• Focus: Schools

    A primary school has expanded upwards to provide more pupil places, while putting fresh air and nature first

  • Focus: Hospitals

    Healthcare environments that promote calm and well-being for patients and staff are just what the doctor ordered...

  • Focus: Embassies

    Embassy design presents its own challenges, with the need to provide security and protection as well as being welcoming

  • Focus: Libraries

    Can great design halt the slide in the use of public libraries and put them back again in the heart of the community?

  • Focus: Lighting

    In-store lighting design has to be cleverer and even more flexible with store interiors changing constantly

  • Focus: Biophilia

    After establishing itself in the office and hospitality, biophilia looks set to putting down roots in retail environments

  • Focus: Technology

    With online shopping increasing its influence on the retail market, physical stores are fighting back with the latest weapons

  • Focus: Department Stores

    Department stores are being reinvented for the 21st century with an emphasis on stunning design and flexibility

  • Paper Chase

    Kay Hill traces the rise, fall and rise again in the popularity of wallpaper, and looks ahead to what the future might hold for this resilient decor

  • Focus: Case Study

    Designers go really big on colourful parquet flooring in this apartment in the Swedish capital Stockholm