This week we revealed the architecture of the Elizabeth Line
This week on Dezeen, we rounded up 10 new central stations along the Elizabeth Line, the highly anticipated subterranean railway that opens in London next week. More
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Little Brownings by Archmongers Architects named London's best house extension
London studio Archmongers' "practical and playful" refurbishment of a home on Dulwich Estate was named the winner of the 2022 Don't Move, Improve! competition. More
Dezeen's guide to the architecture of the Elizabeth Line
With the highly anticipated Elizabeth Line railway project opening in London on 24 May, Dezeen rounds up the 10 new central section stations, including designs by WilkinsonEyre and Hawkins\Brown. More
Office interiors
Office interiors
Universal Design Studio draws on libraries and members' clubs for Euston workspace
London-based Universal Design Studio's interiors for The Office Group's latest workspace in Euston was informed by nearby buildings including the British Library. More
Frank Gehry frames Battersea Power Station with his first housing project in the UK
Rippled white facades punctured by large windows define the Prospect Place housing development that Pritzker Architecture Award-winning architect Frank Gehry has completed at Battersea Power Station in London. More
Jacquemus creates surrealist interpretation of his own bathroom for Selfridges pop-up
French fashion designer Simon Jacquemus has opened a series of surrealist pop-up installations at London department store Selfridges, including a luxury-bag vending machine and a swimming-pool changing room. More
Elizabeth Line "more mannered" than Jubilee predecessor says head of architecture
Ahead of Crossrail's long-awaited opening this month, Dezeen was given an exclusive tour of one of its stations by Julian Robinson, head of architecture for the mammoth subterranean railway in London. More
Commenter calls fur-covered Balenciaga fashion store "the wrong statement on climate change"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Balenciaga covering its Mount Street store in London in bright pink faux fur and discussing other top stories. More
VATRAA transforms "introverted" artist's studio into light-filled London home
Architecture studio VATRAA has converted a former artist's studio in west London into a house featuring a six-metre-high lightwell that allows daylight to reach a new basement level. More
Yinka Ilori gives London studio colourful revamp
Designer Yinka Ilori has collaborated with British architect Sam Jacob to give his London studio and office a bright revamp. More
Dezeen Debate newsletter features Buckingham Palace sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features Thomas Heatherwick's design for a tree-covered sculpture at Buckingham Palace. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More
Balenciaga wraps London store in pink faux fur to celebrate its Le Cagole "it-bag"
Fashion brand Balenciaga has transformed its Mount Street store in London, creating a maximalist look to launch its Le Cagole collection by blanketing the interior in bright pink faux fur. More
Pirajean Lees and Olly Bengough design "timeless" interiors for House of Koko members' club
Low-lit bathrooms informed by dressing rooms and a stage-kitchen-like restaurant feature in a members' club at iconic music venue Koko, which pays homage to its theatrical past. More
Haworth Tompkins creates "sense of arrival and intrigue" with chainmail theatre entrance pavilion
Architecture studio Haworth Tompkins has connected a pair of listed warehouses with a chainmail-clad pavilion to create an entrance to immersive theatre company Punchdrunk's London home. More
Studio McW carves up "post-lockdown" London home extension with darkened oak joinery
Umber-coloured oak joinery divides the interior of this end-of-terrace home in London's Willesden Green, which has been extended and refurbished by local architecture firm Studio McW. More
Daytrip transforms east London terrace house into understated apartments
Design studio Daytrip has taken a less-is-more approach to the renovation and extension of this Victorian terrace house in London's Clapton, which is now home to three separate apartments. More
Thomas Heatherwick designs sculpture covered in 350 trees for Buckingham Palace
British designer Thomas Heatherwick is creating a 21-metre-high sculpture named Tree of Trees at Buckingham Palace as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations. More
Yinka Shonibare and India Mahdavi bring "a warm feel of Africa" to London restaurant Sketch
British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare and architect India Mahdavi have redesigned the Gallery dining room at London venue Sketch, adding site-specific artworks, warm golden colours and textured materials to its interior. More
Retention of existing buildings must be "the starting point" for major London developments
Large projects in London will have to meet embodied carbon benchmarks and prioritise retaining existing buildings over demolition under updated planning guidance published by mayor Sadiq Khan. More
Controversial Oxford Street M&S demolition blocked by UK housing secretary
UK housing secretary Michael Gove has halted the planned demolition of Marks & Spencer's flagship store on London's Oxford Street, which was criticised for wasting the embodied carbon of the existing building, to allow the scheme to be reviewed. More