Mobile phones at gigs impacted design of rapper Dave's recent live show
The set and lighting designers behind UK rapper Dave's Psychodrama tour took the lights on the audience's phones into account when creating the show. More
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Nimtim Architects adds "unpretentious" brick and timber extension to London house
Nimtim Architects has completed an extension called Hive House in south London, featuring red brick walls that complement an exposed geometric timber structure inside. More
Brexit Party logo "a very clever piece of graphic design" says Design of the Year winner
The Brexit Party will receive a lot of votes in the UK's upcoming European elections thanks to clever graphic design, says Ben Terrett, the designer behind the award-winning gov.uk website. More
Piero Lissoni completes inaugural UK showroom for De Padova
Italian architect Piero Lissoni has designed a west London showroom for furniture brand De Padova, arranging its interiors to resemble a luxury penthouse. More
Fredrikson Stallard makes furniture cast from "humble" cardboard
London studio Fredrikson Stallard has completed the Reformation collection of furniture and art made using cardboard found on the streets of the city. More
RCKa converts former church hall into colourful community centre
Simple timber divisions and bright colours define architecture studio RCKa's conversion of a 19th-century London church hall into The Granville, a community centre with workspaces. More
Diller Scofidio + Renfro creating new five-kilometre-long park in London's Greenwich,
The first section of a five-kilometre-long, looping park is set to open in London's Greenwich this summer, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the architecture studio behind the High Line. More
Carmody Groarke creates new entrance to BFI Southbank
Carmody Groarke has refurbished the British Film Institute's home on the South Bank in London, with an illuminated new entrance canopy and revamped interior. More
Ridged roofline at Maggie's Cardiff recalls outline of Welsh mountains
London studio Dow Jones Architects has completed a temporary Maggie's Centre for cancer care in Cardiff with a series of angular roofs clad entirely in weathering steel. More
Architects grieve as demolition starts on "design icon" Welbeck Street car park
Architects have been lamenting the loss of the Welbeck Street car park in London, as works starts to replace the brutalist building with a new hotel. More
Studio Bark's flat-pack U-build system lets anyone self-build
U-Build is a simple modular construction system designed by Studio Bark, which encourages individuals and communities to self-build. More
The Standard completes new hotel in London
The Standard's first UK hotel opens this summer inside a brutalist building, featuring colourful interiors designed by Shawn Hausman to contrast "the greyness of London". More
UK government will pay £200 million to replace Grenfell-style cladding
The UK government has promised to pay to replace combustible cladding on private high-rise housing, almost two years after the Grenfell Tower fire. More
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
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
Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission gets new chair after Scruton sacking
Create Streets founder Nicholas Boys Smith has been named interim chair of the UK's Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, after Roger Scruton's removal. More