Having announced plans last year to vacate the Grosvenor Square embassy, the US State Department has drawn up a shortlist of American architects to help design a new building. They’re evidently trying to eschew the fortress-style bunkers characteristic of US embassies in some countries: the …
The East London Design Show has arrived at Shoreditch Town Hall, where some of Britain’s finest designers, along with an eclectic potpourri of talent from across the globe, will be showing their wares until Sunday. Need an extra incentive to go? Well, until 8pm today …
The Routemaster bus design competition that TfL launched earlier in the year has long closed, and the winner is set to be announced next month, but the slow drip-feed of some of the more luscious entries continues. Having gawped at Foster + Partner’s curvaceous model …
We told you about the “Wouldn’t It Be Nice…” exhibition at Embankment Galleries several weeks back but dropped in there again yesterday to check out what artist in residence, Chosil Kil, was up to. The PR was abuzz with the fantastic image of the artist …
Hoxton Square was taken over last week by an alien species. Not by crowds of patent-heeled, artfully styled students and designers – though they were there too, in record numbers – but by the weird and fantastic creations of the Kinetica Museum’s artists. Held in …
Step from the rush of London’s business district and into Wouldn’t it Be Nice at Somerset House’s Embankment Galleries, and you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ve accidentally wandered into some eccentric multimillionaire’s bachelor pad. Complete with remote-controlled cars, oversized couches, and slick furniture from the …
We may have missed the start of London Design Festival but we are certainly going to catch up with this 10 day city-wide celebration of all things cool, cutting edge and well-made. Because we like architecture, because we like furniture, because we like things that …
It starts tomorrow, folks. The London Festival of Architecture runs for a whole month and comprises some 600 events and installations. Previously, we selected a few ticketed events so you could book early. Today, we present a few highlights that run for several days and …
The arthritic pygmy goats of Clissold Park will be hobbling for joy. Hackney’s favourite place, as voted for by borough residents in a 2007 poll, and venue for the yearly Stokefest fun, is set for a £8.9 million revamp. We brought you the news of …
We’re considering giving our notice at Londonist Towers and upping sticks for a new home. Specifically, we want to move into Jean Prouvé’s Maison Tropicale. The prefabricated bungalow, standing on the front lawn outside Tate Modern, is in London as part of the excellent Prouvé …
If so, you’re probably better poised than we are to win a contest kicking off today. So listen up artists, armchair critics, and wannabe designers: HarperCollins, in collaboration with the Saatchi Gallery, are sponsoring a competition to design a book cover for the forthcoming The …
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