Google HQ, boutique shops in old coal sheds, gasholders offering wedge-shaped flats at sky-high prices … as the vast project comes together after 18 years, our critic gives his verdict
It was a year that celebrated new dawns. From plywood to postmodernism, from the return of council housing to a Cornish art gallery, our critic picks his highlights
Postmodernism returned in style, Liverpool’s Welsh Streets were saved, but Grenfell Tower defined the year
Hammond’s 100% extra tax on vacant property dismissed as ‘joke’ unlikely to hit wealthy buyers or spur re-use of housing
Grosvenor Group plans to build 11 blocks on 12-acre site of former biscuit factory in Bermondsey, south-east London, aimed at lower and middle income workers
Australian real estate mogul Tim Gurner advised young people to solve their housing woes by putting their ‘$22 a pop’ toast toward a deposit instead