As BIG and Barcode Architects' recently revealed Sluishuis building demonstrated, housing blocks don't have to be cuboid. Here is a roundup of 10 unusually shaped apartment buildings. More about Ten apartment blocks that break the mould with unusual shapes
Three housing projects have been shortlisted for RIBA's 2022 Neave Brown Award for Housing including a hybrid scheme in east London encompassing a primary school by Henley Halebrown. More about RIBA reveals UK's three best affordable housing schemes
Danish architecture studio BIG and Dutch studio Barcode Architects have unveiled the angular Sluishuis housing block above the IJ lake in Amsterdam's IJburg district. More about BIG and Barcode Architects cantilever housing block over IJ lake in Amsterdam
Boxy balconies and decorative recessed windows characterise this colourful housing complex in Raipur, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects, which was engineered to withstand its location's hot climate. More about Vibrant colours define housing complex in India by Sanjay Puri Architects
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled its plans to transform Herman Hertzberger's 1970s Centraal Beheer building in the Netherlands into a residential district with over 650 homes. More about MVRDV reveals plans to convert Centraal Beheer into housing district
Architecture studio MAD has completed its first social housing development, which consists of 12 residential buildings in Beijing connected by raised walkways and a "floating park". More about MAD aims to "challenge the status quo" with first social housing project
The UK government's plan to encourage "gentle densification" of neighbourhoods by promising communities financial benefits and neo-Georgian aesthetics will not help solve the housing crisis, writes Anna Minton. More about "Using street votes to fix the housing crisis is like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating an opinion piece by urbanist Vishaan Chakrabarti on the global housing problem and discussing other top stories. More about "Sensible proposals that are not adopted indicate a failure of design thinking" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Frank Gehry's housing development at Battersea Power Station in London and discussing other top stories. More about "This is Frank's best work" says commenter
High-density, low-rise urban housing is the key to accommodating another three billion people over the next 80 years without costing the Earth, writes architect and urbanist Vishaan Chakrabarti. More about "A solution to our global housing and climate problems is hiding in plain sight"
Rippled white facades punctured by large windows define the Prospect Place housing development that Pritzker Architecture Award-winning architect Frank Gehry has completed at Battersea Power Station in London. More about Frank Gehry frames Battersea Power Station with his first housing project in the UK
White siding and a curvy aluminium screen make up the exterior of a residential building in Los Angeles designed by American firm Brooks + Scarpa. More about Brooks + Scarpa creates all-white Magnolia Hill Apartments in Los Angeles
Architecture firm Perkins & Will has released designs for a three-building, low-income housing complex in Los Angeles that includes permanent supportive housing. More about Perkins & Will uses wind direction to shape LA low-income housing complex
Studio Odile Decq has completed a 30-storey luxury residential tower in Barcelona, featuring curved balconies that are coloured red on the upper floors to give the building a distinctive presence on the skyline. More about Red balconies top Odile Decq's Antares tower in Barcelona
Dezeen teamed up with Open House Worldwide to livestream its festival exploring the future of housing and neighbourhood planning. More about Watch Open House Worldwide's Housing and the People festival explore extraordinary housing
Architecture studio Leth & Gori has modernised a care facility situated on a former farm in Stubberupgård, Denmark, adding brick-clad accommodation buildings that support the needs of vulnerable residents. More about Leth & Gori transforms Danish farm into contemporary supportive housing
ERA Architects has refurbished a postwar social housing building in Hamilton, Ontario, making it the largest residential building in the world to achieve Passivhaus EnerPHit certification. More about Tower in Ontario becomes world's tallest retrofitted Passivhaus structure
Three sculptural, metal-clad volumes form a student housing complex by American studio LOHA that is designed to look less bulky than a typical apartment building. More about LOHA designs Granville1500 student housing in Los Angeles
Jack Young's book The Council House aims to capture the beauty of London's council estates, which he photographed to "look like they could be perched on an Italian hillside". He chooses 10 favourites for Dezeen. More about Ten buildings that showcase the beauty of London's council housing
Architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa has created a North Hollywood apartment building that prioritises social areas over private space and includes units for low-income tenants. More about Brooks + Scarpa designs 11 NOHO in California to diverge from typical housing block