British practice NEX created a benchmark in integrated design at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London last week, working with Buro Happold and Chelsea Gold Medallist Marcus Barnett on the creation of a pavilion for The Times…

Yesterday, we published the RIBA International Award Winners for 2011. Today, we also have the winners of the 2011 RIBA Awards, recently announced by the Royal Institute of British Architects. These awards for architectural excellence will be presented to 97 buildings in the UK and Europe (89 in…

It's that time of the year again: The Serpentine Gallery in London revealed the plans for the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. This year’s Pavilion is the 11th commission in the Gallery’s annual series, one of the world’s most ambitious architectural…

Amanda Levete Architects has won the V&A’s Exhibition Road competition and will go on to develop their team’s concept design as part of the FuturePlan strategy for the museum. The ALA scheme will transform the remaining undeveloped quadrant of the V&A’s London headquarters and create an exciting…

The Architecture Foundation, on behalf of London's Better Bankside initiative, just announced the winner of a competition to design a modular, portable, secure cycle parking solution to serve the Bankside area of London.  Studio Meda’s design integrates a simple roof structure providing…

London's Better Bankside initiative and the Architecture Foundation have announced five shortlisted designs for the Bankside Bikeshed competition. The announcement also marked the launch of the Bankside Bikeshed exhibition showcasing a selection of entries. The five finalists were selected from over 50 entries, the jury…

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London released images of the seven design proposals put forward by the teams shortlisted in the Exhibition Road Design Competition. The extension project will provide a purpose-built new gallery in which to present the V&A’s high-profile program of temporary exhibitions, a courtyard…

The new City of Westminster College in London which opened to students on January 10, 2011 is the first completed building by Danish schmidt hammer lassen architects in the UK, soon to be followed by The Learning Zone – Library and Learning Centre in Sheffield and the…

Famed British architect Sir David Chipperfield will this evening receive one of the world’s most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal, at a glittering ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London. He will be presented with the medal by RIBA President Ruth…

David Kohn Architects and artist Fiona Banner have been selected to design A Room for London, a temporary installation that will sit on top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall at Southbank Centre, London and be part of the London 2012 Festival. The design competition…