Designer and dreamer: Zaha Hadid
Jason Sayer2022-07-01T20:48:24+01:00Two exhibitions in London showcase Zaha Hadid's design work and early visions for the city.
200 Becontree
Jessica Mairs2022-06-28T13:39:57+01:00Archio has created two ‘super-sized’ villas containing dense infill housing on east London’s historic Becontree Estate. Marwa El Mubark enjoys a contemporary project that builds on the social aspirations of the original designs.
The Marlo
Jessica Mairs2022-06-21T17:50:38+01:00Bob Allies assesses the merits of The Marlo, a suite of apartments by Barbara Weiss Architects that give a new lease of life to a 19th-century block on Marylebone High Street, London.
Takero Shimazaki Architects inserts cinema in London railway arches
Jason Sayer2022-06-23T18:01:02+01:00Takero Shimazaki Architects (t-sa) has transformed eight railway arches in Camden into a cinema for the Curzon chain.
Benedetti Architects to refurbish RIBA headquarters
Jessica Mairs2022-05-26T09:41:44+01:00Benedetti Architects has been selected to lead the refurbishment of the Royal Institute of British Architects' headquarters at 66 Portland Place, London.
The Elizabeth line opens
Jessica Mairs2022-05-25T11:17:51+01:00Crossrail – now known as the Elizabeth line – has finally opened to passengers, stretching 118km to connect Reading and Heathrow in the west through central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.
Herzog & de Meuron completes RCA Battersea campus
Jason Sayer2022-05-30T14:02:55+01:00Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron has completed its much-anticipated new campus for the Royal College of Art in Battersea, south west London.
Little Brownings by Archmongers wins Don’t Move, Improve! 2022
Jessica Mairs2022-05-26T17:31:45+01:00Archmongers' reconfiguration of a 1960s home on the Dulwich Estate has been named London's best new home improvement in this year's Don't Move, Improve! awards.
Manber Jeffries House
Jessica Mairs2022-05-09T18:31:13+01:00James Alder Architects has added a russet extension to a home in north-west London, which has a steeply pitched roof following the outline of a now demolished lean-to.
Barbican Centre renewal winner revealed
Jessica Mairs2022-04-28T13:59:26+01:00A team led by Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio has been selected to deliver a multi-million pound "project of a lifetime" to refurbish the Barbican Centre.
