UK Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in UK - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to UK.
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Twin 6a architects buildings arrive at London Design District
Two 6a architects-designed buildings, A2 and B2, launch at the Design District in London
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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At London’s Outernet, the party is starting
The Outernet, with interiors by Archer Humphryes, offers a new, state-of-the-art entertainment venue for London
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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The finest brutalist architecture in London and beyond
Can’t get enough of brutalism? Neither can we. Scroll below, for some of the world's finest brutalist architecture in London and beyond
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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The Broadway transforms west London site of Metropolitan Police Headquarters
The Broadway by Squire & Partners creates a new mixed-use urban scheme in west London, while transforming the site formerly housing the 1960s Metropolitan Police Headquarters
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Cosiest London cocktail bars for this frosty winter season
The best London cocktail bars for winter, from a fairy-lit terrace in Fitzrovia to snug surrounds in Covent Garden
By Martha Elliott • Published
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London art exhibitions: a guide for this week
Your guide to the best London art exhibitions, and those around the UK, as chosen by the Wallpaper* arts desk
By Harriet Lloyd Smith • Last updated
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UK House lobby architecture elevated by Christ & Gantenbein
UK House's new lobby architecture transforms the London mixed use scheme, courtesy of Swiss architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Red House: the extraordinary Dorset home crowned RIBA House of the Year 2022
Red House by David Kohn Architects scoops the coveted RIBA House of the Year 2022 title
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Dandi Wembley is a celebration of co-living in London
The Dandi Wembley, an innovative and well-considered, new co-living rental proposition, launches in north London
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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RIAS’ Doolan Award 2022 goes to Quarry Studios by Moxon Architects
Quarry Studios by Moxon Architects scoops RIAS’ Doolan Award 2022
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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The art fair personality test: what type of Art Basel Miami Beach visitor are you?
Are you a selfie seeker or a champagne visualist? Take our art fair personality test to identify yourself at Art Basel Miami Beach (1-3 December)
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Celebrating supermodels: the oft-unsung heroes of architecture
Piercy & Company’s ‘Supermodels’ exhibition has just launched in London's Kings Cross, celebrating the art of miniature building
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Lina Ghotmeh will design the Serpentine Pavilion 2023
Lebanon-born, Paris-based Lina Ghotmeh is revealed as the architect to take on the Serpentine Pavilion 2023 commission in London
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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The art of the London extension refined in this sleek modernist addition
Francesco Pierazzi Architects’ London extension in West Dulwich opens a grand Victorian house up to its garden, creating exceptional interior spaces
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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The World Reimagined sculpture trail to culminate in epic finale in Trafalgar Square this weekend
Ahead of a Bonhams auction on 21 November, The World Reimagined will conclude with an epic finale in Trafalgar Square this weekend (19 and 20 November). The initiative uses art to illuminate the history of the transatlantic slave trade, inviting us ‘to face our shared history with honesty, empathy and grace’.
By Amah-Rose Mcknight Abrams • Published
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Wraxall Yard transforms derelict Dorset barns into accessible community space
Wraxall Yard in Dorset sees Clementine Blakemore Architects transform a series of derelict barns into an accessible community space, a workshop and holiday accommodation
By Malaika Byng • Published
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Refreshed Gainsborough House in Suffolk gears up for reopening
Thomas Gainsborough House in Suffolk reopens to a design by architecture studio ZMMA
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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The 2022 RIBA house of the year is among these homes
The hunt for 2022 RIBA House of the Year is starting, and this longlist contains the home that will be crowned the winner on 7 December – watch as the judges whittle down a shortlist weekly
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Oxford house extension brings Gothic revival to the 21st century
Oxford house extension project Quatrefoil House by Hyde + Hyde blends old and new with flair
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Transition by Design scoops Activism Award 2022
Oxford-based collective Transition by Design wins Activism Award 2022
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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London photography exhibitions: the must sees for Autumn 2022
We zoom in on the most exciting photography exhibitions in London and around the UK
By Sophie Gladstone • Published
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Peter Barber is the Soane Medal 2022 winner
The Soane Medal 2022 winner is announced as London-based architect Peter Barber
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Cork House is a London home that turns challenges into strengths
Cork House, a family home in London’s Forest Gate by architecture practice Polysmiths, makes the most of its site and story
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Forest Houses radically transform London brownfield plot
Forest Houses by Dallas-Pierce-Quintero are an architectural solution to a brownfield site transformation
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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London midcentury courtyard house gets a refresh by William Smalley
This midcentury courtyard house refurbishment project by William Smalley is the result of the architect’s close work with clients and the building’s original fabric
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Tree View House blends warm modernism and nature
North London's Tree View House by Neil Dusheiko Architects draws on Delhi and California living
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Rising Green brings a colourful youth hub to a north London high street
Rising Green by Freehaus and JA Projects transforms an unused retail unit into a thriving, colourful youth hub
By Shiori Kanazawa • Published