Wooden partitions add flexibility to Fruit Box house extension in London
Nimtim Architects has added an extension called Fruit Box to a 1970s townhouse in Forest Hill, London, which is loosely divided by adaptable, semi-open partitions. More
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DeDraft expands east London house with weathering-steel extension
Architecture studio DeDraft has updated a semi-detached house in east London, wrapping a three-storey rear extension in weathering steel and introducing large windows that look out onto the garden. More
Office interiors
Office interiors
Sam Jacob Studio adds "ambiguity and mystery" to ArtReview events space
Architecture practice Sam Jacob Studio has built an office, bar and events space for the ArtReview magazine in London that includes a pair of revamped Mies van der Rohe armchairs. More
Antepavilion names two winners for 2021 competition as legal battle continues
A collapsible camera obscura and a bamboo tensegrity structure have been revealed as the two winning designs of the 2021 Antepavilion architecture commission in Hackney, London. More
VitrA Bathrooms opens flagship showroom in London's Clerkenwell
Dezeen promotion: bathroom brand VitrA has opened a showroom in London's Clerkenwell, where it will present its latest products and host design events. More
Morag Myerscough designs bamboo pavilion to bring "unexpected joy" to passersby
Colourful geometric panels and positive messages brighten the bamboo structure of the See Through pavilion, which designer and artist Morag Myerscough has installed in a park in London. More
Tim Robinson's Terrazzo Studio provides a "tropical oasis" in a London garden
Architect Tim Robinson has designed and built a studio and workshop at the end of his garden in east London, featuring walls made from green terrazzo chosen to blend with the garden's tropical planting. More
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
A compact black-brick house features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a small west London home, designed by Phillips Tracey Architects. More
Phillips Tracey squeezes brick-clad Jupp House onto site of a former garage
Local firm Phillips Tracey Architects has created a compact black-brick house in west London, featuring a double-gabled roof that references a pair of garages across the street. More
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
A tiny house in Tokyo features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a tiny house in Tokyo formed of stacked boxes. More
Tonkin Liu creates swing bridge to access Dinosaur Island in Crystal Palace Park
Architecture studio Tonkin Liu has built a biomimicry-informed pivoting bridge to an island containing 19th-century concrete models of dinosaurs in Crystal Palace, south London. More
Office S&M uses "trending colours" for characterful extension to colour consultant's home
Office S&M has completed a colourful extension to Overcast House in north London, which features on-trend hues such as Millennium Pink and Mint Green. More
Tigg + Coll Architects creates space for socialising in Chapter Old Street student housing
Tigg + Coll Architects has revamped the common spaces of a student housing block in east London, to create areas where students can feel comfortable being around others. More
Don't Move, Improve! 2021 shortlist spotlights London's best house renovations
A minimalist charred-wood extension, a garden studio wrapped in green terrazzo and an origami-inspired annexe are in the running to be crowned London's best home improvement of 2021. More
Vicky Richardson appointed head of architecture at Royal Academy
Vicky Richardson, the former director of architecture, design and fashion at the British Council, has been named head of architecture and Heinz curator at London's Royal Academy of Arts. More
Michael Collins Architects adds Jewellery Box extension to London home
Hertfordshire studio Michael Collins Architects has added a boxy, two-storey copper and charred larch extension to a terraced house alongside a railway station in south London. More
Office interiors
Office interiors
SODA designs workspaces with "high-end retail aesthetic" for Liberty House
London studio SODA based the bold interiors of The Office Group's Liberty House offices on Regent Street on the colourful prints of the adjacent Liberty London department store. More
Es Devlin rejects claim that her Somerset House forest is "an imitation" of Austrian project
Swiss curator Klaus Littmann has accused designer Es Devlin of imitating the temporary forest he created in an Austrian football stadium. More
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Es Devlin to fill Somerset House courtyard with 400 trees for London Design Biennale
A forest is set to be planted in the heart of central London this summer as part of an installation that set designer Es Devlin has designed for the city's design biennale. More
"The Gherkin, the Cheesegrater, the Can, now comes the Good, the Bad and the Ugly" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the design of a trio of skyscrapers set to be built in London and sharing their views on other top stories. More