Walters & Cohen covers housing for English boarding house in rusty-red tiles
Handmade clay tiles cover this gabled accommodation block, which London firm Walters & Cohen has added to a boarding school in the English city of Canterbury. More
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Foster, Adjaye and Libeskind shortlisted for UK Holocaust memorial
David Adjaye, Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster + Partners and Daniel Libeskind are among the 10 shortlisted teams competing to design the UK's National Holocaust Memorial in London. More
West Architecture converts London church into restrained home
West Architecture has transformed a Methodist church in Islington into a pared-back home dressed with just a few items of furniture to reflect the minimalist lifestyle of its owner. More
Pantone creates Greenery-themed home that can be booked on Airbnb
Colour company Pantone has collaborated with Airbnb to fill a London home with planting and projects that match its verdant 2017 colour of the year. More
Bompas & Parr's Grope Mountain is an erotic take on the climbing wall
Visitors to Bompas & Parr's Grope Mountain climbing wall clamber up "sensual holds" shaped like breasts and penises. More
Sunken Bath Project named London's best new house extension in Don't Move, Improve! 2017
A garden room containing a sunken Japanese-style bath has won top prize in a competition to find London's best new house extensions. More
Theis + Khan updates Notting Hill house with basement pool and cinema
This west London house has been overhauled by British practice Theis + Khan to include a "cave-like" swimming pool in the basement and a twisting white staircase. More
UK government makes creative industries a pillar of post-Brexit growth plan
The UK government has made the creative sector a priority in its new industrial strategy, signalling what industry representatives are calling a potentially "new, bold and imaginative understanding of business". More
Concept apartment by Future Facility gives older residents "revolutionary domestic independence"
This installation at London's Design Museum strips household appliances back to their basics to make operation easier for an ageing population. More
Larissa Johnston arranges minimal London home around plywood box
A plywood box hosts the kitchen and staircase in this minimal maisonette in Islington, which has been reconfigured and extended by local architect Larissa Johnston. More
London house and garden studio overhauled with marble and cherry wood
British interiors firm Studio MacLean used monochrome paintwork, oak chevron flooring, and cherry wood and marble finishes to overhaul this London house. More
Paul Archer uses board-marked concrete and glass for London house extension
Coarse concrete walls contrast transparent glazing in this extension designed by Paul Archer Design to create a light-filled kitchen and dining room for a north London house. More
Pamphilon Architects' larch-clad extension echoes butterfly roof of east London terrace
Slats of larch dress this angular addition to a Victorian property in Dalston, which was built for a young family and is shortlisted in 2017's Don't Move, Improve! competition for best London house extension. More
London's Surface Design Show returns for 2017
Dezeen promotion: this year's Surface Design Show will exhibit the latest materials in architecture and interior design at London's Business Design Centre from 7 to 9 February 2017. More
Farshid Moussavi to showcase construction details in Royal Academy summer exhibition
For the first time in 249 years, construction drawings will be the focus of the architecture room at the Royal Academy of Arts' summer exhibition, which this year is curated by Farshid Moussavi. More
Gundry & Ducker adds sooty brick and glass extension to London house
A darkened brick tower and a glass volume form this extension by Gundry & Ducker, added to the rear of a north London residence to create a kitchen and living room with garden views. More
Scott Whitby Studio transforms shipping container into "caution cinema"
Scott Whitby Studio has used over 1,000 foam pyramids to transform a shipping container into a pop-up cinema where port workers can be taught vital health and safety information. More
Out of the Valley offers escapism with off-grid cabin made of oak and cedar
British firm Out of the Valley has developed an oak-framed cabin with burnt-cedar cladding that can be installed anywhere to provide a simple place to escape the stresses of modern life. More
OMA gets green light for £110 million arts centre in Manchester
Dutch firm OMA has been granted permission to build its first major UK project – a cultural centre in Manchester named Factory. More
V&A appoints politician Tristram Hunt as new director
The V&A museum in London has named British politician Tristram Hunt as its new director, following the resignation of Martin Roth. More