The revamped William Morris Gallery reopens today — and it’s the best place to enjoy a tireless Victorian whose art and ideas still colour our lives, says Rachel Campbell-Johnston

William Morris Gallery re-opening, Lloyd Park, London, review
The re-opened William Morris Gallery in Lloyd Park is full of charm and impressive history, capturing the life of the visionary polymath, writes Alastair Sooke.

Grayson Perry tapestry exhibit heralds new era for London home of Arts and Craft Movement's influential leading light

Rescued on the brink of closure, the house of the man who once exercised more influence than any other on the way British people see their homes is to reopen next month after a £10m refurbishment of its interiors, contents and adjoining public gardens in London.

Walters and Cohen has been named on a four-strong shortlist to complete the West Quadrangle of St Cross College in Oxford

The practice, which is headed by the joint winners of the AJ ’s Woman of the Year prize Cindy Walters and Michál Cohen, are vying against Niall McLaughlin Architects, Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects and Wilkinson Eyre Architects in the invited contest organised by Malcolm Reading Consultants.

In 2009 Pringle Richards Sharratt were selected through competition to design a Fish & Chip restaurant on a very small site within Folkestone Harbour to show case some of the best take away sea food created by Mark Sargent. Pringle Richards Sharratt's brief was to create a contemporary fish & chip shop with an open friendly feel and to make the most of the existing building. They were also asked to create some fabulous overnight rooms – which was an interesting twist to the brief.

A sequence of robust new additions cleverly engages with the historic Royal Armouries site, says Thom Gorst. 

Museums Journal returns to Fort Nelson to see how the project looks now it has been fully completed. By Simon Stephens.

Fort Nelson was one of a series of forts built along the Hampshire coast in the 1860s to protect the coastline from a French invasion. But shortly after they were completed, the Prussians defeated the French and the threat was removed.

As a result, Fort Nelson was never fully garrisoned and instead had various roles, including an anti-aircraft ammunition store during world war two. 

In 2010 the Folkestone Harbour Company commissioned Sir Terry Farrell and Partners to draw up plans for a major regeneration of the Folkestone Harbour area. The regeneration plans gave Folkestone what it needed to be a bigger, better tourist attraction and The Smokehouse is just one of the new places-to-be in the area.

Hadid and MUMA on shortlist for Museum of London extension

Zaha Hadid has been named on an impressive six-strong shortlist in the competition to oversee the revamp and extension of the Museum of London’s Roman gallery

The two-time winner of the Stirling Prize joins John McAslan + Partners, Allies and Morrison, Rick Mather Architects, Pringle Richards Sharratt and MUMA in the battle for the £4.5 million project.