UK
The brutalist Salters’ Hall is enclosed by white fluted concrete
Designers and brands explore ways to “change things up” at low-key London Design Festival
The Phoenix Garden is a green retreat in London’s West End
Nicholas Boys Smith to lead new government task force to “embed beauty” in the planning system
Dalston Curve Garden is an urban oasis on Hackney’s disused railway
Skateparks are “one of the world’s great kinds of public space” says Iain Borden
Sella Concept brings retro feel to Sister Jane Townhouse in London
Dezeen x Planted collaboration will showcase brands and products that “improve lives today without damaging tomorrow”
Visionary British designer Terence Conran dies
Ace Hotel London Shoreditch to close permanently as building owners plan new venture
Dezeen Events Guide lists the key design events taking place in London this month
Liverpool mayor shelves controversial zip wire plans
Leadenhall Market has “survived plagues, great fires and two world wars”
Asif Khan designs black felt table with nook for dogs to snuggle up inside
Neasden Temple is built from over 5,000 tonnes of hand-carved stone
LSA International’s Canopy range takes cues from Eden Project biodomes
Maison François brasserie in London takes cues from Ricardo Bofill’s architecture
Boano Prišmontas creates modular garden office that’s “easier to assemble than IKEA furniture”
Studio Weave fills Hothouse with tropical plants to highlight London’s rising temperature
Birch hotel by Red Deer takes over an 18th-century English mansion
Architecture Foundation battles council to save Antepavilion structures from demolition
Groupwork to “resurrect” Victorian facades of Clerkenwell shops
Surman Weston creates modern mock-Tudor home in Surbiton