UK - Architecture

May 29, 2017

“The Japanese House is about fear, imagination, aggression and dreams”

The Japanese House exhibition at London's Barbican doesn't offer solutions to the housing crisis, says Owen Hatherley, but it does show what's possible when architects respond to extreme change and instability. Read more

May 27, 2017

Mulroy Architects extends Edwardian home in north London with angled skylights and glazed passage

London house extension by Mulroy Architects, with furnishings by Manea Kella

Mulroy Architects has added a glass passageway to the side of this three-storey house in north London, which features an interior fitted with bespoke oak joinery and furnishings by local studio Manea Kella. Read more

May 25, 2017

Jestico + Whiles converts town hall into student halls with iridescent tile-covered theatre

Community theatre and creative hub by Jestico + Whiles

Southwark Town Hall in south London has been renovated and repurposed to accommodate student housing and a mixed-use arts hub, including a theatre contained in a folded tile-clad extension. Read more

May 25, 2017

Cereal magazine unveils alternative show flat on London’s Greenwich Peninsula

Design magazine Cereal has teamed up with 'design-literate' estate agents Aucoot to create a temporary three-bedroom penthouse apartment on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. Read more

May 24, 2017

V&A celebrates legacy of fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga in new exhibition

Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion opens at London's V&A today, with the exhibition showcasing over 100 pieces of the Spanish designer's work from the later stages of his career, as well as the works of designers he has influenced. Read more

May 24, 2017

“Designed in California” is the new “made in Italy” according to Design Museum exhibition

Skateboards, Snapchat Spectacles, an early Gay Pride flag and a self-driving car sit side by side in a new Design Museum exhibition that explores how California has become the new centre of the design industry. Read more

May 23, 2017

Labour Party pledges to put creative industries at heart of UK’s Brexit negotiations

The UK's Labour Party has praised the nation's architecture and design sector, and promised to put the creative sector at the centre of Brexit negotiations if it wins next month's general election. Read more

May 23, 2017

Arper showroom hosts exhibition of Brexit passport designs during Clerkenwell Design Week

Dezeen's Brexit passport competition shortlisted designs

The winning entry plus eight runners up in Dezeen's Brexit passport design competition will be on display at the London showroom of Italian furniture brand Arper this week, as part of Clerkenwell Design Week. Read more

May 23, 2017

Giles Miller installs louvred plywood pavilion in London’s Clerkenwell

For this year's Clerkenwell Design Week, London designer Giles Miller worked with watch brand Shinola to create a pavilion made from 8,000 lightning bolt-shaped pieces of plywood. Read more

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Eight pop-up “glamping” cabins built to tour the Welsh countryside

May 22, 2017

Arup Associates completes enormous day-lit factory for Jaguar Land Rover in England

Giant saw-tooth sections containing north-facing windows channel daylight into the machine and assembly halls of this car manufacturing factory for Jaguar Land Rover in England's West Midlands. Read more

May 22, 2017

Five of the best installations to see at this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week

With Clerkenwell Design Week kicking off tomorrow, design reporter Alice Morby has picked out some of the most interesting things to see, including an installation made from mirrors and a rainbow-hued tower. Read more

May 19, 2017

Friend & Company harnesses “robotic craft” to build new shop for V&A museum

Robots were used to manufacture the components of these two pavilions, which form the new shop for the V&A museum in London. Read more

May 19, 2017

Black & Milk creates understated bachelor pad in London’s Canaletto Tower

Canaletto Tower Apartment by Black & Milk

British interiors studio Black & Milk has redesigned an apartment for a city trader in Canaletto Tower, a luxury residential skyscraper designed by UNStudio on London's City Road. Read more

May 17, 2017

Bennetts Associates converts Art Deco cinema into cultural centre in northern England

Chester Storyhouse by Bennetts Associates

Bennetts Associates has renovated a 1930s cinema and added a brick, frosted-glass and copper extension to create this cultural centre in Chester, England. Read more

May 16, 2017

Trevor Horne Architects completes 12-sided art gallery in south London park

Cabinet Gallery by Trevor Horne Architects

London studio Trevor Horne Architects has completed a gallery and apartment building on the site of the former Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, featuring folded brick walls topped with a glazed events space. Read more

May 15, 2017

Stop using EU nationals as a Brexit “negotiating chip”, say Rogers and Chipperfield

Richard Rogers and David Chipperfield are among a group of eminent British architects who have demanded clarity on the status of EU nationals working in the UK following Brexit. Read more

May 12, 2017

Balkrishna Doshi to deliver Royal Academy annual architecture lecture 2017

Dezeen promotion: Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, one of the most influential Indian architects of the 20th century and an important collaborator of Le Corbusier, will deliver the Royal Academy of Arts' annual architecture lecture this year. Read more

May 9, 2017

Citymapper “redesigns the bus” with new London transport service based on demand

Transport app Citymapper has converted its extensive data analysis into a real-life bus that drives an under-serviced route in London. Read more

May 9, 2017

Hand-glazed tiles cover Savile Row office building by EPR Architects

Ten thousand ceramic tiles make up the facade of this office building on London's Savile Row by EPR Architects, which is shown in a movie by photographer Jim Stephenson. Read more