Profile: District Architects on being open to ‘unconventional’ renovations
Michael Rees is the founder and co-director of District. Architects, and “always knew” that he “wanted to design homes that made a real difference…
New traffic restrictions to be introduced where footways so narrow they force pedestrians into the road
New traffic restrictions will come into force in a congested South West London neighbourhood with streets so narrow they force pedestrians into the road.…
Hammersmith and Fulham residents to pay average £80 more council tax
Hammersmith and Fulham residents will pay on average an additional £80.77 in council tax for the year ahead, with the council voting to implement…
Sadiq Khan has hailed his Night Time Enterprise Zones programme as having “dramatically” boosted high street spending in three London neighbourhoods
Sadiq Khan has hailed his Night Time Enterprise Zones programme as having “dramatically” boosted high street spending in three London neighbourhoods. The £500,000 scheme…
Plans have been revealed for two new blocks of flats stretching up to 21 storeys high beside Abbey Wood Elizabeth line station
Plans have been revealed for two new blocks of flats stretching up to 21 storeys high beside Abbey Wood Elizabeth line station. The project,…
London council proposes powering 3,300 homes with thermal batteries full of energy from burning waste plant
A London council has proposed powering more than 3,300 homes using thermal batteries with energy from a waste plant 17 miles away. Westminster City…
West London council agrees to evict ‘megaboats’ from a Chelsea harbour
A West London council has agreed to issue an eviction notice for three ‘megaboats’ in Chelsea Reach harbour. Kensington and Chelsea councillors voted unanimously…
Hundreds file objections to ‘shameful’ plans to demolish Museum of London
A major City of London application to redevelop a site by the Grade-II listed Barbican estate has been described as ‘shameful’ and ‘ill-considered’ as…
Family ‘so overcrowded that that two teenage girls have had to share bedroom with younger brother for six years’
A Bromley family is so overcrowded that two teenage girls have had to share a bedroom with their younger brother for six years, while…
London boroughs’ monthly spending on temporary accommodation for homeless households grew by almost 40 per cent last year, new data reveals.
London boroughs’ spending in one month on temporary accommodation for homeless households grew by almost 40 per cent last year, new data reveals. The…
Profile on nimtim architects: ‘Architecture should be for all’
Nimi Attanayake and Tim O’Callaghan are directors and co-founders of South London’s nimtim architects The practice was formed in 2014 following Nim’s ovarian cancer…
Events to go to in South London
Pick of the week – from Disney to rollerdiscos Calling all yogis On the last Friday of every month, you can downward dog in…
