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Designs on Chelsea Barracks shortlist are kept under wraps

25.09.09
Developers of the Chelsea Barracks site accused of keeping local people in the dark after it emerged that designs are to be kept secret... more

Brown’s banker-bashing is a vote-chasing nonsense

21.09.09
At the Lloyd’s of London annual dinner the other evening, Lord Levene, the insurance market’s chairman, let rip. Well, not quite — he’s far too polite to express himself in public as he does in private. ... more

Boris Johnson calls for end to cramped living conditions

11.08.09
New homes do not have enough room for residents to unwind, cook or invite friends for dinner, according to the Government's design watchdog... more

Health centres battle for title of best new British building

23.07.09
Two London health centres are among six buildings shortlisted for a prestigious British architecture award... more

Top architect blasts interfering Prince Charles

30.04.09
One of the most influential figures in British architecture has attacked Prince Charles for interfering in the Chelsea Barracks development... more

Architects unite to fire barracks salvo at Prince

20.04.09
The Prince of Wales has come under renewed fire from the world's leading architects over his attempt to interfere in the Chelsea barracks development... more

Watchdog backs Rogers design in Charles row over barracks

09.04.09
The Government's architecture watchdog is opposing Prince Charles's vision for the Chelsea Barracks development... more

British Museum reveals its £135m extension

01.04.09
The British Museum is planning to build a £135million extension to display blockbuster exhibitions, the Evening Standard has learned... more

Chelsfield wins bid for US Embassy site

22.01.09
One of London's most well-known retail developers has won the contest to develop the site of the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square, the Standard can reveal... more

London’s Victorian housing can give us a design for our times

30.12.08
This has been the worst year for building new homes since 1924. In 2009 the figure will sink lower. We need to learn from an earlier era, says one expert... more

Children 'falling asleep in stuffy eco-classrooms'

19.12.08
Children are falling asleep in class because new eco-friendly schools have appalling ventilation, experts warned... more

Crossrail's £500 million green stop at the Wharf

28.10.08
This is the new image of the proposed £500 million Crossrail station, jutting out into the waters at Canary Wharf... more

£150m ‘new town’ to be built by Canary Wharf

10.10.08
Officials have given the go-ahead for a new £150 million “town” to be built next to Canary Wharf... more

The 'can of ham' to go with Gherkin

11.08.08
A new skyscraper dubbed the "can of ham" because of its distinctive shape is being planned for the heart of the City of London... more

Penny whistle Ealing tower is reduced to a halfpenny

30.07.08
Plans for the Ealing "Penny Whistle" tower have been scaled back significantly to comply with Boris Johnson's policies on suburban skyscrapers... more

Holland Park school design 'is like a slab block'

23.06.08
Plans to build Britain's most expensive state school in one of the country's wealthiest residential areas were blasted by English Heritage... more

The half doughnut offices

18.04.08
An office block shaped like half a doughnut and covered with chess board-style checks is set to be built close to the Old Bailey... more

Lord Rogers blasts Thames Gateway as 'toy town slum'

28.03.08
Labour's favourite architect has launched a blistering attack on the "shoddy, toy town" buildings of the Thames Gateway scheme... more

Gherkin architect unveil giant towers for south London

04.03.08
These are the first images of a £500 million scheme that will transform the south London skyline... more

The 'Penny Whistle' hits wrong note for Ealing

14.02.08
A skyscraper designed by Gherkin architect Lord Foster as the centrepiece of a multi-millionpound redevelopment in Ealing has fallen foul of the Government's design watchdog... more

'Hotchpotch' extension to Tate will be approved

27.03.07
This dramatic extension to Tate Modern is set to be approved despite concerns about the "hotchpotch" scheme disfiguring one of London's most distinctive buildings.... more

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