Loyn & Co reveals proposal for carbon neutral neighbourhood in Wales
Loyn & Co has unveiled its design for Parc Hadau, a net-zero-carbon housing scheme in Wales that will be built from cross-laminated timber and powered by renewable energy. More
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ISA builds Philadelphia apartment complex XS House with "extremely narrow footprint"
Architecture studio ISA has built a slender housing complex in Philadelphia by making the most of a plot of land about the width of a parking spot. More
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Henning Larsen reveals visuals for Copenhagen's "first all-timber neighbourhood"
Fælledby is a sustainable housing scheme designed by Henning Larsen that will be constructed entirely out of timber and "place nature at its core". More
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Isay Weinfeld incorporates lush gardens into luxury apartment building in Manhattan
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has completed his first US project – an upscale residential building in Manhattan's West Chelsea neighbourhood that features verdant courtyards and "a paparazzi-proof porte-cochère". More
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Iosa Ghini Associati counters Moscow's "monotony" with brightly coloured apartment blocks
Italian architecture studio Iosa Ghini Associati has worked with Russian firm Mosproekt-3 to complete 47 high-rise buildings clad with colourful panels on the outskirts of Moscow. More
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Concrete grid forms student housing block in Paris by Atelier Villemard et Associé
Atelier Villemard et Associés used a structural grid of exposed concrete to define the exterior and interior of this student housing block on the outskirts of Paris. More
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Studio Rick Joy designs concrete apartment complex in Mexico City's Polanco neighbourhood
Long windows are embedded into the board-formed concrete walls of this residential building in Mexico City's upscale Polanco area, designed by American architecture firm Studio Rick Joy. More
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"Whoever wins the general election will bring radical change for better, or worse"
The leading parties' manifestos contain bold pledges that will change Britain's cities for generations, says Phineas Harper. He takes a look at the architecture and housing policies ahead of the UK's general election. More
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31/44 Architects puts a modern spin on a Victorian terrace in south London
31/44 Architects shows how London's 19th-century townhouses can be brought into the 21st century, with this three-home development in Peckham. More
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Public Works exhibits plans of Lebanon's windowless maid's rooms
Public Works has created an installation focused on maid's rooms in Lebanon at the Sharjah Architecture Triennial to highlight the windowless servants quarters built in developments across the region. More
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AHMM unveils shipping-container housing development in Oklahoma
Squirrel Park is a scheme of four houses made from converted shipping containers in Oklahoma City, USA, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. More
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"Goldsmith Street offers a roadmap for precisely the type of housing the UK needs"
At a time when everything in the UK looks bleak, an environmentally conscious social housing scheme winning the Stirling Prize is a rare moment of hope, writes Piers Taylor. More
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Pool Leber Architekten swaps concrete for wood to create R11 loft extension
Pool Leber Architekten has used cross-laminated timber to add a bright and spacious new loft to a 1980s housing block in Munich. More
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Feld72 builds housing estate from timber in Alpine town
Architecture studio Feld72 have completed the Maierhof housing estate in the Alpine town of Bludenz, Austria, comprising eight timber buildings in a mountain landscape. More
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Kanye West's dome-shaped housing prototypes are demolished
Kanye West's domed low-cost housing prototypes have been demolished on his property in Calabasas, California, following reports that the musician failed to secure a building permit. More
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Morris + Company clads Hampstead retirement home in modulated brick
Morris + Company has completed a retirement living scheme with a bevelled brick facade for developer Pegasus Life in Hampstead, London. More
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Moscow furniture factory from the 1980s turned into loft-style apartments
DNK Architecture Group has turned a former furniture factory in Moscow into apartments, replacing prefabricated concrete panel cladding with hand-made bricks. More
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Muñoz Miranda Architects designs Málaga apartment block to appear "sculpted from clay"
A geometric pattern of glass reinforced concrete slats covers the exterior of this housing block in Málaga, which has been designed by Muñoz Miranda Architects. More
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ACDF builds Panorama retirement home for "sophisticated seniors" on outskirts of Montreal
Montreal firm ACDF Architecture has designed a 30-storey tower to accommodate elderly housing in Quebec featuring interiors that are more akin to a boutique hotel. More
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IKEA and Queen of Sweden adapt modular BoKlok housing for the elderly
IKEA and Skanska are collaborating with the Queen of Sweden on an offshoot of their modular BoKlok housing that will meet the needs of the elderly and people with dementia. More
