Digital technology essential to success of co-living, says Space10
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
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Co-housing not just for "liberals and outcasts" says Studio Weave
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
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Norn launches co-living brand with residences in London, Barcelona, Berlin and San Francisco
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
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Noiascape's west London co-living space targets home-avoiding millennials
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
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MINI's co-living destination in Shanghai "brings know-how from vehicles into places where we live"
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
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IKEA lab Space10 launches website to "revamp" co-living for 2030
IKEA's external innovation lab Space10 has created an online platform for researching and developing concepts for future shared living spaces. More
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Grayson Perry and Apparata team up to create A House for Artists in east London
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
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Pollard Thomas Edwards completes UK's first over 50s co-housing scheme
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
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Co-living is perfect to house ageing populations says Matthias Hollwich
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
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Carlo Ratti building digitally connected retreat in the Himalayan mountains
Construction has started on a digitally connected co-living and co-working retreat in the Himalayas, designed by Italian architect Carlo Ratti. More
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"In the future we will all be homeless" says co-living entrepreneur
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
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Six of the best co-living developments from around the world
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
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Alexis Dornier completes co-living complex in Bali with communal areas on its roof
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
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World's largest co-living complex promises residents "everything at their fingertips"
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
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MINI presents shared living spaces as a solution to the affordable housing crisis in cities
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
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Co-working company WeWork unveils its first co-living apartments in New York
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
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Millennials want experiences not possessions, say co-living entrepreneurs
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
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PLP Architecture unveils "genuinely affordable" co-living skyscraper for London
PLP Architecture has revealed plans to build a high-rise housing block in London's Stratford, containing homes modelled on student accommodation. More
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Architects propose 100 ideas to solve London's housing crisis
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
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Student-style accommodation for adults "is going to be the next market" says Naomi Cleaver
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