West of West proposes vertical co-living neighborhood for San Francisco
US architecture studio West of West has won an AIA competition to reimagine the future of San Francisco housing in response to the city's housing crisis. More
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From 4 to 1 Planet showcases climate-friendly homes of the future
A trio of pavilions have been installed on Copenhagen's waterfront, showing how radical materials and new ways of living might reduce the carbon footprint of housing construction. More
RIBA names UK's best affordable housing of 2023
Four housing projects, including an apartment complex in east London and a development for the elderly in Yorkshire, have been shortlisted for RIBA's 2023 Neave Brown Award for Housing. More
Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim reveal concrete emergency housing prototype
In this video produced for Holcim by Dezeen, Norman Foster introduces a housing prototype for displaced people that the Norman Foster Foundation developed with the building materials company and unveiled at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
MVRDV designs "stack of country villas" for Montevideo housing block
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released visuals of Ziel, a pixelated residential block made up of stone-clad family units for Uruguay's capital, Montevideo. More
Three designs that confront housing insecurity announced as Davidson Prize finalists
Improving the standards of temporary homeless accommodation and addressing the needs of care leavers are among the issues tackled by the three finalists of the annual Davidson Prize. More
Mecanoo designs mixed-use development as "green artery" for Amsterdam
Dutch architecture studio Mecanoo has unveiled its design for Amstel Design District, a development in Amsterdam that will include housing, public outdoor spaces and a museum. More
Archio creates white brick housing block for London Community Land Trust
London practice Archio has completed Citizens House in Lewisham, a block of 11 affordable homes overlooking a new public square and designed in close collaboration with the surrounding community and residents. More
Dezeen Debate features "unsettling" staggered housing on Japanese hillside
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a staggered housing development by architect Kengo Kuma. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Manuel Cervantes develops "assisted self-production" housing in Mexico
Mexico City-based architect Manuel Cervantes Estudio has designed DIY housing that relies on passive, vernacular construction strategies to "help families build their living spaces in a better and smarter way." More
"'Housing for dirty people' is back and I welcome it"
Deck-access housing has unfairly become a symbol for urban squalor in the UK, but a new wave of architects is demonstrating its merits, writes Rory Olcayto. More
David Chipperfield designs Antwerp housing alongside fruit orchard
British studio David Chipperfield Architects has revealed plans for a housing project in Antwerp that will adjoin a 60-tree fruit orchard. More
Lendlease's mass-timber tower was shipped from Austria to Australia
As we continue our Timber Revolution series, we look at Australia's first mass-timber high-rise apartment building, which was built from cross-laminated timber grown in Austria. More
Monumental brick arches outline London townhouses by The DHaus Company
Architecture studio The DHaus Company has completed The Arches, a row of six brick-clad townhouses in a north London conservation area. More
Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen develops modular building system to address housing crisis
Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen Architects and The Andes House have designed a modular prototype that can be configured to construct low-cost housing. More
Tree trunks animate facade of demountable Forest Bath housing in Eindhoven
Dutch architecture studio GAAGA has created a residential building in the forested Bosrijk park in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, which is wrapped by colonnades of tree trunks. More
Murray Grove housing by Waugh Thistleton kickstarted "tall-timber movement"
The second case study in our Timber Revolution series is Murray Grove, a London housing tower by Waugh Thistleton that has a superstructure built almost entirely from cross-laminated timber. More
Gluck+ places colourful facades on affordable housing block in Brooklyn
US studio Gluck+ has completed Van Sinderen Plaza, a social housing project that stretches along an elevated subway line in a low-income district and is meant to be "a gateway for the community". More
Ölzbündt housing shows that "criticism of the longevity of wooden buildings is unfounded"
The first of our Timber Revolution case studies looks at an innovative, early example of mass-timber multi-storey housing, designed by Austrian studio HK Architekten in the 1990s. More
Trees grow through glazed facade of Tel Aviv homes by Paritzki & Liani
Paritzki & Liani Architects has completed a pair of apartments in central Tel Aviv which are organised around a mini courtyard filled with trees. More