Self-Portrait wraps London store in mint-hued Cornish clay and tonal surfaces
Luxury fashion brand Self-Portrait has opened a store in London with mirrored surfaces and Cornish clay walls that combines "minimalism, materiality and colour." More
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Butterfly House renovation contrasts traditional features with modern materials
British studio Will Gamble Architects has modernised a heritage-listed terraced house in south London, adding a series of bespoke joinery elements that help to repurpose the existing living spaces. 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
Monumental Damien Hirst sculptures feature inside Bacchanalia London restaurant
Interior architect Martin Brudnizki Design Studio has created a classical Greek and Roman mythology-informed restaurant complete with sculptures by British artist Damien Hirst in Mayfair, London. More
Artefact adds cloister-like timber extension to Islington home
Local studio Artefact drew on "20th-century courtyard houses" when creating Pirouette House, a cloister-like extension to a 1980s building in Islington, London, made from red timber. More
Random Studio creates "giant fragments of a woman's body" for Mugler pop-up
Dutch design studio Random Studio has created Bodyscape, a "futuristic" pop-up store, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of French fashion brand Mugler's fragrances. More
Polysmiths designs "beautifully sustainable" London house featuring cork-lined living spaces
Architecture studio Polysmiths used cork panels to clad internal and external surfaces at Cork House in east London, which was built using materials available during the Covid-19 lockdown. More
Yinka Ilori draws on "unapologetic" architecture of Burkina Faso for debut pop-up shop
Modular display stands modelled on buildings in Burkina Faso feature in the first brick-and-mortar shop that London-based designer Yinka Ilori has created for his self-titled homeware brand. More
"Putting architects in control will not solve the building safety crisis"
Following the Grenfell Tower inquiry, architects must face up to their responsibility for Britain's building safety crisis instead of blaming contracts that lessen their influence, writes Peter Apps. More
Planners approve "destructive plans" to revamp postmodern Sainsbury Wing
Westminster planners have approved the controversial plans by New York studio Selldorf Architects to remodel the postmodern Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown-designed Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery. More
Denise Scott Brown makes plea to abandon "destructive" revamp of National Gallery extension
Architect Denise Scott Brown has urged planners to refuse Selldorf Architects' controversial plans to remodel her and Robert Venturi's postmodern Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery. More
Scott Whitby Studio renovates 19th-century Westminster Chapel in London
Architecture practice Scott Whitby Studio has completed a renovation of the 19th-century Westminster Chapel in London, adding a public social space and upgrading its worship hall. More
Unknown Works finishes CLT House extension with bright yellow render
Architecture studio Unknown Works has extended a semi-detached house in east London, adding vibrant yellow-rendered forms to its front and rear. More
Herzog & de Meuron unveils plans to add two towers to Liverpool Street station
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has revealed its plan to overhaul London's Liverpool Street station, which includes the addition of two towers above the railway terminus. More
Foster + Partners to design "one of London's largest timber buildings"
British studio Foster + Partners has unveiled plans for The William, which will be made from cross-laminated timber and become the studio's first timber office building in the UK. More
Glass lift viewpoint opens within Battersea Power Station chimney
The Lift 109 viewpoint designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates has opened within the rebuilt chimney of Battersea Power Station in London, which was recently revamped by architecture studio WilkinsonEyre. More
Black larch shingles cover Schindel Studio in London by Archer + Braun
Black-painted larch shingles cover the exterior of this artist's studio in London, designed by local architecture practice Archer + Braun. More
Sumayya Vally creates Notting Hill Carnival pavilion with "a diasporic logic"
For this year's Notting Hill Carnival, South African architect Sumayya Vally created a pavilion made up of fragmented parts that only came together during the course of the parade. More
Object Space Place uses reclaimed materials to refurbish London restaurant
Interior design practice Object Space Place has revamped the Apricity restaurant interior in London with second-hand furniture and reclaimed materials. More
Victorian warehouse in London transformed into Greencoat Place office
British architecture practice Squire and Partners and office design firm Modus Workspace have retained the ornate cast-iron columns and glazed tiles of a 19th-century warehouse in London while turning it into a contemporary workspace. More