Blockchain, 3D printing and other digital technologies are key to making shared housing models take off, according to research by IKEA's innovation lab Space10. More about Digital technology essential to success of co-living, says Space10
Co-living could help solve some of the UK's biggest social problems, from loneliness to the ageing population, according to research by London architecture office Studio Weave and the RIBA. More about Co-housing not just for "liberals and outcasts" says Studio Weave
A network of members-only co-living spaces branded Norn have launched in spots across Europe and the US, which are designed to train guests in the "art of conversation". More about Norn launches co-living brand with residences in London, Barcelona, Berlin and San Francisco
Architects Tom and James Teatum designed this co-living space in Hammersmith to include informal work and living spaces that they hope will encourage millennials to spend more time at home. More about Noiascape's west London co-living space targets home-avoiding millennials
Car brand MINI is diversifying into urban development with the MINI Living building in Shanghai, which will see a disused industrial complex transform into apartments, offices and leisure spaces. More about MINI's co-living destination in Shanghai "brings know-how from vehicles into places where we live"
IKEA's external innovation lab Space10 has created an online platform for researching and developing concepts for future shared living spaces. More about IKEA lab Space10 launches website to "revamp" co-living for 2030
British artist Grayson Perry is working with London-based architects Apparata on an affordable housing scheme with integrated studios for artists in Barking, east London. More about Grayson Perry and Apparata team up to create A House for Artists in east London
Pollard Thomas Edwards has completed the UK's first co-housing project for older residents in north London, comprising brick mews houses arranged around a communal garden. More about Pollard Thomas Edwards completes UK's first over 50s co-housing scheme
Co-living complexes like WeLive and The Collective aren't just for millennials – they could also be used to house the growing population of senior citizens, according to architect and Architizer co-founder Matthias Hollwich. More about Co-living is perfect to house ageing populations says Matthias Hollwich
Construction has started on a digitally connected co-living and co-working retreat in the Himalayas, designed by Italian architect Carlo Ratti. More about Carlo Ratti building digitally connected retreat in the Himalayan mountains
Home ownership is set to become a thing of the past, according to the entrepreneur behind London co-living start-up The Collective, because socially liberated millennials are more likely to choose "living as a service". More about "In the future we will all be homeless" says co-living entrepreneur
Shared housing is rapidly gaining popularity thanks to rising rents and changing lifestyles, with Soho House becoming the latest company to consider a move into co-living. From a shared apartment in Barcelona to the world's largest co-housing development, here are six key examples from around the world (+ slideshow). More about Six of the best co-living developments from around the world
With the trend for co-living continuing to pick up speed, German architect Alexis Dornier has transformed a group of old apartment blocks in Bali into a communal housing development (+ slideshow). More about Alexis Dornier completes co-living complex in Bali with communal areas on its roof
Residents of the world's largest co-living block will have so many services to hand they may never have to leave the building, according to the entrepreneur behind the London project (+ slideshow). More about World's largest co-living complex promises residents "everything at their fingertips"
Milan 2016: car brand MINI has developed a concept for shared urban living and is "seriously exploring" how it can apply its brand values to help solve the housing shortage (+ slideshow). More about MINI presents shared living spaces as a solution to the affordable housing crisis in cities
WeWork has unveiled images of its first foray into the co-living trend – a residential block with shared living spaces in New York's financial district, run by new sister company WeLive (+ slideshow). More about Co-working company WeWork unveils its first co-living apartments in New York
Shared living spaces are booming in major cities as young people seek a more sociable lifestyle, according to the entrepreneurs behind the "co-living" accommodation trend (+ slideshow). More about Millennials want experiences not possessions, say co-living entrepreneurs
PLP Architecture has revealed plans to build a high-rise housing block in London's Stratford, containing homes modelled on student accommodation. More about PLP Architecture unveils "genuinely affordable" co-living skyscraper for London
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Grimshaw, Farrells, and dRMM are among the leading British architects who have contributed designs for a competition aimed at finding solutions to London's housing crisis. More about Architects propose 100 ideas to solve London's housing crisis
Student-style accommodation with communal facilities could help solve London's housing crisis and regenerate urban centres around the country, according to interior designer and TV presenter Naomi Cleaver. More about Student-style accommodation for adults "is going to be the next market" says Naomi Cleaver