BIG expected to make UK debut at Battersea Power Station
News: Bjarke Ingels' firm has been named as the designer of a new public square in the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station in south London. More
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London house extension by Cousins and Cousins has a window wrapping its corner
A large window wraps around one corner of this brickwork extension to a Victorian house in London by local office Cousins and Cousins (+ slideshow). More
Heatherwick's Garden Bridge soars over first planning hurdle
News: Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge across the River Thames in London has moved a step closer towards construction, after receiving approval from the first of two local councils. More
Tom Dixon Sandwich cafe opens at Harrods
British designer Tom Dixon has given his name and furniture to a sandwich cafe at London luxury department store Harrods. More
Steel bolts break on Richard Rogers' Cheesegrater tower
News: two steel bolts have broken on Richard Rogers' Leadenhall Building in London, causing the area around the base of building to be cordoned off to pedestrians despite assurances that the building remains safe. More
Ron Arad's Spring furniture collection "turned the direction of Moroso"
Movie: in the first of a series of exclusive video interviews filmed for Moroso, Ron Arad tells the story behind his first collection for the Italian brand, which he says helped it become "one of the leading firms in contemporary furniture." More
Lipton Plant Architects adds pale-brick extension to north London home
The upper storey of this brick extension to a mid-century home in north London by Lipton Plant Architects projects over the entrance to form a porch (+ slideshow). More
Gundry & Ducker's bubble tea cafe features cork seats and stripy paintwork
Bubble tea drinkers perch on tiers of cork seating around brightly coloured tables at this London cafe by architects Gundry & Ducker (+ slideshow). More
Black glass facade mirrors scenery at south London home by Ian McChesney
Opaque glass cladding on this south London house by Ian McChesney reflects the brick and stucco facades of neighbouring Victorian properties and foliage from a park next door (+ slideshow). More
London's The Rom becomes first listed skatepark in Europe
News: The Rom Skatepark in east London has become the first European facility of its kind to be awarded protected status (+ slideshow). More
Peter Barber uses a "collage of materials" in hostel for homeless people
London office Peter Barber Architects has remodelled a Victorian sheltered housing scheme in the city, employing different types of brick and render to indicate where new additions meet the original buildings. More
Zaha Hadid "pretty much chose herself" to design Women Fashion Power exhibition
"There was no discussion" over the choice of architect Zaha Hadid to design the new exhibition at London's Design Museum about how women in positions of power use fashion, according to its curators (+ slideshow). More
Andrew Pilkington combines two Notting Hill apartments with a central atrium
A wooden staircase cantilevers over the central atrium that architect Andrew Pilkington has cut through the first floor of a Victorian building in west London to transform two small apartments into one large residence (+ slideshow). More
Hawkins\Brown uses wooden partitions to create temporary warehouse home for The Bartlett
Architecture firm Hawkins\Brown has converted a pair of north London warehouses using timber dividers to create a temporary home for The Bartlett school of architecture (+ slideshow). More
Barber and Osgerby's Science Museum gallery is their "most important" architecture project
Barber and Osgerby's architecture firm Universal Design Studio has completed a gallery for London's Science Museum dedicated to communications technology (+ slideshow). More
David Chipperfield models Bally flagship store on 1920s Marcel Breuer interior
British architect David Chipperfield has completed his first project for Swiss accessories brand Bally – the interior of a flagship boutique on London's New Bond Street (+ slideshow). More
Skeletal pavilion shaped like a lock keeper's cottage pops up in London's Olympic Park
A timber framework echoing the shape of an old lock-keeper's cottage has been installed on both sides of a canal in London's Olympic Park to host a two-month programme of events (+ slideshow). More
West End Design Quarter "promotes design in the heart of central London"
London Design Festival 2014: in our second movie for designjunction, Deborah Spencer introduces the stores that took part in this year's West End Design Quarter, including The Conran Shop, Domus and Another Country. More
London's Design Museum to offer free entry from 2016
News: London's Design Museum has announced it will offer visitors free entry to its permanent collection from 2016 under a new UK VAT refund scheme, set up to encourage museums and galleries to scrap entrance charges. More
Peter William Holden’s Frankensteinian robots perform dance routines to music
Synthetic human body parts mounted on robots dance to dramatic music in Dance Machines, an installation by British artist Peter William Holden in London (+ slideshow). More