Bell Phillips creates Cosway Street housing block with fluted precast brick facades
Scalloped facades featuring tones of cream and red brick define a U-shaped housing block by Bell Phillips in Marylebone in central London. More
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Ædifica presents "vision of densification" for Cité Angus II housing block in Montreal
Local architecture studio Ædifica has created a residential apartment building outside Montreal with an interior courtyard and a metal-mesh second skin on the facade. More
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
RKTB Architects cantilevers Brooklyn housing block over neighbouring building
New York firm RKTB Architects has completed One Sullivan Place, a mixed-income apartment building that rises 12 storeys and cantilevers in two directions over the rooftop of an adjacent structure. More
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
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
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
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
SOA Architectes completes "eclectic" social housing in Parisian park
The 19th-century villas in the suburbs of Paris informed the arched windows and sloping roofs of this social housing block in France, completed by local studio SOA Architectes. More
Dezeen In Depth investigates the fate of UK social-housing estates
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter features a piece on the regeneration of social housing estates and an interview with Dune: Part Two production designer Patrice Vermette. More
Demolition of council estates "has peaked"
For our Social Housing Revival series, we look at how the fate of UK social-housing estates has become an urgent topic as councils grapple with the housing crisis and challenges of preservation. More
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
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
"I struggle to keep my flame of hope alive" says Kate Macintosh
Architect Kate Macintosh is known for designing council housing, but in this Social Housing Revival interview she argues that a better way to address the UK's housing-affordability crisis would be a tax on land values. More
Longnan Garden estate in Shanghai wanted to escape the "virus" of boring Chinese housing
Our next Social Housing Revival case study is Atelier GOM's Shanghai Longnan Garden estate, the first social-housing project in China to abandon high-rise towers. More
Children in social housing "sleeping on a blanket on a concrete floor"
Increasing numbers of people in social housing are living in inhospitable conditions because they are unable to afford even basic furniture and flooring, Dezeen reports as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More
Social housing is America's "missing tool" to solve housing crisis says Alex Lee
Public housing is an essential part of the solution to the housing crisis in the US, California politician Alex Lee tells Dezeen in this interview conducted as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More
"Social housing has become a matter of enclaves and micro-sites"
Peter Barber's architecture proves that providing social housing at scale without making the design mistakes of the past is eminently possible, writes Owen Hatherley as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More
Social housing means "I can breathe again" say residents
Dezeen speaks to residents of new council housing in London about what their homes mean to them as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More
The Caserne de Reuilly in Paris was "a hollow tooth that we had to fill"
We continue our Social Housing Revival series with a look at the Caserne de Reuilly, the transformation of a 19th-century barracks in Paris into hundreds of affordable homes that is emblematic of the city's effective approach to retrofit housing. More