Architecture historian Gavin Stamp dies aged 69
The architecture industry has been paying tribute to historian, writer and broadcaster Gavin Stamp, who has died following a battle with prostate cancer. More
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Nilsson Pflugfelder's prefabricated wooden house is designed to maintain owners' privacy
The windows of this house in Cambridge, by architecture office Nilsson Pflugfelder, are carefully positioned and sized to prevent overlooking by neighbouring properties. More
Madoc Architecture builds house with curved recess to "bookend" a London terrace
Architect Pascal Madoc Jones has added a new house to a Victorian terrace in north London, featuring a curved recess intended to give the street a more distinctive end. More
Studio Carver adds American-inspired prefabricated extension to Belsize House
British architecture practice Studio Carver has completed a timber and glass extension to a house in north London that was inspired by traditional wooden conservatories found in the American Midwest. More
UK brings back blue passports to "restore national identity"
British passports will lose their burgundy covers and go back to having dark blue ones after Brexit, the government has confirmed. More
London Design Festival's "record breaking" visitor figures include people who walked past installations
London Design Festival has claimed record visitor figures for 2017, but admitted it counted every person who visited participating museums and passed through public squares hosting installations. More
Curved opening frames reflective pool in London house extension by Tonkin Liu
Rain can fall through a cut-out in the concave roof of this London house extension by Tonkin Liu, animating a shallow pool of water beneath. More
Assemble covers entrance to London tube station in colourful handmade tiles
Architecture collective Assemble and artist Matthew Raw have refurbished the entrance to Seven Sisters Underground station in London, covering it in thousands of colourful handmade tiles. More
SelgasCano adds roof extension with pools and plants to Second Home offices in London
Spanish practice SelgasCano has extended the roof of the Second Home offices in east London, creating five studios with winding desks, and a terrace with a serpentine border of aquatic planting. More
Steven Holl completes luminous Maggie's Centre next to Britain's oldest hospital
American architect Steven Holl has unveiled his Maggie's Centre for cancer patients in London, featuring a facade of translucent white glass dotted with coloured panels. More
High-rise safety regulations are "not fit for purpose" finds Grenfell report
Fire-safety guidelines for tall buildings in the UK are unclear and offer too many opportunities for corner cutting, according to a review of building regulations commissioned following the Grenfell Tower fire. More
Kieran Timberlake completes £750 million "crystalline cube" for US Embassy in London
Kieran Timberlake has completed work on the US Embassy in London, a glass cube swathed in shimmering sails of plastic that is set on a plinth and surrounded by a moat-like pond on the edge of the River Thames. More
Grey Griffiths Architects completes London extension featuring exposed oak roof structure
Exposed rafters support a pitched roof incorporating a large skylight that allows daylight to flood into this rear extension added to a Victorian house in south London by local studio Grey Griffiths Architects. More
Timber and textured-brick surfaces soften interior of extension by O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects
O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has rearranged the ground floor of a Victorian terraced house in north London and introduced a material palette to the extended space that complements the original brick walls. More
Redshank artist's studio is a cork-clad cabin raised above a tidal salt marsh
Oil rigs, Maunsell forts and a wading bird provided the inspiration for this artist's retreat in a salt marsh on England's east coast, which becomes inaccessible when the tide comes in. More
Extension to Walter Segal's modernist London home is modelled on ruins
Jonathan Tuckey Design has revealed plans to extend the former home of Walter Segal with an addition like an "overgrown ruin", while Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble has designed a shed for the garden. More
Stella Collective "brings the outside in" for seaside cafe interior
Melbourne interior design studio The Stella Collective has paired lush green foliage with stark white walls for this cafe in Brighton, UK, which is designed to feel like a jungle. More
Footage reveals demolition of Robin Hood Gardens
This exclusive video footage shot by Dezeen shows a huge section of the brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate being torn apart by a demolition claw. More
VeloCity wins ideas competition for development of Oxford and Cambridge region
A team of architects, planners and engineers has won a contest seeking ideas for how the UK government could instigate growth in the Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford corridor, with plans to revitalise six villages by adding housing, and a network of cycling and pedestrian routes. More
Peter Barber Architects uses oriel windows to animate the facades of Moray Mews houses
Peter Barber Architects has completed a terrace of mews houses in north London, which are arranged along a cobbled lane and feature oriel windows that cantilever out from their reclaimed-brick facades. More