilling legacy
The Guardian's Oliver Wainwright assesses Richard Rogers Impact
A House for Artists - a perky, punchy affordable housing in London
Substance, spirit and a sense of community distinguish this block of rental flats for cash-strapped creatives in Barking east London, designed by Apparata, with a little help from Grayson Perry
First new building opens at £1.3bn Olympia redevelopment
West Hall, the first new building at Olympia designed by lead project architects, SPPARC, opened last week in a major milestone for the £1.3 billion redevelopment of West London’s iconic entertainment and exhibition destination
Where there’s a grille: the hidden portals to London’s underworld
From flues in statues to the Camberwell Submarine, a new book celebrates the vents, shafts and funnels that help the city breathe in all manner of disguises
‘An architectural fashion show’: Greenwich peninsula’s Design District
From a rooftop basketball court to a caterpillar-shaped food hall, the souk-like London development is architecture at its trendiest. Can its eye-popping buildings lure young creatives – and bring the buzz?
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