Peter Barber Architects creates terraced tenement block in Peckham
Peter Barber Architects has built a tenement-style housing block at 95 Peckham Road in London that steps back from the street to create numerous, south-facing roof terraces. More
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SODA creates contemporary MYO offices inside 1970s London building
The gridded facade of this office in central London informed the arrangement of its interiors, where SODA has built a series of flexible workspaces that can be adjusted to suit different occupants. More
Architects lead backlash over park closures and "heavy-handed" policing in London's open spaces
Architects and critics have hit out at threats to close London's parks amid the coronavirus pandemic, with one describing it as "collective punishment". More
Eldridge London's trefoil-shaped house has a "sense of the theatrical"
Curved walls and metallic details bring drama to this family house in southwest London, by architecture studio Eldridge London. More
Daytrip digs beneath east London townhouse to create contemporary living spaces
White-washed walls, Douglas fir joinery and creamy furnishings appear inside this east London home, which design studio Daytrip has renovated and expanded by excavating its basement. More
ExCel centre "obvious choice" to convert into coronavirus hospital says BDP
Converting convention centres into coronavirus hospitals is the most efficient way to increase intensive-care capacity, according to James Hepburn of architecture and engineering firm BDP, which helped convert London's ExCel centre into the 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale. More
Jaimie Shorten wins Antepavilion competition with "anti-authoritarian" shark installation
Architect Jaimie Shorten will install six singing shark sculptures in a London canal after winning this year's Antepavilion competition organised by the Architecture Foundation. More
Glenn Howells Architects creates lantern-like school for English National Ballet
Glenn Howells Architects has built a dance school for the English National Ballet, with windows in its translucent white cladding that give glimpses of rehearsals. More
Barbican flat by Intervention Architecture transforms into a ballet studio
Intervention Architecture has installed shapeshifting furniture in a Barbican apartment in London, allowing it to transform from a home into a dance studio. More
Ten design-focused dwellings from the East London Homes book
Interiors reporter Natasha Levy has selected 10 striking homes in east London that the city's creatives have designed for themselves. More
New Stone Age exhibition demonstrates material's "potential to revolutionise construction"
New Stone Age at London's Building Centre shows the potential of stone as a modern construction material. Curator Steve Webb picks five projects from the exhibition that use it in innovative, practical and sustainable ways.
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Clerkenwell Design Week postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
Clerkenwell Design Week in London has been postponed from May until July, becoming the latest architecture and design event to be impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. More
Yinka Ilori applies joyful hues to London's Mira Mikati store
Multi-coloured walls, geometric floors and a seesaw feature in this west London fashion store, which Yinka Ilori has designed to match the playful nature of the brand's clothing collections. More
PUP Architects extends Surrey Docks Farm with a sawtooth orangery and black tower
PUP Architects has refurbished Surrey Docks Farm in London, reinstating a three-storey tower clad in black timber and topped by a golden pig weathervane. More
Francesco Pierazzi Architects delicately clashes materials inside London maisonette
A plywood-lined staircase, red-steel beams and exposed-brick surfaces appear throughout this maisonette in west London, which has been overhauled by Francesco Pierazzi Architects. More
Eight new London restaurants where design is as important as food
With new restaurants opening in London all the time, Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out eight where the interior design is just as interesting as what's on the menu. More
Visuals revealed of eight architects' Greenwich Design District buildings
The developers of the Design District in Greenwich have revealed visuals of buildings designed by SelgasCano, 6a Architects, Adam Khan Architects, Architecture 00, HNNA, Barozzi Veiga, David Kohn Architects and Mole Architects, that will make up the development. More
Waste heat from London Underground begins warming capital's homes
The Bunhill 2 Energy Centre has started capturing excess heat from the London Underground to help warm over 1,000 buildings in the UK capital. More
Grenfell architect unaware of fire rules and cladding risk
The lead architect on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, which was completed the year before the building caught fire in 2017, has revealed that he was not aware of all the fire safety advice for tall buildings. More
Formafantasma investigates impact of timber industry at Cambio exhibition
Formafantasma has curated a research-focused exhibition at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, which aims to unravel the global impact of the forestry industry. More