Architecture

Balmoral: A Highland paradise

Mary Miers takes a look at a much-loved home of the Royal Family, Balmoral

Why the English love their chimneys

The grandeur of English chimneys is a little-studied part of country house architecture but some are quite magnificent

Voewood Festival – a Norfolk literary festival

Voewood in Norfolk had its inaugural year this summer with guests including Rowan Pelling, Richard Long and Peter Conradi

Great British Architects: Sir Herbert Baker (1862-1946)

Sir Hebert Baker became the leading architect of Empire whilst believing in the importance of symbols and associations

Great British Architects: Phillip Webb 1831-1915

Phillip Webb was one of the founders of the modern conservation movement and an extremely talented architect

Dream House week six: Young talent

This week young architecture Charles Page grapples with the problems of circulation and lighting in a tower house

Restoration of the century - the winners

Our panel of judges has spent the summer visiting an outstanding series of restoration projects for this competition sponsored by Jackson-Stops & Staff

Dream House week five: A sympathetic extension

Jane Kennedy enlarges a charming timber-framed family house and reconfigures its setting

Dream House week four: A contemporary ligature

James Gorst creates a Modernist extension and link between an old rectory and its outbuildings

Final chance to rate your favourite restoration

Rate your favourite restoration this week as it’s your final chance to have a say in the Restoration of the Century Award

Dream House Week Three: Eco chic

In week three of Dream House we invite Jenny Humphreys to renovate a derelict farm

Dream House week two: Radical Classicism

Architect Craig Hamilton outlines his vision for the transformation of a rectory into a sculptor’s paradise

Architecture to make dreams come true

John Goodall introduces Country Life’s inspiring new series aimed at encouraging readers to think about improving their own properties

Ashdown House contents sale

The contents of one of England's most beautiful Queen Anne houses are to go under the hammer at Sotheby's

Steel windows and architecture

John Keleher relates the history of steel windows in British architecture

Great British Architects: Samuel Wyatt (1737-1807)

Working in the neo-classical manner, Samuel Wyatt was a consistently good architect as well as an accomplished businessman

Great British Architects: Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson 1817–75

Glasgow born Thompson was given to re-interpreting Ancient Greek architecture when Victorian Gothic was the dominant style

Website lists skilled craftsmen and companies who work on period and listed buildings

A new website features trade organisations, businesses, products and craftsmen qualified specifically to work on period and listed buildings

Great British Architects: Sir Robert Lorimer (1846–1929)

Lorimer was at the forefront of a renaissance of Scottish architecture at the turn of the 19th century

Great British Architects: Robert Adam

Comfort combined with elegance was the trademark of Robert Adam, one of the most influential architects ever to work in Britain