Kaleidoscopic substation in London "celebrates the spirit of the local community"
UK architecture studio IF–DO and artist Lakwena have wrapped an electrical substation in Brent Cross, London, in an artwork informed by rotating billboards. More
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Paul Westwood transforms disused garage into light-filled garden office
Architect Paul Westwood has converted the dilapidated garage of his London home into a workshop and studio, featuring a pared-back material palette that references the existing Victorian house. More
Waugh Thistleton Architects designs "visibly sustainable" mass-timber office in London
London studio Waugh Thistleton Architects has unveiled the Black & White Building, a mass-timber office building designed for The Office Group in Shoreditch with a slatted tulipwood facade. More
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Dezeen Agenda features the world's first magnetised fusion power plant
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the world's first magnetised fusion power plant, which is set to be built in the UK. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
England bans single-use plastic plates and cutlery to limit "devastating" pollution
The sale of single-use plastic tableware and certain takeaway containers will be prohibited in England starting this autumn, the UK government has announced. More
AL_A wins approval for world's first magnetised fusion power plant
Amanda Levete's firm AL_A has received planning permission for a prototype fusion power plant in Oxfordshire, UK, which is being developed with Canadian energy company General Fusion and the UKAEA. More
Studio Hallett Ike adds dark brick extension to London flat
White, minimalist living spaces sit within a raw exterior of rough brick walls and galvanised steel openings at this extension to a ground-floor flat in east London, designed by local practice Studio Hallett Ike. More
JamesPlumb fuses bulrush and hemp elements at Cambridge Aesop store
London design studio JamesPlumb blended handwoven bulrush shelves with earthy hemp accents to create the interiors for this Aesop store in Cambridge, which takes cues from the nearby River Cam. More
Cast House extension by EBBA features brown concrete and vaulted ceiling
EBBA Architects has completed a house extension in east London that combines brutalist-style materials with details inspired by a classic Roman villa. More
Dallas Pierce Quintero references industrial sheds for Forest Houses on London infill site
Architecture studio Dallas Pierce Quintero has completed a cluster of houses in London with sawtooth roofs and corrugated-metal cladding that nod to the site's former use as a builders' yard. More
Renovated Mayfair pub The Audley is filled to the brim with art
Artworks by Andy Warhol, Lucian Freud and more can be seen throughout The Audley pub and its restaurant in London's Mayfair, designed by architecture studio Laplace. More
Dockley Apartments in London take cues from collective housing in Europe
Residential units and a shared courtyard feature in this angular mixed-use scheme in London, designed by architecture firms Studio Woodroffe Papa and Poggi Architecture to encourage communal living. More
Dishoom Canary Wharf recalls 1970s Irani cafes near Bombay Stock Exchange
Prolific restaurant Dishoom has opened its first new London venue in five years, featuring an interior designed around a "financial fraudster from the 1970s". More
Mikhail Riches restores "original beauty" of brutalist Park Hill estate in Sheffield
A palette of green, blue and purple animates the latest phase of the redevelopment of Park Hill estate in Sheffield, recently completed by Stirling Prize-winning studio Mikhail Riches. More
Morag Myerscough creates "secret garden" for Sheffield Children's Hospital
A colourful pavilion sits in the Joy Garden at Sheffield Children's Hospital, which British artist Morag Myerscough has created to offer patients and staff respite from a medical environment. More
Dezeen Debate features Michael Kendrick Architects' "perfect" woodland retreat
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features Michael Kendrick Architects' woodland retreat and holiday let in England. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Christ & Gantenbein adds "techno-futuristic" lobby to Oxford Street office
Swiss studio Christ & Gantenbein has completed its upgrade of UK House on Oxford Street, adding a baroque-influenced lobby informed by the building's history. More
"Ordinary yet quirky" Red House in Dorset named UK's best new home
The Red House in southwest England by London studio David Kohn Architects has been named the RIBA's House of the Year for 2022. More
FaulknerBrowns completes "hall for the city" in Sunderland
A 23-tonne metal staircase rises through a glazed atrium at the centre of Sunderland's City Hall, referencing the region's rich history of industrial craftsmanship. More
Clementine Blakemore Architects transforms stone barns into accessible holiday homes
London-based studio Clementine Blakemore Architects has renovated a series of derelict 19th-century agricultural buildings in Dorset, UK, to create the Wraxall Yard holiday homes. More