UK design has "shocking gender imbalance" according to Design Museum research
Just one in five designers in the UK are women, according to new research by the Design Museum. More
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RIBA reveals "talents to watch" in student winners of President's Medals 2018
The RIBA has announced the student winners of this year's President's Medals, with projects including a Bladerunner-esque hotel and a community of Icelandic pipe-hackers. More
Architects urge government to consider environmental cost of timber building restrictions
Engineered timber products such as cross-laminated timber must be exempt from the UK government's ban on combustible cladding materials, as they are essential in the global battle against climate change, say architects. More
UK ban on combustible building materials will "slow down use of engineered timber"
The UK government has released details of its ban on combustible building materials in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, revealing that it will limit the use of cross-laminated timber in construction. More
UK to appoint national head of architecture
The UK government is recruiting for a head of architecture to "champion the importance of good design" and "raise the design standards of new housing schemes". More
The Tulip by Foster + Partners is "not spooky enough" says Peter Cook
Architects need be more "nutty" in their designs according to architect Peter Cook, who claims that there isn't enough drama in the new London tower proposed by Foster + Partners. More
"Breathtaking" off-grid Lochside House wins RIBA House of the Year 2018
A humble cottage on the edge of a lake in the Scottish Highlands has been named as the UK's best house of 2018. More
London City Airport flags concerns about The Tulip designed by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners' plans to build a 305-metre tall viewing tower in London may be blocked, as London City Airport says the structure could impact its radar system. More
London's best new house extensions revealed in 2019 shortlist for Don't Move, Improve!
A loft library, a converted chapel and a Japanese-inspired flat are in the running to be named London's best home-improvement project of 2019. More
Marta Nowicka swaps a garage for a three-bedroom house in east London
Designer Marta Nowicka has built a three-storey house on the site of a former garage in London's Dalston, featuring walls clad in cedar shingles. More
Reiach and Hall's archive of British civil nuclear industry named Scotland's best building
An archive of the UK's nuclear legacy is housed inside this angular structure by Reiach and Hall Architects, which has been named Scotland's best new building by the RIAS. More
Studio Weave builds viewing tower that looks like a terraced house in London's Greenwich
Studio Weave has unveiled a pavilion in the form of a "typical terraced house", offering views over the construction site of a new design district on the Greenwich Peninsula in London. More
Richard Bell Architecture creates minimalist spa beneath London home
Monolithic white blocks and handmade bricks feature inside London Spa, which Richard Bell Architecture has constructed under a home in the west of the city. More
Guy Hollaway creates photography studio with concrete pyramid for X-ray apparatus
Guy Hollaway Architects has completed a studio for British photographer Nick Veasey, featuring a concrete pyramid chamber to house the X-ray equipment used to create his distinctive works. More
London townhouse updated with pared-back materials and patterns
Merrett Houmøller Architects has renovated and extended a house in north London using a consistent palette of simple materials and repeated patterns. More
Artist's binoculars let Tate Modern visitors look inside RSH+P's Neo Bankside
Max Siedentopf's guerrilla art installation allowed Tate Modern visitors to zoom in on Roger Stirk Harbour + Partner's Neo Bankside housing from Herzog & de Meuron's extension. More
Roger Scruton calls for "necessary change of culture" in UK architecture
Roger Scruton, chair of the UK government's Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, has called on architects to reject modernism in order to save cities. More
Bella Freud and Maria Speake fashion retro interiors for BBC TV centre apartment
Creative duo Bella Freud and Maria Speake channelled the vibrant 1970s throughout the interiors of this London apartment, which has been designed by architect Piercy & Company inside the former BBC Television Centre. More
Ace & Tate opens "voyeuristic" glasses store in central London's Soho
A pair of neon eyes stare out from the back of eyewear brand Ace & Tate's new Soho store, which creative agency Anyways have designed in reference to the area's risqué past. More
Eytys's London store pays homage to Swedish brutalism
Stockholm-based clothing brand Eytys's first London store has an interior that references Swedish brutalism and postmodernism. More