Apple Dubai Mall is reinventing the traditional introverted idea of mall-based retail as a more outward looking experience that engages with the spectacle of urban life. Its design is a highly innovative response to the culture and climate of the... View Article

Designed in response to its natural surroundings, Alai “marries ecological considerations, engaging design and a reinterpretation of local architectural tradition, The number of visitors to the Mayan Riviera is increasing by over 10 per cent each year – surpassing 20 million... View Article

Nicholas Hare Architects has been appointed by UCL to overhaul and renew the Bloomsbury Theatre. Built in 1968 to the designs of James Cubitt & Partners, the theatre’s 550-seat auditorium will be entirely but sensitively refurbished as part of the project, with... View Article

Wavegarden Scotland, the company which hopes to develop Scotland’s first artificial wave park, has submitted its planning application today (30 May) after receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback from public consultation events held earlier this year. The planning application proposes to redevelop... View Article

A new school in rural Cambodia, designed and built pro-bono by Weston Williamson + Partners officially opens on June 1, International Children’s Day. WW+P worked with Engenuiti, Integration and Building Trust International to design a building which was flexible and... View Article

Chelmer Waterside, a new residential-led riverside quarter designed by PRP for Taylor Wimpey, has received unanimous planning consent. The masterplan delivers 421 new homes and public spaces on the edge of Chelmsford city centre. The Chelmer Waterside masterplan will offer... View Article

London’s first Floating Pocket Park opens to the public today at Merchant Square in Paddington. The new 730 sq m floating park in Paddington Basin on the Grand Union Canal provides a striking green public space on the water with... View Article

Crosslane Student Developments, part of the Crosslane Group, has submitted a planning application in Swansea for a high-quality purpose-built student accommodation development on The Kingsway, Swansea with an anticipated gross development value of £24 million. The proposed six storey scheme,... View Article