Plans unveiled for temporary UK Parliament designed by AHMM
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has designed a temporary replacement for the House of Commons, to be used by UK Parliament while the Houses of Parliament is restored. More
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Six things to see and do at London Craft Week 2019
A five-day festival of craft kicks off in London on Wednesday, with events across the capital dedicated to makers and artisans. Design editor Augusta Pownall picks out six of the best to take in. More
"We couldn't stop Balfron Tower from being privatised. In fact we probably helped it along"
We're all to blame for the gentrification of Ernö Goldfinger's brutalist Balfron Tower, says Owen Hatherley, so stop getting angry at the architects. More
Original and modern features "quietly co-exist" inside London apartment
Pale marble and black steel fixtures sit among the otherwise classic living spaces of this west London apartment, overhauled by HASA Architects. More
ConForm Architects completes London house extension with steel frame at its centre
Steel beams crisscross through the centre of Repoussoir, a house extension that ConForm Architects has completed in London. More
Matthew Chamberlain proposes Street Tree Pods to alleviate London's housing crisis
University of Westminster graduate Matthew Chamberlain has designed a sustainable treehouse to provide starter homes on London's streets, while also tackling the city's high pollution levels. More
Art, fashion and interiors merge in Mrs and Mr Bateman pop-up shop
An eccentric fictional family informed the vivid interiors of this pop-up shop in west London, which has been designed by creatives Selena Beaudry, Clemmie Myers and Natalie Tredgett. More
Featherstone Young builds boxing gym for Grenfell Tower club
London architecture studio Featherstone Young has built the Bay 20 community centre to replace the gym lost by the Dale Youth Amateur Boxing Club in the Grenfell Tower fire. More
Rise Design Studio brightens Harvist Road flat with glass-walled lightwell
Expansive panels of glass helped Rise Design Studio connect the formerly light-starved living spaces of this northwest London flat to the outdoors. More
Stanley Kubrick showed "what the future might look like" says Deyan Sudjic
Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic has paid tribute to Stanley Kubrick, as an exhibition exploring the life and work of the legendary film director opens at the museum today. More
"Waterloo Garden Bridge is better than the Garden Bridge"
The Extinction Rebellion climate change protests in London removed the cars from Waterloo Bridge and created a public space that the Garden Bridge would never have been, writes Christine Murray. More
IF_DO creates geometric extension to east London flat
Triangular skylights meet terrazzo floors in this quirky extension that architecture studio IF_DO has added to the Montague Court flat in east London, which occupies a former synagogue. More
The D*Haus Company to replace derelict petrol station with decorative brick terrace
The D*Haus Company has revealed visuals of The Arches, a row of terraced houses in London that will be characterised by rounded windows and red brick walls. More
Large mechanical shutters cover windows of Black Box extension by MATA Architects
MATA Architects has added a timber-clad extension to a house in north London, with windows concealed behind large shutters that can be opened using mechanical winches. More
ID:SR converts railway arches into offices for Monmouth Coffee
Interior design studio ID: SR has transformed seven railway arches in south London into offices for Monmouth Coffee, completing workspaces in simple materials that draw focus to the industrial setting. More
Brexit deadlock could be broken with parliament redesign says Axiom Architects
Axiom Architects have proposed a tongue-in-cheek solution to the UK parliament's Brexit deadlock, which sees the Houses of Parliament transformed into a more open forum for debate. More
Gruff Architects overhauls 1930s London terrace with birch joinery and colourful accents
Gruff Architects has incorporated plenty of storage and blocks of bright colour into this top-to-bottom renovation and extension of a London house built in the 1930s. More
Invisible Landscapes installations explore how virtual reality will change architecture
The Royal Academy of Arts has unveiled a series of installations that show how virtual and augmented reality technologies can change the experience of buildings and spaces. More
Populous completes "best stadium in the world" for Tottenham Hotspur
The long-awaited Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has opened in north London, featuring a retractable pitch that can host both Premier League football matches and American football. More
The Tulip is "inevitably controversial" says Norman Foster as tower approved
Norman Foster says the The Tulip will become a "symbol in it's own right" as the controversial 305.3-metre-high tourist attraction is approved by City of London. More