Swedish practice Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has completed a cluster of timber-clad housing blocks in Ystad, Sweden, with facades of folding glass screens that allow their balconies to be turned into sheltered winter gardens. More about Johan Sundberg Arkitektur designs "accessible yet exceptional" housing blocks in Sweden
Dutch studio Olaf Gipser Architects has worked with housing cooperative BSH20A to create an apartment block in the Netherlands that aims to provide residents with a "communal, sustainable and healthy urban living" environment. More about Planted balconies surround Stories housing in Amsterdam by Olaf Gipser Architects
Chinese architecture studio MAD has unveiled the 13-storey UNIC residential tower in Paris, France, which is its first completed project in Europe. More about MAD surrounds Passivhaus housing block in white curved balconies
Boxy balconies and decorative recessed windows characterise this colourful housing complex in Raipur, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects, which was engineered to withstand its location's hot climate. More about Vibrant colours define housing complex in India by Sanjay Puri Architects
A Californian beachfront house and a cottage in Perth are among the homes in our latest lookbook, which features 10 bedrooms that open out onto balconies. More about Ten bedrooms with balconies that bring the outside in
Studio Odile Decq has completed a 30-storey luxury residential tower in Barcelona, featuring curved balconies that are coloured red on the upper floors to give the building a distinctive presence on the skyline. More about Red balconies top Odile Decq's Antares tower in Barcelona
A modular grid of exposed steel creates balconies, terraces and external staircases at this mixed-use development in Weggis, Switzerland, designed by HHF Architekten. More about HHF Architekten uses modular steel and timber structure for mixed-use block in Switzerland
British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio has updated its design for a pair of residential skyscrapers in Vancouver, Canada, which will feature curved green balconies and a terraced podium. More about Heatherwick Studio updates vision for 1700 Alberni towers in Vancouver
Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has completed a mixed-use apartment block on Queensland's Gold Coast featuring retractable slatted wooden screens and thin balconies that reference the form of a pine cone. More about Retractable screens shelter seafront apartment block in Australia by Koichi Takada Architects
New York practice Kevin O'Sullivan + Associates has completed a waterfront house in the Hamptons with balconies for looking out at the sunset. More about KOS+A designs waterfront Hamptons home for watching the sunset
The balconies of Sky Yards Hotel in Xiuwu County, China, are designed to focus views upwards, framing the sky and mountains instead of the construction sites below. More about Sky Yards Hotel by Domain Architects has deep balconies that frame mountain views
SOA Architectes looked to traditional Arabian houses when designing this contemporary tower in Beirut, which has been completed in spite of the huge explosion that hit the city. More about SOA Architectes adds contemporary Aya Tower to Beirut skyline
Brazilian studio Königsberger Vannucchi Arquitetura has completed a residential building in São Paulo with irregularly shaped terraces that look slanted from a distance. More about Shifted balconies wrap São Paulo housing block by Königsberger Vannucchi
Rome-based studio Alvisi Kirimoto has created an affordable housing complex with a brick facade and perforated metal balconies to help regenerate a neighbourhood in Barletta, Puglia. More about Alvisi Kirimoto designs affordable housing complex with perforated metal balconies
New renders show Aquarela, a high-rise apartment complex designed by French practice Ateliers Jean Nouvel for Cumbayá, Ecuador, which will be covered in planted balconies. More about Jean Nouvel releases new visuals of plant-covered Aquarela complex in Ecuador
Readers are debating architect Alison Brooks' claims that coronavirus will lead to a "value shift" in housing design and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More about "Living in a small space with no garden is rarely a deliberate choice" say commenters
Architect Alison Brooks has called for more open-air spaces on housing projects so residents can get outdoors safely during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are 10 projects with impressive balconies. More about Ten housing projects with bold balconies where residents can enjoy fresh air
Colombian practice A5 Arquitectura ran steel balconies and staircases up the front of The Somos hotel so visitors can enjoy the year-round good weather in Medellín. More about Balconies cover facade of The Somos hotel in Medellín by A5 Arquitectura
Coronavirus will lead to "value shift" in housing design according to architect Alison Brooks, who rejected the trend for micro-homes because "nobody wants less space". More about Housing after coronavirus should feature bigger spaces and more balconies says Alison Brooks
Concrete balconies filled with tropical plants cover the Chicland hotel in Danang, Vietnam, designed by Vo Trong Nghia – the Dezeen Awards 2019 architect of the year. More about Tropical plants cover the balconies of Chicland hotel in Vietnam