Deezen

AUGUST 27, 2023

Inverted brick arches crown the Central Somers Town children's community centre near King's Cross, London , created by local studio Adam Khan Architects. It sits adjacent to an apartment block, also designed by Adam Khan Architects and completed with matching arched motifs. It is decorated with arched motifs.

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Deezen

MAY 14, 2024

A family house "joyfully transformed" with terracotta-coloured extensions has been named London's best home improvement project by Don't Move, Improve! The house renovation by local studio Emil Eve Architects , named Aden Grove , has been selected as the overall winner of the annual award from a shortlist of 16 projects.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 1, 2023

At the awards ceremony in London Simba Vision Montessori School by Architectural Pioneering Consultants (above) was named architecture project of the year, Restaurant Xokol by Ruben Valdez Practice and ODAmx won interior project of the year, and The Cionic Neural Sleeve by Fuseproject and Cionic was named design project of the year.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2023

BIG reveals stepped housing overlooking Aegean Sea "Feels like it's aimed at Instagram" Readers were largely unimpressed. The planning application had been blocked by Khan over fears the venue would cause "unacceptable harm to hundreds of residents", his spokesperson told Dezeen. asked Alfred Hitchcock.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

Dezeen speaks to residents of new council housing in London about what their homes mean to them as part of our Social Housing Revival series. It's such a weird feeling" Bennett and her children previously spent 12 years in a one-bedroom flat, bidding unsuccessfully for social housing where they would have more space.

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Deezen

APRIL 20, 2023

Buildings embellished by decorative brick facades are the focus of this roundup , which includes houses, a winery and a mausoleum. The bricks also funnel air and sunlight into the multi-generational family home, which was designed around the "idea of a house which is able to 'breathe' 24/7 by itself", according to the studio.

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Deezen

APRIL 20, 2022

UK housing secretary Michael Gove has halted the planned demolition of Marks & Spencer 's flagship store on London's Oxford Street to allow the scheme to be reviewed. Decision taken after scheme given go-ahead by London mayor. Application will "be assessed against published policy".

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Deezen

AUGUST 7, 2023

House in Akitsu, Japan, by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates This tall, guardless staircase made from cast concrete connects two floors in seaside home in Japan designed by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates. Scroll down to see eight staircases and browse our popular staircases board to see more.

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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2022

Large projects in London will have to meet embodied carbon benchmarks and prioritise retaining existing buildings over demolition under updated planning guidance published by mayor Sadiq Khan. However, housing secretary Michael Gove has since decided to halt the demolition until the scheme can be reviewed by government.

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Deezen

JUNE 21, 2023

A home clad in recycled TV screens and a fishbone-shaped bridge have been named among the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects ' National Awards for 2023, which was dominated by projects in London. Above: Saltmarsh House also won a National Award. Spruce House is among the projects on the list.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

British architect Peter Barber has been revealed as this year's winner of the Soane Medal for having "devoted his life" to helping to resolve the UK's housing crisis. Barber, who is the founder of the London-based studio Peter Barber Architects , was hailed by the jury for his work in social and affordable housing.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

For our Social Housing Revival series, we look at how the fate of UK social-housing estates has become an urgent topic as councils grapple with the housing crisis and challenges of preservation. I think it's lost its bad reputation – people think, 'if only houses were available on council estates in the way they used to be'."

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Deezen

APRIL 2, 2024

Football club Fulham FC has unveiled renders of its Populous -designed Riverside Stand at its Craven Cottage stadium in London that show a rooftop swimming pool. At Everbank Field, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team – which is also owned by Fulham FC-owner Shahid Khan – two swimming pools overlook the pitch in the north stand.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2022

London mayor Sadiq Khan will not intervene to stop the controversial demolition of the Marks and Spencer store on Oxford Street after a "thorough assessment" of its carbon footprint. The mayor can only intervene in council planning decisions where the proposed scheme does not conform with the London Plan.". "The

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Bustler

JUNE 1, 2022

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture has announced its shortlist for the 2020–22 award cycle. Representations of the shortlisted entries will be on display in an exhibition in King’s Cross, London, from today until the 30th of June to coincide with the London Architecture Festival.

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Architonic

MAY 22, 2023

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “It’s great to see BT’s new global HQ at Aldgate opening. It will provide a great boost to the area, and, as workers across London increasingly return to the office, demonstrates how businesses can combine technology and smart ways of working to really benefit their staff.”

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Deezen

JULY 20, 2023

British Secretary of State Michael Gove has rejected Marks & Spencer 's plans to demolish its Art Deco flagship store on Oxford Street in London and replace it with a building designed by Pilbrow & Partners. A 127-page report was released today by the Department of Housing & Communities to announce Gove's decision.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The top project city locations are London , with 18 longlisted entries, followed by Shanghai with seven and Sydney and Paris tied with four each. Other longlisted projects include a monochromatic office in Barcelona, a restaurant with a curved metal-mesh ceiling in London and a retail space featuring salvaged and biomaterials.

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Deezen

JULY 7, 2023

These include his role as a Design Advocate for mayor of London Sadiq Khan, which he was appointed to in 2022. Adjaye has stepped down from projects including the UK Holocaust memorial However, the allegations has led to the architect stepping down from a number of projects that he was working on.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

As the 30th-anniversary edition of the Open House Festival draws to a close today, commenters including mayor of London Sadiq Khan and architect Farshid Moussavi and incoming RIBA president Muyiwa Oki reflect on the impact the event has had on the city. The Open House Festival champions the city as a form that can inspire you.

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Deezen

APRIL 15, 2022

The housing block is being torn down due to the deterioration of its concrete and steel structure. London mayor will not halt M&S demolition as "grounds did not exist" to intervene. London mayor will not halt M&S demolition as "grounds did not exist" to intervene. Oscar Niemeyer's final building opens in French vineyard.

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e-architect

OCTOBER 16, 2023

They will tell the story of London and Londoners in new and innovative ways. This autumn will also see work begin on the adjacent Poultry Market, which will house the museum’s world-class temporary exhibition and learning spaces. It was once the country’s most important meat and poultry market.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2022

The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced that it is seeking an architect to redesign its central London headquarters at 66 Portland Place. The building will be a physical stage for our House of Architecture concept – a space where members, visitors and RIBA colleagues can find inspiration, stimulation and make connections.".

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2022

Architects should use their influence to help bring an end to London's homelessness crisis, said housing specialist Peter Barber in an exclusive interview with Dezeen, but admits his projects are "just scratching the surface" of the problem. Decline of social housing. I feel a great sense of guilt about that.".

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Deezen

JUNE 10, 2022

A report released by legal consultancy Howlett Brown revealed a "toxic learning and teaching culture" at the Bartlett School of Architecture , which included decades of bullying, harassment, racism and sexual misconduct by staff at the University College London institution. Heatherwick told Dezeen that "trees aren't a novelty" .

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JULY 19, 2023

The revised application follows on from an earlier scheme that LBRuT approved, but following referral to the Greater London Authority (GLA) was turned down by Mayor Sadiq Khan despite a planning officer’s recommendation to approve. The site is adjacent to the Boat Race finishing line at Chiswick Bridge.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This year, Open House Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary. Since it began in 1992, many of London 's most significant buildings have opened their doors during the festival. The landmark South London power station featured in the Open House Festival a number of times before its multibillion-pound redevelopment. "The

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

As the Open House Festival embarks on its 13th year, curators Zoë Cave and Phineas Harper reflect on the value, past and future of the annual architecture event in this exclusive interview. London's Open House Festival is embarking on its 13th anniversary. Straw Bale House among must-see buildings.

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Deezen

MAY 31, 2022

London's Royal Academy has announced that French architect Renée Gailhoustet has won its 2022 Architecture Prize. Renée Gailhoustet's achievements reach far beyond what is produced as social or affordable housing anywhere today," said Farshid Moussavi , chair of the 2022 Royal Academy Architecture Awards jury.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2023

Named the Shah Muhammad Mohshin Khan Mausoleum, the turreted brick volume was designed as a Dargah, or shrine, to house the graves of a local religious leader's family. Sthapotik has created a mausoleum in Bangladesh "Meaning 'portal' in Persian, a Dargah is a home for the grave of a revered religious figure," said Sthapotik.

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MAY 10, 2023

Work has now begun to build an impressive layered concrete staircase in the General Market to connect the social spaces of Our Time (dedicated to displays exploring London in living memory) with the spectacular underground spaces of Past Time. The museum will reopen at Smithfield under a new name – The London Museum.

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Deezen

JULY 29, 2022

"I took them [the students] to the Old City, saying, 'Let's walk through the street and the bazaar and the houses and just see what it is like'", Doshi said. I was shocked by the way people were using Aranya houses". Aranya Low-Cost Housing won the Aga Khan award in 1995. But not the other way around.".

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Deezen

APRIL 8, 2022

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has installed his Paper Partition System across temporary shelters in Europe that are housing Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion. Shigeru Ban has installed his Paper Partition System in refugee shelters housing displaced Ukrainians. Photo is by Maciej Bujko.

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Deezen

JUNE 29, 2022

A roster of global artists will take up residency in this installation , which London design studios Brinkworth and The Wilson Brothers have created within the newly opened flagship store of Italian fashion brand Marni in Milan.

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APRIL 6, 2022

’ Gando Primary School (which won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2004 and has since been expanded) was constructed using bricks made out of clay improved with cement. Serpentine Gallery, London (23 June – 8 October 2017) © Kéré Architecture: Photography: © 2017 Iwan Baan. Photography: Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella.

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ArchiDiaries

MARCH 15, 2022

My days were filled with securing food and water, but also simply being together, talking together, building houses together. Francis Kéré’s first project, the Gando Primary School, designed in 2001, has won the 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture and 2009 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture. in 2005, in Gando, Burkina Faso.

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e-architect

JUNE 6, 2023

The London Design Biennale 2023 is at Somerset House (1-25 June). The press will be used for earth brick making workshops during the exhibition, and employed to produce the blocks for the London Design Biennale installation, with locally sourced soil in the UK.

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