Hadid signs design agreement for Central Bank of Iraq
Governor and architect in ceremony at London embassy
KPF submits plans for twin towers at Nine Elms
Towers of 58 and 43 storeys will be part of Vauxhall cluster
Sheppard Robson and Lifschutz win planning for troubled Middlesex Hospital site
£750 million scheme approved after last-minute concessions on affordable housing
Care centre’s fearless symmetry
The unconventional geometry of CZWG’s Maggie’s Nottingham is made up of simple steel elements
The Shard: pointers on reaching the top
The team working on Renzo Piano’s Shard at London Bridge used modular techniques to rise to the challenges of building Europe’s tallest tower
First Look: Mae scores with improvements to east London sports facilities
Architect unveils plans for public realm improvements and new sports facilities across a series of sites on north-eastern fringe of Olympic site
Julian Lewis’s inspiration: the 1960 Olympic Village, Rome
Julian Lewis of East looks to the outskirts of Rome for an example of rich urban placemaking
Exhibition Road, London, by Dixon Jones
Dixon Jones’s shared-space scheme for Exhibition Road paves the way for many more creative London streetscapes
Architects should not fear strict Olympic marketing rules
Social media will do Locog firms’ marketing
Terry Farrell: "Recessions are the right time to masterplan"
Terry Farrell discusses creating a better city and alternatives to Foster’s proposal for a Thames Estuary airport at the Movers and Shakers networking breakfast
Alvaro Siza sings the Beatles
We couldn’t resist sharing this behind-the-scenes video of Siza at work shot by Fernando Guerra
Buildings of 2012: Shenzhen Stock Exchange by OMA
BD looks ahead to some of the key projects around the world due for completion in 2012
CPD 2011 Module 14: Glass barrier systems
This module looks at different types of glass barrier systems
Plans for MediaCityUK extension submitted
Carbuncle Cup winner to see additional 500,000sq m of sustainable development
Picture of the day
Frank Gehry designs igloo for sheltering skaters
Local competition now attracting international names
Engineered into ugliness
Dixon Jones’s shared space scheme on Exhibition Road points the way to the high street’s survival
Running the rule over charter cities
Trouble with emigrating citizens? Why not have a western nation run a new city for you?
Breeam has become a nice little earner
Those urging Gove to retain the green assessment method should ask whether there might be a more efficient alternative
Would you want to live in the London Olympic Village?
Yes, says Alex Ely, the facilities are excellent; while George Saumarez Smith would prefer somewhere less designed
Life class: Freek Persyn
The 51N4E partner talks about collaboration, experimentalism and the challenges of working in Albania
Shine a searchlight on your site
Now you’ve built your website, the next step is to optimise it for users and search engines
Crossrail is a bim pioneer
The rail link is set to be the first UK infrastructure project to realise the bim lifecycle concept
Architects' desks: Richard Murphy, director at Richard Murphy Architects
BD takes a look at the workspaces of architects
Chile's Magic Mountain
A group of mountain village craftsmen in Chile’s northern Patagonia have build a hotel straight out of Lord of the Rings.
Temples for atheists
A Temple to Perspective
Alain de Botton introduces a series of architectural proposals that draw on the power of religious spaces - without the God bit
A more organic regeneration
The Outer London Fund, coordinated by Design for London, seeks to boost the built environment through a host of small-scale changes
Noah's Arkitecture
Dinosaur buildings
From dog-shaped cafes to crocodile-shaped hotels, BD presents a survey of animal-shaped buildings from around the world.
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Glancey is designed out
Guardian critic departs, music to de Botton’s ears, and we welcome our newest reader — the Queen
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