Freshwater bathing pond to open in London's King's Cross
A naturally filtered outdoor swimming pool is taking shape as part of the redevelopment of King's Cross in London. More
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Raw Edges installs dye-soaked wooden floor across 19th-century sculpture gallery
Curved wooden benches and stools "grow" from a gridded floor of dyed timber installed in the sculpture gallery at English stately home Chatsworth House. More
Haptic adds a pair of extensions to a Victorian home in west London
Slender batons of untreated larch cover two extensions erected in the garden of this semi-detached home in London, as part of a refurbishment and remodelling by architecture studio Haptic (+ slideshow). More
Stanton Williams wins approval for plans to open up the Royal Opera House
Architecture office Stanton Williams has unveiled its plans to upgrade the entrances and public spaces of London's Royal Opera House, which have just been granted planning permission. More
Penoyre & Prasad reclads "ugly" London hospital tower with origami-like skin
Penoyre & Prasad has reskinned the Constructivist-influenced Guy's Tower in London, giving it back its crown as the tallest hospital in the world. Architect Sunand Prasad explains how his team updated an "ugly building designed with a great deal of love" (+ slideshow + interview). More
Shortlist unveiled for Nine Elms to Pimlico bridge competition
Amanda Levete and Hopkins are among the architects shortlisted to design a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge across London's River Thames (+ slideshow). More
Last-ditch bid launched to save Robin Hood Gardens from demolition
A high-profile campaign to save the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens housing estate in London has been revived. More
David Adjaye reveals £600 million project for London's Piccadilly
Adjaye Associates has unveiled plans to transform a collection of post-war buildings opposite The Ritz hotel in central London into a hotel and apartment complex. More
Chris Dyson Architects adds a rusty steel tower to a rural stone cottage
A cylindrical tower clad in weathered steel forms part of this extension to a 19th-century stone cottage in the English countryside, designed to recall a gasworks that previously stood on the site. More
Abstract photography by Lewis Bush chronicles the "aggressive redevelopment" of London
Photo essay: Lewis Bush wandered the streets of London to shoot these distorted photographs of new construction sites and high-rises, which he believes are causing his home city to "fade slowly away" (+ slideshow). More
Faye Toogood designs gender-neutral retail spaces for London's Selfridges
London department store Selfridges has opened concept retail spaces free from gender directives, created by designer Faye Toogood (+ slideshow). More
Duggan Morris uses simple brickwork and golden steel for canalside housing
The zigzagging rooflines, handmade-brick walls and golden balconies of these Greater London housing blocks by Duggan Morris Architects are all references to the canalside setting (+ slideshow). More
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty opens at London's V&A
The exhibition of work by fashion's late enfant-terrible Alexander McQueen first shown in New York has been expanded for London's V&A museum (+ slideshow). More
Haworth Tompkins transforms an old brick building for the Donmar Warehouse
Stirling Prize-winner Haworth Tompkins has revamped a former warehouse to create rehearsal and office spaces for one of London's most important theatre companies (+ slideshow). More
Old London shoe-polish factory transformed into charity offices by Architecture 00
Architecture 00 has transformed a former shoe-polish factory in London into offices, adding a zigzagging extension on the roof that mimics the gabled profile of the existing building (+ slideshow). More
Old upholsterer's workshop in London transformed into a narrow brick home
London studio Kirkwood McCarthy has renovated a derelict workshop in east London to create a brick house that is tacked onto the end of a narrow mews yard (+ slideshow). More
Competition launched to create youth centre inside Preston's Brutalist bus station
News: an international design competition has been launched to create a "state-of-the-art facility for young people" inside Preston Bus Station, an iconic Brutalist building in Lancashire, England. More
John Pawson designs interior for Christopher Kane's first store
John Pawson has applied his signature Minimalist style to the interior of British fashion designer Christopher Kane's first physical retail space (+ slideshow). More
London council cans controversial Crystal Palace project
News: plans to recreate the Crystal Palace exhibition hall in south London have been shelved, despite attracting a shortlist of architects including Zaha Hadid, Richard Rogers and David Chipperfield. More
Over 70 designs unveiled for another new bridge across London's River Thames
Waterfalls, rainbow-coloured latticework and bright red cycle lanes feature among proposals for a new bridge across London's River Thames to rival Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge (+ slideshow). More