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    Lehrer Architects designs supportive housing for "extremely narrow" site in Los Angeles

    US studio Lehrer Architects has completed Loma Verde, a supportive housing development for once-homeless residents that features a slender footprint and stucco walls adorned with splashes of colour. More about Lehrer Architects designs supportive housing for "extremely narrow" site in Los Angeles

    Jenna McKnight | 27 August 2026 | Leave a comment
  • OMA social housing san francisco

    OMA completes first US affordable housing development in San Francisco

    The New York office of OMA and local practice YA Studio have arranged a 160-home apartment block in San Francisco, California, around multiple courtyards. More about OMA completes first US affordable housing development in San Francisco

    Ben Dreith | 18 August 2026 | Leave a comment
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    AIA calls ROAD to Housing Act an "important step" in housing affordability

    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

    Ellen Eberhardt | 16 July 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Farmstead Road, Phoenix Community Housing, by Metropolitan Workshop

    Arts and Crafts details enliven London housing by Metropolitan Workshop

    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

    Jon Astbury | 5 April 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Housing Now Modular Bamboo Housing by Blue Temple and Housing Now

    Blue Temple creates earthquake-proof bamboo homes for "the price of a smartphone"

    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"

    Starr Charles | 30 December 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Solar panels being installed

    Cancellation of Solar For All program "deeply disappointing" say advocates

    The US Environmental Protection Agency has cancelled the Solar For All program, a $7 billion initiative that supported nationwide programs to provide solar energy for low and middle-income homeowners, which experts say may negatively affect the solar industry in general. More about Cancellation of Solar For All program "deeply disappointing" say advocates

    Ellen Eberhardt | 14 August 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Isla Intersections by LOHA

    LOHA creates affordable housing on challenging site in Los Angeles

    Architecture studio LOHA has completed Isla Intersections, a low-cost housing complex for formerly homeless residents that comprises stacked shipping containers and sits on a triangular site near a busy highway interchange. More about LOHA creates affordable housing on challenging site in Los Angeles

    Jenna McKnight | 9 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Spoorweghaven by MAST

    MAST designs "largest floating housing development in Europe" to revitalise Rotterdam dock

    Architecture studio MAST is designing a floating residential neighbourhood in a disused dock in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that will be fully accessible by boat. More about MAST designs "largest floating housing development in Europe" to revitalise Rotterdam dock

    Starr Charles | 23 May 2025 | Leave a comment
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    Sustainable architecture and affordable housing will be tariff casualties, experts warn

    Low-carbon building and affordable housing in the US are likely to be particularly badly hit by uncertainty around president Donald Trump's import tariffs, experts have told Dezeen. More about Sustainable architecture and affordable housing will be tariff casualties, experts warn

    Ben Dreith | 16 April 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Aerial view of the BT-Soweto development by Urban Think Tank Empower

    UTT Empower grows shacks into safe and vibrant terrace housing in South Africa

    Non-profit company Urban-Think Tank Empower has completed a development in the South African township of Khayelitsha, creating a triangle of terraced housing that it says provides a model for how to build in the country's informal settlements. More about UTT Empower grows shacks into safe and vibrant terrace housing in South Africa

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 27 February 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Elemental's Quinta Monroy housing was the most significant building of 2004

    Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series we consider the legacy of Elemental's Quinta Monroy housing, which turned a relatively little-known Chilean architect into one of the profession's biggest stars. More about Elemental's Quinta Monroy housing was the most significant building of 2004

    Nat Barker | 10 January 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Tiny House by Harshit Singh Kothari and Tanvi Jain

    Tiny House is an affordable and "aspirational" housing prototype in India

    Indian architects Harshit Singh Kothari and Tanvi Jain have completed Tiny House on the outskirts of Indore, a micro home prototype designed in response to India's shortage of affordable housing. More about Tiny House is an affordable and "aspirational" housing prototype in India

    Jon Astbury | 7 December 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Woman walking under blue staircase

    Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

    Local studio Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created affordable apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness in Austin that feature a breezeway to encourage rest and preserve heritage trees on the site. More about Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

    Ben Dreith | 16 May 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Social Housing Revival with 50 overlaid

    Fifty architecture studios leading the social housing revival

    To round off our Social Housing Revival series, we've put together a list of 50 architecture studios around the world that have made a name for themselves through their work on social housing. More about Fifty architecture studios leading the social housing revival

    Nat Barker | 5 April 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Social housing in Taiwan designed by Mecanoo

    The "miracle" of Taiwan's luxury social housing

    From a standing start, Taiwan has embarked on one of the world's most ambitious social-housing programmes. Dezeen finds out more as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More about The "miracle" of Taiwan's luxury social housing

    Nat Barker | 4 April 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Slava Village by Savage + Dodd in South Africa

    Savage + Dodd aimed to "set the preconditions for change" with South Africa housing project

    A shopping centre outside Johannesburg was converted into 50 low-cost homes on a tight budget in our next Social Housing Revival project case study. More about Savage + Dodd aimed to "set the preconditions for change" with South Africa housing project

    Kate Donaldson | 3 April 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Life Reusing Posidonia

    Life Reusing Posidonia was a prototype for "hyper-local architecture" on the Balearic islands

    Next in our Social Housing Revival series we examine Life Reusing Posidonia – a group of 14 dwellings on the Mediterranean island of Formentera designed by architects at the Balearic Social Housing Institute using locally sourced materials such as dried seagrass. More about Life Reusing Posidonia was a prototype for "hyper-local architecture" on the Balearic islands

    Jane Englefield | 2 April 2024 | Leave a comment
  • The Laureate

    Montgomery County has found a way to reinvigorate public housing in America

    As part of Dezeen's Social Housing Revival series, we look at how one county in Maryland is leading the way in the US after devising a novel public-development strategy to help combat its housing crisis. More about Montgomery County has found a way to reinvigorate public housing in America

    Ben Dreith | 1 April 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Interior of La Borda

    Barcelona's "best projects are being done in the field of social housing"

    As part of our Social Housing Revival series, we spotlight the city of Barcelona, which is shrugging off the legacy of fascism by rapidly ramping up its supply of social housing. More about Barcelona's "best projects are being done in the field of social housing"

    Lizzie Crook | 27 March 2024 | Leave a comment
  • A building clad in metal facade

    La Brea Affordable Housing in West Hollywood is a contemporary take on art deco

    Providing homes for people with disabilities and formerly houseless LGBTQ+ youth, our next Social Housing Revival case study set out to prove that low-cost housing in the US can look as good as upscale apartments. More about La Brea Affordable Housing in West Hollywood is a contemporary take on art deco

    Ellen Eberhardt | 26 March 2024 | Leave a comment
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