Peter Barber Architects creates five terraces of affordable homes in Greenwich
Peter Barber Architects has created a development of brick housing and a microbrewery at Rochester Way in the London Borough of Greenwich. More
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Mikhail Riches releases visuals for carbon-neutral housing scheme in York
Stirling Prize-winning studio Mikhail Riches has unveiled details of the low-rise Passivhaus housing it is designing in York, UK, which will be net-zero carbon when in use. More
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RIBA warns of housing emissions crisis from surge in home working
The increase in people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic risks a housing emissions crisis unless the government takes urgent action, says the Royal Institute of British Architects. More
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Bright white walls contrast historic facade of MM34 apartments in Mexico City
Mexican architect Inca Hernández has renovated and refurbished a crumbling historic building to create apartments in Mexico City. More
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Summary builds modular housing in Portugal from precast concrete
Architecture studio Summary built VDC, a modular housing scheme in Portugal's Vale de Cambria, out of prefabricated concrete elements. More
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Wohnregal is a prefabricated concrete live-work apartment block in Berlin
Architecture studio FAR has built a six-storey housing block in Berlin from precast concrete slabs. More
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"This is going to be the future of many metropole cities around the world" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are intrigued by Kris Provoost's latest photography series, Eden of the Orient, and sharing their views on other top stories. More
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UK government's housing formula "does not make sense" say planning groups
The UK government's proposal to use a mathematical formula to determine where to build 300,000 new homes a year has been criticised by campaigners. More
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Morris + Company designs modular prefabricated housing system
London studio Morris + Company has designed a modular and prefabricated housing system named MODU that is aimed at the South American market. More
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Kris Provoost captures "immense density" of Hong Kong's housing
Belgian photographer Kris Provoost explores the striking juxtaposition of Hong Kong's "hyper-dense" housing and natural landscapes in his latest photography series, Eden of the Orient. More
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Fei Architects designs apartment block that frames residents' daily lives in Guangzhou
The Borderless Community of Zi Ni Twelve Portals is a housing project in Guangzhou, China, designed by Fei Architects to show off its occupants. More
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Spiral staircase twists through Zellige apartment complex by Tectône and Tact Architectes
Zellige is a social housing complex in Nantes, France, designed in a collaboration between French architecture studios Tectône and Tact Architectes. More
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Lina Ghotmeh's Stone Garden apartment block survives Beirut explosion
Stone Garden is a new apartment block designed by Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh that was completed shortly before much of Beirut was devastated by a huge explosion this summer. More
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Julien de Smedt designs range of recycled-plastic houses
Architect Julien de Smedt is working with Norwegian startup Othalo to create a range of modular houses that will be constructed largely from recycled plastic. More
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Álvaro Siza and COR Arquitectos create travertine housing in Lombardy
Portuguese Pritzker Prize-winning architect Álvaro Siza and Porto studio COR Arquitectos have revealed a housing scheme almost entirely clad in travertine in Italy. More
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Permitted development homes in England must meet space standards
New planning rules announced by the UK government will require new homes built under permitted development rights to be over 37 square metres. More
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Singapore skyscraper is a "breath of fresh air" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Heatherwick Studio's skyscraper in Singapore and sharing their views on other top stories. More
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Ernö Goldfinger's Glenkerry House is a brutalist "vertical village"
This short film, published in collaboration with Open House London, focuses on Glenkerry House, a tower block that marries brutalism with architect Ernö Goldfinger's utopian housing ideals. More
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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
