Ao-ft arranges mass-timber house around contours of London plane tree
A tall plane tree forms a focal point for Tree Courtyard House, a home with a cross-laminated timber structure on a backland site in east London by local studio Ao-ft. More
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Morag Myerscough creates neon Love and Unity sculpture in Doncaster Minster
Artist Morag Myerscough has created an 11.5-metre-tall neon sculpture for a church in Doncaster, UK, which was informed by the "culture of embroidery and tapestry in religious buildings". More
Brick cultural centre evokes "historic grain of Hertford's town centre"
UK studios Bennetts Associates and Citizens Design Bureau have completed a cluster of textured brick volumes to house the BEAM cultural centre in Hertford, England. More
Hospital fronted by large winter garden opens in UK
A large winter garden provides "relaxation and respite" for visitors to the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in England, by architecture studios HKS, Cagni Williams and Sonnemann Toon Architects. More
Trackside hotel gives "unrivalled proximity to the tarmac" at Silverstone race track
UK studio Twelve Architects has unveiled the Escapade Silverstone holiday-home development on the edge of the Silverstone race track, home of the British Grand Prix. More
Al-Jawad Pike nestles "womb-like" red bathrooms in London's Holy Carrot restaurant
Architecture studio Al-Jawad Pike drew on wabi-sabi design principles for the Holy Carrot restaurant on London's Portobello Road, which features stone, timber and clay plaster. More
Cake Architecture hides low-lit London speakeasy in former security station
SOMA 2.0 is a sleek speakeasy-style bar by London studio Cake Architecture, tucked under the DLR railway at Canary Wharf, with a "deliberately austere" facade. More
Michael Henriksen uses exposed clay-block walls to extend own home in St Albans
Architect Michael Henriksen used exposed clay-block walls, timber ceilings and cork flooring to bring a sense of "warmth and texture" to the renovation and extension of his own family home in St Albans, England. More
Marks & Spencer gets go-ahead for Oxford Street flagship store demolition
British retailer Marks & Spencer's controversial redevelopment plan for its London flagship store on Oxford Street has been approved by UK housing secretary Angela Rayner. More
Dezeen Debate features a "nicely sited" South Downs home
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a South Downs home by British practice BakerBrown Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
BakerBrown Studio salvages materials from fire-ruined bungalow for South Downs home
British practice BakerBrown Studio has created a house high up on the South Downs using recycled materials, including rubble from a burned-out bungalow. More
Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC's Olympia revamp nearing completion in London
An elevated public realm and performance venues are taking shape on top of the Olympia events centre in west London as part of its transformation by UK architecture practices Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC. More
Ashton Porter Architects reworks 15th-century barn into tactile pottery studio
Plywood shelves lined with ceramics are slotted beneath the old oak trusses of Underwing Workshop, a pottery studio that British studio Ashton Porter Architects has created in an English barn. More
CAN relinks Verdant House with garden using statement green window
Architectural studio CAN has extended a terraced London house with a palette of wood and hemp and a large curved window that aims to redraw its connection to the garden. More
Asif Khan adds sinuous public boardwalk to south London's Canada Dock
British architect Asif Khan has completed a ribbon-like bridge over Canada Dock in south London, which acts as a "connector" to the area's timber trade history amid its radical transformation. More
DHaus brings "sense of openness" to Datum House with wall-to-wall skylight
Architecture studio DHaus has used a full-width skylight to draw light into this extension in north London, which is finished with a pared-back palette of pale brick, plaster and oak. More
First Stirling Prize winner at risk of demolition in Salford
The first building to ever win the RIBA Stirling Prize, the 29-year-old Centenary Building at the University of Salford, is threatened with demolition. More
Alex Chinneck creates distorted street furniture to bring "surrealism into the public realm"
British artist Alex Chinneck has designed knotted lampposts, a twisted telephone booth and a constricted postbox as playful public sculptures in Bristol, England. More
Rieder uses glass fibre-reinforced concrete for curving office facade
Promotion: Austrian facade brand Rieder has created a custom frontage for the One City Park office building in Bradford, which was designed by UK architecture studio Sheppard Robson. More
RIBA reveals top six British homes of 2024
A self-build project in London and a level-access home for retirees in Sussex are among the "breathtaking pieces of architecture" vying for the Royal Institute of British Architect's House of the Year 2024. More