Heatherwick Studio's Singapore skyscraper has balconies overflowing with plants
Heatherwick Studio has unveiled a 20-storey residential skyscraper in Singapore, which was designed to be "a counterpoint to ubiquitous glass and steel towers". More
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Guallart Architects designs post-covid housing for new city in China
Self-Sufficient City by Guallart Architects is a concept for a housing development in Xiong'an New Area, China, which would be able to produce its own energy and food during another coronavirus lockdown. More
MAD wraps Beverly Hills residences Gardenhouse with America's "largest living wall"
Chinese firm MAD has completed the Gardenhouse residential building in Beverly Hills, which includes a large green wall and is designed to look like a village on top of a hill. More
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Sebastian Weiss photographs Ricardo Bofill's "delightfully confusing" La Muralla Roja
Architectural photographer Sebastian Weiss has captured the brightly coloured La Muralla Roja housing estate designed by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill in his latest photo series. More
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Studio LZ creates L-shaped housing community in Villa Allende
Córdoba-based Studio LZ has designed a group of seven L-shaped, two-bedroom homes in the city of Villa Allende, Argentina. More
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UK government attempting to "destroy" planning system say architects and critics
The UK government's planning reform proposals, which were revealed yesterday, will fail to address the root causes of England's housing crisis according to architects and critics. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects' residential community in Roatán features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a modular housing project designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for an island near Honduras. More
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UK government reveals full extent of "radical" planning reform proposals
The UK government has laid out proposals to speed up planning approval for developments, which prime minister Boris Johnson described as "unlike anything we have seen since the second world war". More
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RIBA calls for "urgent reconsideration" of proposals to deregulate planning
The UK government's plans to deregulate the planning permission system in England will lead to poor quality housing warns the Royal Institute of British Architects. More
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Key Worker Housing by Mecanoo references Cambridge's "architectural inventions over the centuries"
Yellow brick walls with unarranged white windows enclose communal courtyards and timber-lined walkways at the heart of Mecanoo's housing for the University of Cambridge. More
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New homes, hospitals, schools, shops and offices will be "automatically" granted planning permission in England
A "new planning system" that will see new housing, hospitals, schools, shops and offices on land designated for growth automatically granted planning permission in England has been announced by UK housing secretary Robert Jenrick. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils Roatán Próspera housing complex for Honduras
Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a modular housing project for an island near Honduras with curved roofs and rounded balconies that can be customised by residents. More
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Concrete balconies and planters front Lima apartments by Barclay & Crousse
Architecture firm Barclay & Crousse has used concrete plant plots overspilling with greenery to offer residents of an apartment building in Lima privacy. More
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Commenters think Kanye West's low-cost housing "doesn't look affordable"
In this week's comments update, readers are critiquing Kanye West's latest prototype for his low-cost housing for the homeless and sharing their views on other top stories. More
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Kanye West reveals updated prototype of YZY shelters
American musician, producer and designer Kanye West has revealed a photo showing that the latest prototype for his low-cost housing for the homeless is under construction. More
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KennedyTwaddle inserts pitched-roofed houses with private courtyards into former timber yard
Architecture studio KennedyTwaddle prioritised privacy in the construction of this pitched-roof housing development, which has been built on a awkward plot in Finchley, north London. More
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Caiano Morgado Arquitectos designs red-concrete housing in Vila Nova de Gaia
Porto-based Caiano Morgado Arquitectos has unveiled its design for the clay-coloured-concrete General Torres 416 housing block in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. More
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Graeme Nicholls Architects designs stadium-shaped housing block alongside Ibrox in Glasgow
Graeme Nicholls Architects has extrapolated the form of a former greyhound stadium for a proposed oval of red-brick housing by Ibrox football stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. More
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"Living in a small space with no garden is rarely a deliberate choice" say commenters
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
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Adept builds customised-brick housing alongside Carlsberg's Elephant Gate
Danish architecture studio Adept has used customised curved bricks to clad the five-storey Theodora House housing block alongside the Elephant Gate at the Carlsberg Brewery in Copenhagen. More
