4+ hour, 53+ min ago  (897+ words) Homes & Property | Interiors Molly Russell decorates exactly how she dresses. Block prints and vibrant pops of colour are the cornerstone of her fashion label, Pink City Prints, and her east London flat sings from the same uplifting songsheet. "I need…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (447+ words) But this was not his only home. In 1800, eight years after buying his London house, Soane acquired Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing. Already successful, he wanted a country retreat where he could develop his ideas and create a legacy with his…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (614+ words) The City of London Corporation has approved a "231 million renewal plan for the Barbican Centre. The multi-arts centre will see a number of maintenance and accessibility issues addressed under its newly approved Barbican Renewal Programme. The programme will see a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1178+ words) Developers wanting to build a 20-storey office block beside the Barbican have watered down their plans after a massive outcry from residents. More than 1,000 objections have been submitted to the City of London Corporation since the application for the 1 Silk…...

3+ week, 38+ min ago  (880+ words) Homes & Property | Interiors This year's RIBA London Award shortlist has foregrounded housing projects, from large, ground-breaking affordable housing schemes to striking private homes. The 72 shortlisted projects, which were announced today, also include the Natural History Museum's new geological garden, Sadler's…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (723+ words) A project to dry out Charles Rennie Mackintosh masterpiece the Hill House has reached a "critical juncture" with the removal of the cement render that contributed to the water damage problem. A giant steel box around the property in Helensburgh,…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago  (664+ words) A new image revealing what the City's rapidly changing and increasingly dramatic skyline will look like by the early 2030s following a stampede of planning approvals for new skyscrapers has been unveiled by the Square Mile's governing body. The latest City…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (796+ words) London's Southbank Centre has finally been granted Grade II listed status following decades of campaigning to safeguard the iconic 1960s Brutalist landmark. The decision brings to a close a 35-year battle to secure the future of the arts and cultural complex…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1319+ words) Homes & Property | Interiors Fiona Campbell had searched for two years for a new home. As a wheelchair user, she had looked at accessible properties, as well as exploring the possibility of converting an existing home to her needs. She had…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (628+ words) Homes & Property | Luxury One of south London's most famed modernist houses is for sale with The Modern House for "3.275 million. Six Pillars, in Sydenham, is a white, minimalist concrete structure named after the six cylindrical pillars which support its overhanging…...