A Studio Between takes cues from Jane Jacobs for Frieze London redesign
The Frieze art fair in London has unveiled its biggest redesign in over a decade featuring a layout inspired by city planning by design office A Studio Between. More
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"Simple, elegant and taut in form and detail" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in London with curtain walls and an exposed steel structure completed by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. More
VATRAA uses reclaimed bricks for London house extension
Architecture studio VATRAA has added an extension to a house in London that features a "brutalist cat flap" and is built with the bricks of the structure it replaced. More
Renzo Piano Building Workshop completes "big cube" in Paddington
Curtain walls and an exposed steel structure define Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in central London by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. More
Delve Architects transforms pair of houses with light-filled extensions
Local studio Delve Architects has added rear and side extensions to a pair of semi-detached houses for next-door neighbours in Surrey, UK. More
Hugh Strange Architects draws on farm architecture for Cornish courtyard home
Traditional farmsteads of England's West Country informed the rough render exterior and barn-like timber ceilings of this house in Cornwall by London studio Hugh Strange Architects. More
Design Week magazine relaunched by team of "raucous cheerleaders for design and designers"
Online design magazine Design Week has relaunched today after closing in January, with an updated visual identity informed by the Bauhaus. More
"It's time to think about retiring the role of RIBA president"
The role of RIBA president is a Victorian-era relic that has lost its relevance and should be scrapped, writes Catherine Slessor. More
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios completes "invisible repair" of world's first cast iron building
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has completed its 20-year transformation of a historic mill in Shropshire into a museum and workspace that celebrates its pioneering cast iron-framed structure. More
King's Cross masterplan brings part of the city "back into an entirely new use"
This video spotlights the King's Cross masterplan by Allies and Morrison and Porphyrios Associates, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Cowper Griffith Architects creates contemporary holiday home in medieval hall
UK studio Cowper Griffith Architects has combined the medieval fabric of the 14th-century Calverley Old Hall in West Yorkshire, England, with contemporary additions to create a holiday home for the Landmark Trust charity. More
Wraxall Yard designed as "attractive, comfortable, fully inclusive holiday accommodation"
This video spotlights the Wraxall Yard holiday accommodation by Clementine Blakemore Architects, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Park Hill Phase 2 "contains the history and stories of the people of Sheffield"
This video spotlights Phase 2 of the Park Hill estate regeneration in Sheffield by Mikhail Riches, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Twentieth Century Society calls for preservation of "just one set of cooling towers"
As the UK closes its last coal-fired power station, conservation group Twentieth Century Society is running a campaign to preserve a set of cooling towers. More
National Portrait Gallery visitors are "not there to look at the architecture"
This video spotlights the overhaul of the National Portrait Gallery by Jamie Fobert Architects and Purcell, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Elizabeth Line designed to have an "elegant simplicity"
This video highlights the Elizabeth Line infrastructure by studios Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and Atkins, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Chowdhury Walk social housing designed not to be "a monolithic block"
This video highlights the Chowdhury Walk social-housing scheme by Al-Jawad Pike, which is one of six buildings shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Pensaer revamps Allotment Cottage in London with timber-framed extension
Architecture studio Pensaer referred to its clients' love for gardening when designing this cottage extension in Herne Hill, London, which is finished with a palette of wood and reclaimed materials. More
POOR Collective exhibition showcases work by emerging London designers
Chairs informed by Nigerian mythology and modernist-style floor lamps were among the objects displayed at an exhibition organised by social enterprise POOR Collective to raise the profile of young designers at this year's London Design Festival. More
Why UK architecture's gender pay gap isn't improving
With UK architecture failing to make progress on closing its gender pay gap, what more can be done? Nat Barker reports. More