Cork walls and pink window frames characterise London house extension by Nimtim Architects
Nimtim Architects has added a extension clad in cork with contrasting pink windows to a Victorian terrace house in south London. More
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Norman Foster unveils plans for The Unicorn tower to rival The Tulip
The soon-to-be-approved Tulip may be superseded as the tallest building in the City of London before it's even built now that Norman Foster has revealed plans for a supertall co-working and living space suspended above Bloomberg HQ. More
Amin Taha creates distorted replica of 19th-century London terrace block
Amin Taha's studio Groupwork has completed a terrace in Islington, London, with a block designed as a misremembered copy of a lost four-storey building. More
The Tulip by Foster + Partners on track to be approved by City of London
The City of London has said that Foster + Partners' 305-metre-high The Tulip has "the potential to become an architectural icon", in its planning report on the proposed tourist attraction. More
Peter Barber Architects reinterprets Victorian back-to-back housing in London
Peter Barber Architects has arranged a block of 26 shared-ownership homes around a central courtyard in Stratford, London. More
Threefold Architects divides up London office with forty-metre long "inhabited wall"
A forty-metre long wall made from plywood and steel partitions the public from private spaces within this London office by Threefold Architects. More
London's first 3D zebra crossing encourages drivers to slow down
The first 3D zebra crossing in the UK has been painted on a road in north-west London in an effort to improve road safety in the area. More
Will Alsop's Neuron Pod education centre opens at Centre of the Cell
An education centre shaped like a oversized neuron cell, designed by the late Will Alsop for his practice All Design, has opened at Centre of the Cell in Whitechapel, London. More
Core Kensington pilates studio blends Mexican and Norwegian design
This calming pilates studio in Kensington, London, by Studio Wolter Navarro is divided by a central timber wall inspired by Mexican celosías. More
London restaurant Jolene uses logo drawn by a six-year-old child
Lettering scribbled by the young son of graphic designer Frith Kerr provides the logo for north London restaurant Jolene. More
Cast bronze furniture by Campana Brothers channels the story of Noah's Ark
Furniture pieces by the Campana Brothers featuring cast bronze and aluminium animal forms are soon to be unveiled at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London. More
"The arms race for cultural dominion has reached new levels of absurdity"
The decision to build the London Centre for Music less than 300 metres away from an existing concert hall is the latest unnecessary example of global high-culture one-upmanship, says Phineas Harper. More
Bureau de Change inserts textured brick building into century-old London terrace
Bureau de Change has completed The Interlock, a mixed-use building in London with a facade made from matt blue bricks that "appear to twist like cogs". More
Record-breaking 541 skyscrapers proposed for London as planning approvals soar
The number of new tall buildings planned for London has gone up to 541 thanks to a surge in planning approvals, according to research from New London Architecture. More
Vine Architecture Studio brightens up Mile End Road home with yellow staircase and skylights
Vine Architecture Studio has refurbished a rooftop apartment in east London, with features including a yellow spiral staircase and generous rooflights that fill the interior with daylight. More
"There's something seriously wrong with IKEA's most sustainable store"
IKEA claims its latest London store is its greenest ever. But how can this be true if another green building was demolished to make way for it? asks Tom Ravenscroft. More
Es Devlin appointed as artistic director of London Design Biennale 2020
British designer Es Devlin has been named as the artistic director of the third edition of the London Design Biennale in 2020. More
SPPARC's Golden Hinde visitor centre will cantilever over the River Thames
SPPARC has unveiled its designs for a museum surrounding the Golden Hinde – a full-size replica of the of Francis Drake's Golden Hind galleon. More
Biasol creates contemporary dining spaces for Grind restaurant and bar
Pink neon signs appear alongside teal blue surfaces and monochromatic tile floors inside Grind, an all-day restaurant in southeast London designed by Biasol. More
FormRoom fashions Instagrammable interiors for Milk Train ice cream shop
Cloud-like ceilings and neon signage are just some of the playful features that design studio FormRoom employed to create this Instagram-friendly ice cream store in central London. More