Hand-glazed tiles cover Savile Row office building by EPR Architects
Ten thousand ceramic tiles make up the facade of this office building on London's Savile Row by EPR Architects, which is shown in a movie by photographer Jim Stephenson. More
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Simon Astridge stacks shipping containers to create backyard London office
UK architect Simon Astridge has used shipping containers, exposed plasterwork and clay lighting to create the offices and showroom for a London tile manufacturer. More
Edwin Lutyens' Midland Bank reopens as hotel and members' club The Ned
A former bank in the City of London designed in 1924 by British architect Edwin "Ned" Lutyens has been converted into a lavish hotel, club and dining venue by Soho House and named "The Ned" in his honour. More
Silver & Co transforms London garden shed into multifunctional studio for artist couple
A sunken bed and folding ping-pong table feature in this studio converted from a derelict garden shed for a pair of artists in west London. More
McLaren Excell contrasts smoked oak with white panelling for London home in a former office
White ribbed panelling provides a neutral backdrop for smoked-oak furnishings and marble bathrooms in this former west London office, which McLaren Excell has converted into a family home. More
London mayor pulls plug on Garden Bridge
London mayor Sadiq Khan has withdrawn support for the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge by refusing to sign the vital financial guarantees that would allow building to go ahead. More
Overseas investors are exacerbating London's housing crisis, say experts
Foreign investors are using illicit wealth to buy up property in luxury developments across London, out-pricing locals, according to a new anti-corruption report. More
Naked House and OMMX offer bare-bones affordable housing for London
British studio OMMX has teamed up with house-builder Naked House to develop an affordable housing model for London, offering homes stripped back to just their bare necessities. More
Giles Pike Architects adds stepped glass extension to Victorian house in south London
Giles Pike Architects has extended this house in Putney, southwest London, using glass walls to flood the new basement living areas with natural light. More
Nimtim adds pergola-like extension to 1950s terrace in south London
Timber portals frame windows and skylights in this garden-facing extension, which Nimtim Architects has added to a terraced house in Peckham, southeast London. More
vPPR converts former Shoreditch warehouse into shops and flats linked by private walkway
A public and private street flank this former warehouse in east London, which local studio vPPR has converted into a mixed-use development containing shops and apartments. More
Neo Bankside residents take Tate Modern to court over Herzog & de Meuron extension
Residents of Rogers Stirk Harbour's Neo Bankside apartments are taking legal action against Tate Modern to force the gallery to close part of the viewing platform of its recent Herzog & de Meuron-designed extension. More
"London is looking more and more like Dubai" says architect Adam Caruso
The lack of regulation over London's new architecture has turned the city into a "free for all", according to Adam Caruso, one of the architects behind the Stirling Prize-winning Newport Street Gallery. More
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to design British Library extension
British firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has been appointed to design a new research centre for the British Library in London. More
Garden Bridge should be ditched, finds financial inquiry
The plug should be pulled on the contentious Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge, despite over £45 million of public money already bound up in the project, according to a new report. More
Grayson Perry and Apparata team up to create A House for Artists in east London
British artist Grayson Perry is working with London-based architects Apparata on an affordable housing scheme with integrated studios for artists in Barking, east London. More
Coffey Architects sets small brick home atop Victorian prison vaults in London
Reclaimed brick walls help this home of modest proportions blend with its historic context in London's Clerkenwell, where it stands on top of a former 19th-century prison. More
Neon scribbles by Cerith Wyn Evans hang in London's Tate Britain
Almost two kilometres of neon lighting shaped into sharp lines and sweeping forms create this installation by Welsh artist Cerith Wyn Evans, which is suspended in the Tate Britain's Duveen Galleries. More
Pot plants cover trellis-like walls inside London cafe by Neiheiser Argyros
Potted plants and herbs clip onto a gridded metal structure inside this London cafe by local architects Neiheiser Argyros, which also features exposed ductwork and cork-panelled walls. More
Cement grey meets bright ochre in Grzywinski + Pons' London restaurant interior
Ochre walls and furnishings feature in restaurant Treves and Hyde, designed by Grzywinski + Pons in London's Whitechapel. More