This week on Dezeen, the trust behind London's Garden Bridge announced its closure, while new fire safety test results of aluminium cladding blamed for the Grenfell Tower blaze were released.
The final nail in the coffin of the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge came with the closure of the Garden Bridge Trust, which cited a lack of support from London mayor Sadiq Khan. A financial inquiry into the scheme had found that although the project originally came with a £60 million price tag, it would cost British taxpayers an estimated £200 million.
Cladding passes fire safety test ordered following Grenfell Tower blaze
The UK government entered architecture news again this week after the results of a safety test carried out on one of the variations of aluminium composite cladding blamed for the Grenfell Tower fire showed that the material complied with existing building regulations. Other UK news included Historic England's addition of five new buildings for the 70th anniversary of "The List", and a legal dispute between Poundland and Mondelez that will test the strength of Toblerone's trade mark following a controversial redesign.
Kanye West and IKEA among Designs of the Year nominees
2017's Beazley Designs of the Year awards nominations were announced, with Kanye West, OMA and IKEA among the 62 names to get a nod across the six categories of architecture, digital, fashion, graphics, product and transport.
IKEA was also in the headlines after it released in...