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
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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
Cantinho do Céu in São Paulo demonstrates the power of public space
Our next Social Housing Revival series case study looks at the development of a series of favelas in São Paulo by Brazilian studio Boldarini Arquitetura e Urbanismo that take a new approach to informal settlements by prioritising social, communal spaces. 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
Ten modernist council estates that made a "vital contribution" to London's architecture
As part of our Social Housing Revival series, Dezeen asked the creator of the new London Estates book to select the 10 most influential examples of modernist council housing built in the UK capital in the post-war period. More
Matthew Lloyd Architects' Bourne Estate was designed for "extreme longevity"
Continuing our Social Housing Revival series, we revisit the regeneration of the Grade II listed Bourne Estate in central London, completed in 2018 by local studio Matthew Lloyd Architects. More
"I really hate the word 'social' housing" says Annalie Riches
Architects are often wrongly blamed for past failures in social housing, Mikhail Riches co-founder Annalie Riches says in this Social Housing Revival interview. More
Stirling Prize-winning council homes set for Right to Buy selloff
Several council homes on the Stirling Prize-winning Goldsmith Street in Norwich could be sold at a discount just five years after they were built, Dezeen can reveal as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More
"More good architects should get involved in social housing" says Daniel Libeskind
Architects with creative flair are needed to overcome stigmas around social housing, urges Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind in this Social Housing Revival interview. More
Seestadt Aspern Housing brought Red Vienna into the 21st century
The first case study in our Social Housing Revival series looks at a housing block in Vienna by local practices Berger + Parkkinen and Querkraft Architekten, which is organised around a central "common heart" that harks back to the city's golden age of municipal construction. More
"We need a major shift in the way we look at public housing"
To help kick off our Social Housing Revival series, Peter Apps calls for a return to mass public house-building in cities around the world. More
It's time for the Social Housing Revival
The world is suffering from a housing-affordability crisis. Dezeen's new series will explore the Social Housing Revival, and celebrate the best contemporary social housing around the globe. More
Witherford Watson Mann draws on traditional almshouses for Appleby Blue senior housing
Local studio Witherford Watson Mann aimed to "set a new benchmark" for inner-city older people's accommodation with Appleby Blue, a social housing development in Southwark, London, for over-65s. More