Amanda Levete's firm proposes multi-storey football pitches for central London
Stackable football pitches could be erected on disused or temporarily empty plots across London, according to Amanda Levete and her London-based studio AL_A. More
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Patrik Schumacher is right to oppose regulations, says architect-turned-developer Roger Zogolovitch
Building regulations are stifling architects according to developer Roger Zogolovitch, who has declared support for ideas proposed by Patrik Schumacher in his controversial World Architecture Festival speech. More
Eric Parry gets go ahead for City of London's tallest skyscraper
Eric Parry Architects has been granted planning permission for 1 Undershaft, a 73-storey skyscraper that will dwarf The Gherkin and The Cheesegrater to become the tallest building in London's financial district. More
Make upgrades entrance hall of London's Harrods with 16 bronze escalators
Sixteen escalators clad with nickel bronze now feature in the entrance hall of London department store Harrods, as shown in this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen for architecture office Make. More
Neil Dusheiko creates home for his father-in-law featuring a wall of ceramics and glassware
A wall of storage filled with art and ceramics features inside this house that architect Neil Dusheiko has renovated for his father-in-law, near his own home in north London. More
Tigg Coll Architects references London's railway heritage for student accommodation interiors
Tigg Coll Architects has renovated a student accommodation building in London's Kings Cross, with interiors based on the area's railway heritage. More
Colonnades frame landscaped courtyards at Buddhist retreat in rural England
This Buddhist retreat by Walters & Cohen Architects features a cluster of pitched-roof structures arranged around tranquil courtyards in the English countryside. More
Critics underwhelmed by "clumsy" new Design Museum
The Design Museum's new home inside the former Commonwealth Institute in London is an oak-heavy, hotel-like interior that is impressive, but could have been so much more exhilarating, according to critics. More
R2 Studio enlivens Victorian London home with bold colour palette
This terraced family home in southeast London has been brightened up with a colourful open-plan living space and a loft extension offering rooftop views. More
Extra-tall windows connect Studio Octopi's Slot House with its patio garden
Studio Octopi has overhauled a terraced house in north London, adding an extension that features a three-storey-high window and a two-storey-high pivoting door. More
Gitta Gschwendtner furnishes Rogers Stirk Harbour's London cancer treatment centre
German designer Gitta Gschwendtner has created the furniture for a dedicated cancer treatment centre at Guy's Hospital in London, completed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners earlier this year. More
Peter Salter creates labyrinthine London townhouses to experiment with different ideas
Doorways disguised as mirrors, secret corners, moving walls and yurt-shaped rooms feature in these four elaborate London townhouses that architect Peter Salter has been crafting for the last 13 years. More
Jony Ive and Marc Newson create room-size interpretation of a Christmas tree
An immersive Christmas tree installation by Apple's Jonathan Ive and industrial designer Marc Newson has been unveiled in London. More
Signage based on circuitry designed for east London tech hub
Studio dn&co's wayfinding for London's Here East campus features symbols borrowed from circuit drawings. More
Red pyramidal rooms form Henning Stummel's London home
A cluster of red metal-clad volumes are arranged around a secluded courtyard at Henning Stummel's self-designed home in west London. More
Patrik Schumacher calls for social housing and public space to be scrapped
Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher has mapped out a solution to London's housing crisis that involves getting rid of regulations, privatising all public space and scrapping social housing. More
London's new Design Museum by John Pawson and OMA unveiled
The Design Museum's new £83-million London home by John Pawson and OMA is set to open next week at the former Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington. More
UK designers are missing out on innovation tax breaks, says thinktank
Business news: nine out of 10 design businesses in the UK are failing to take advantage of tax relief rules that could benefit them, according to the head of a design policy thinktank. More
Foster + Partners to transform Cedric Price's London Zoo aviary into monkey enclosure
Norman Foster's firm has been appointed to revamp the Snowdon Aviary at London Zoo – one of the most iconic designs of the late British architect Cedric Price. More
Scott Kyson combines charred timber with smoked glass for garden pavilion
This small garden pavilion, created by British architect Scott Kyson as a playhouse for his children, is covered in sheets of smoked glass and lined in lengths of charred larch. More