The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced its shortlist for the Neave Brown Award for Housing 2026, which includes the expansion of a 1970s housing estate with 46 homes for social rent in London. More about RIBA reveals four-strong shortlist for UK's best affordable housing for 2026
The American Institute of Architects has "celebrated" the enactment of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a recently passed bill aimed at speeding up the building and access of affordable housing in the US, saying it may "expand the pipeline of projects" for architects More about AIA calls ROAD to Housing Act an "important step" in housing affordability
A cluster of housing blocks with jagged grass-covered rooftops form Nieuw Bergen, a residential complex completed by Dutch studio MVRDV in Eindhoven. More about MVRDV tops "polite yet radical" Eindhoven housing with angular roofs
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled visuals of Nest and Cascades, a housing development in Tirana that will have overhanging balconies and a colour palette informed by its surroundings. More about Overhanging balconies to unite Albanian housing blocks by Zaha Hadid Architects
Potted plants and doorways shaped like gardeners are dotted across the faceted La Vallée Verte housing in Bordeaux, France, recently completed by Dutch studio MVRDV. More about Plant pots and people-shaped portals animate Bordeaux housing by MVRDV
Danish landscape studio SLA is among the designers of a neighbourhood on an island in Toronto's Port Lands district, set to advance after receiving the all-clear from planning officials in the city. More about Toronto island neighbourhood to feature Canada's "most ambitious" car-free space
Local studio Nicolas Laisné Architectes has completed Vatea, a riverside apartment block in France with a sleek, skinny form that references ship design. More about Vatea apartment block resembles "ship set along the riverbank" in France
Textured brickwork, arch motifs and large mansard roofs nod to the Arts and Crafts style surroundings of Farmstead Road, an affordable housing development in London by local studio Metropolitan Workshop. More about Arts and Crafts details enliven London housing by Metropolitan Workshop
Paris studio MXarchitecture has built 2in1 Houses, a pair of three-bedroom homes that butt up against each other on a suburban plot in the east of the French capital. More about MXarchitecture installs back-to-back homes in Paris suburb
A scalloped facade of white brickwork overlooks a public square at Albion Street, a housing block in east London by local architecture studio Bell Phillips. More about Scalloped facade ensures "strong civic presence" for London housing block
UK studio ShedKM has completed Zodiac, the transformation of a brutalist office block in Croydon, London, into temporary accommodation for families at risk of homelessness. More about ShedKM transforms neglected Croydon office block into temporary accommodation
Bright colours and curvy pathways are found at a supportive housing complex in Los Angeles' East Compton neighbourhood, which was designed by US studio Kadre Architects to "strike a balance between a serious and playful feel". More about Kadre Architects converts rundown Los Angeles motel into permanent housing
A series of "forest rooms" draws pockets of the surrounding woodland into Common Woods, a housing development in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, by Dutch studio Space&Matter. More about Space&Matter nestles timber housing blocks into a Dutch woodland
Colourful metalwork contrasts with the worn bricks of this former industrial courtyard in Riga, Latvia, which has been converted into a residential complex by local studio Sampling. More about Sampling transforms industrial site in Latvia into colourful residential complex
Myanmar-based architecture studio Blue Temple has teamed up with construction company Housing Now to build a series of low-cost bamboo homes capable of withstanding natural disasters. More about Blue Temple creates earthquake-proof bamboo homes for "the price of a smartphone"
Amsterdam-based Nicemakers has designed the resident facilities of a housing development in Walthamstow, using the east London neighbourhood as the starting point for its design scheme. More about Nicemakers channels "spirit and energy" of Walthamstow for The Eades apartments
Wood will be the dominant material through The Erven, a housing development in the Netherlands for which Swedish studio White Arkitekter is designing several buildings. More about White Arkitekter references farmsteads for wooden Hoofddorp housing
A zigzagging facade of sit-in bay windows defines Harmonikahusene, a pair of curved housing blocks for students and young professionals in Frederiksberg, Denmark, by architecture studio EFFEKT. More about EFFEKT wraps student housing in Denmark with red accordion-like facade
Bamboo scaffolding and safety netting have been blamed for contributing to the spread of an enormous high-rise building fire in Hong Kong that has claimed at least 55 lives. More about Bamboo scaffolding under scrutiny following devastating Hong Kong high-rise fire
A faceted form wrapped in bricks characterises The Oren, a retirement complex overlooking Hampstead Heath in London, completed by local architecture studio Stanton Williams. More about Stanton Williams creates faceted retirement complex in Hampstead