A Chinese heritage group has accused the architect Zaha Hadid of “destroying” Beijing’s old town after a futuristic new development created by her practice was honoured with a top award by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

The Earls Court Exhibition Centre is to be demolished as part of new plans to create a 77-acre redevelopment site in Earls Court and West Kensington.

The skateboarding community, National Theatre, and English Heritage groups have come together to put a spanner in the works of a planned redevelopment of the area

Not so much vaulted ceilings and soaring towers, the British headquarters that Google means to build just north of Kings Cross Station will be more of a soil-hugging affair. To be made of steel, glass and laminated timber with designs meant to echo the industrial heritage of the area, the building will rise only to 11 storeys at its highest but will stretch 330 metres from end to end. That’s longer that the Shard is tall.

A dismantlable research station created in the icy wastes for the British Antarctic Survey has been shortlisted for a global architecture award.

One third of the 52 buildings longlisted by the Royal Institute of British Architects for this year’s coveted Stirling prize are schools, nurseries, universities and other educational facilities.

Home to prime ministers, film stars and poets, one block of flats in central London has been a refuge of the elite for more than 200 years. Albany resident, the antiques dealer Christopher Gibbs, offers a rare guided tour.

Managing director quits amid investigation into alleged failure to pay staff and creditors

Lesser Known Architecture aims to celebrate the capital's ignored, unknown or derided buildings that you walk past a thousand times without noticing.

The architect's buildings were supposed to leave an indelible, futuristic mark on his beloved hometown but they are now being inexorably torn down.

King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station has been designed by half-British architect Zaha Hadid

Architect Daniel Libeskind has been criticised by his peers for failing to reflect unique nuances of The Troubles

Make the most of a trip to Britain's cities by getting the inside track on its buildings and landscapes from an expert

Japanese architect Toyo Ito has won the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Daniel Libeskind urges rivals to exercise ‘cultural discipline’