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Art Deco home with original details and a turret can be yours for $1.2M

by Lauren Ro

For those with a fondness for Art Deco architecture (raises hand) and a penchant for fixing-up, this gorgeous 1930s property in the Knighton Close neighborhood of London is sure to set your heart aflutter.

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London’s iconic red phone booths reborn as tiny phone repair shops

by Barbara Eldredge

The British love their iconic red telephone booths. But in the era of smartphones and WiFi, they’re unquestionably obsolete. Now, a local phone repair company plans to turn a bunch of them into satellite outposts.

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Renovated 1950s apartment glows anew in a London Brutalist icon

by Asad Syrkett

Local firm Emulsion Architecture gave this three-level apartment in the English capital’s iconic 1950s the Barbican Estate, a bright, airy revamp.

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Asymmetric extension to London Victorian brings in all the sunlight

by Lauren Ro

It’s amazing how the addition of a small, simple structure can completely change a home’s vibe—not to mention its look.

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New York, London, Tokyo get sinister, surrealist spin in new photo series

by Asad Syrkett

The dystopic images of Turkish-born, London-based lensman Murat Germen blur the line between observation and interpretation.

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London’s Instagram-famous ‘Yardhouse’ is being sold

by Barbara Eldredge

Designed by the Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble, this modern, modular structure has served as the group’s studio since 2014. Its dreamy pastel cladding has also been featured in many an Instagram photo.

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Adorable London townhouse renovated with rustic charm asks $1.9M

by Lauren Ro

This elegant terrace house in east London’s Forest Gate neighborhood combines the best of traditional architecture, rustic country charm, and contemporary updates.

Sneak peek: London’s bridges will be illuminated by British-American team

by Lauren Ro

A proposal submitted by New York-based light artist Leo Villareal and the British practice of architects and planners Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands was chosen from 105 submissions in 20 countries after a seven month-long search.

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1960s public housing gets modern revamp for London family

by Asad Syrkett

Measuring a compact 80 square meters (about 860 square feet) in south London, this renovated former council estate in London is a playful, light-filled reimagining of the 1960s brick house for a family of four.

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London will spend a record $1 billion on improving bike infrastructure

by Jenny Xie

While Copenhagen continues to be a worldwide leader in cycling, London is busy playing catch up. Earlier this week, newly-elected London mayor Sadiq Khan announced that a record $194 million per year will go toward cycling improvements.

Zaha Hadid gallery dedicated to mathematics opens with plane-inspired design

by Lauren Ro

The first permanent public museum exhibition designed by ZHA in the world, it is also the first project to open in the United Kingdom since Zaha Hadid’s death earlier this year.

Marble, brass, and herringbone floors make this London renovation shine

by Lauren Ro

Tasked by a designer couple to create an open area that would accommodate their children's toys but also be able to display their own collection of objets, local studio Freehaus established different zones through color and texture in a simple,...

All single-decker buses in London will now be emissions free

by Asad Syrkett

Instead of burning traditional sources of power, like gasoline, these buses will run on clean energy generated by hydrogen fuel cells. London mayor Sadiq Khan called this a "world first" at a recent event.

Postmodern icon becomes England’s youngest landmarked building

by Barbara Eldredge

Completed in 1997, the pink- and yellow-striped No 1 Poultry building is one of London’s most recognizable Postmodern structures. And now it will be protected as is.

Light-filled extension creates a lovely gallery space in London home

by Lauren Ro

This lovely renovation in London by architect Neil Dusheiko for his father-in-law is not only a very generous gift, but a master class in how to create a light-filled space that is at once thoughtful, livable, and worthy of displaying a collection...

Modern London aerie with vibrant pops of color asks $2.1M

by Lauren Ro

Though the walls are white and the wide plank floors done in a pale finish, pops of vibrant color invigorate the space in surprising ways.

London Design Museum's new home mixes spontaneity and grandeur

by Ali Morris

It’s been just over four years since ground broke on the London Design Museum’s’ new Kensington High Street address, but the institution’s new home has been ten years in the making.

15 Instagrams of London's snazzy new Design Museum

by Lauren Ro

The conversion of the 1960s building triples the space of the museum’s previous location in East London in Shad Thames, offering nearly 10,000 square meters, or about 107,000 square feet, of gallery space across several levels.

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Art Deco 'Sun House' given bright, airy restoration asks $1.7M

by Lauren Ro

Located in Buckinghamshire county, just 40 minutes (by train) outside of London, the 1935 property has been meticulously restored and sympathetically extended.

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Strawberry-covered facade is an eco-friendly upgrade to scaffolding

by Barbara Eldredge

According to engineering firm Arup, these green facades can reduce air pollution by up to 20 percent. Not to mention they’re just more sightly than the typical construction eyesore.

Brutalist architecture slammed as ‘cult of ugliness’ by U.K. official

by Barbara Eldredge

Known for its strong concrete forms and monumental aspirations, Brutalist architecture is one of those love-it-or-hate-it kind of styles. And U.K. Transport Minister John Hayes is decidedly in the "hate it" camp.

Posh apartment in a London Brutalist icon asks $1.2M

by Lauren Ro

Located within the 1969-built Brandon Mews terrace, the one-bedroom, split-level duplex boasts one of its iconic U-shaped windows.

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Designer John Pawson's minimalist home and studio, laid bare

by Asad Syrkett

A new magazine spread takes readers inside the English architect’s gorgeously ascetic home, and studio, in London.

Architect builds family home around a pear tree in London

by Lauren Ro

The family home gets its name from the 100-year-old pear tree that stands in the middle of an internal courtyard.

Sleek London penthouse with panoramic views asks $3.9M

by Lauren Ro

Taking its cues from Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Illinois, the three-bedroom 2,742-square-foot duplex features a nearly-80-foot-long glazed pavilion on the upper floor.

Architect revamps Victorian townhouse into airy family home

by Jenny Xie

London, full of handsome Victorian townhouses that certainly can’t grow on their sides, is no stranger to fabulous backyard extensions. What sets this project apart is its subtle combination of the horizontal and vertical, the transparent and opaque.

Apple store in central London gets sleek, leafy revamp

by Asad Syrkett

The store, along shopping hub Regent Street in central London, just got an impressive facelift.

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David Bowie’s Memphis Design cache will hit the auction block next month

by Asad Syrkett

It includes assorted lighting, goblets, tables, bookshelves, sideboards, and a dizzying array of other odds and ends, totaling 100 lots, set to go on auction on November 11.

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Firm proposes floating structure on Thames during Westminster renovation

by Barbara Eldredge

Westminster palace has to repaired, so parliament needs to go somewhere else. Gensler says their raft would save the project more than $2 billion.

London mayor to investigate foreign investment’s effect on housing crisis

by Barbara Eldredge

Since he was elected Mayor of London in May, Sadiq Khan has been making good on campaign promises to address London’s housing crisis and stem gentrification. His latest push is a comprehensive investigation into foreign investment into the London...

The UK’s best new building is one that holds the art collection of Damien Hirst

by Emily Nonko

A complex of new and old buildings, built to showcase Damien Hirst's private art collection to the public, has been awarded this year's RIBA Stirling Prize.

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Apple will move into an iconic former power station in London

by Barbara Eldredge

The gorgeous Art Deco power station at the Battersea development—the same one that appears on Pink Floyd's album cover for Animals and that Bjarke Ingels wants to decorate with lightning—will become Apple’s new London HQ.

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