Danish studio EFFEKT has developed a housing scheme for the Slovakian city of Bratislava, which features a dramatically staggered roofline intended to echo the peaks of a mountain range. More about EFFEKT proposes Bratislava housing scheme modelled on a mountain range
The massing for this residential development by US architecture firm ISA was driven by its varied types of living units, from apartments and duplexes to three-storey townhouses. More about ISA creates hybrid housing complex for gentrifying neighbourhood in Philadelphia
British studio OMMX has teamed up with house-builder Naked House to develop an affordable housing model for London, offering homes stripped back to just their bare necessities. More about Naked House and OMMX offer bare-bones affordable housing for London
A public and private street flank this former warehouse in east London, which local studio vPPR has converted into a mixed-use development containing shops and apartments. More about vPPR converts former Shoreditch warehouse into shops and flats linked by private walkway
Skidmore Owings & Merrill has unveiled its vision for One Bangkok: a new district in the centre of the Thai city made up of a family skyscrapers interspersed with green spaces. More about SOM reveals designs for 16-hectare "vertical village" in central Bangkok
This conceptual scheme by designers Beomki Lee and Chang Kyu Lee calls for using vacant airspace over existing New York buildings to create affordable apartments and public areas. More about Modular affordable housing envisioned for "abandoned" New York airspace
A screen of decorative terracotta blockwork fronts this apartment block in Ho Chi Minh City by Sanuki Daisuke Architects, which features planted courtyards in its centre. More about Ho Chi Minh apartment block features patterned terracotta facade and garden pockets
Featuring an irregular geometric form, this apartment building in Saitama, Japan, accommodates homes for seven families, as well as red-painted communal areas at street level. More about Balconies and courtyards puncture Japanese apartment building by Eureka and Maru Architecture
Architects of Invention references one the seven wonders of the ancient world with this design for a residential development in Birmingham, England. More about Housing development based on Hanging Gardens of Babylon proposed for Birmingham
New York architecture firm ODA has constructed a residential complex in Long Island City that features protruding boxes across its street-facing facades. More about ODA completes "pixelated" luxury condo building in Queens
DRDH Architects and Architecten de Vylder Vinck Tallieu have built an apartment complex and social centre for elderly people in Aarschot, Belgium, featuring simple materials, communal courtyards and few bold splashes of colour. More about DRDH and adVVT complete elderly home in Belgium featuring pared-back finishes and open-air courtyards
Dutch studios NL Architects and XVW Architectuur have renovated one of the largest apartment buildings in the Netherlands, restoring the repetitive gridded facades of the 1960s block but leaving the flats bare for residents to customise. More about Colossal Amsterdam housing block brought up to date with customisable apartments
American architect Richard Meier has completed a trio of residential buildings and two charter schools in downtown Newark, the city where he was born. More about Richard Meier designs schools and teacher housing for his hometown in New Jersey
MVRDV has revealed its plans to redevelop the former Mannheim US Army camp in Germany, creating a green mound from demolished barracks and four residential towers that spell out the word home. More about MVRDV's letter-shaped housing blocks will spell out HOME across old army barracks
A mesh for climbing plants wraps the angular balconies of this apartment block in Alpine Switzerland, completed by Buchner Bründler Architekten. More about Climbing plants and asymmetric balconies surround Buchner Bründler's Garden Tower
Australian studio CplusC Architectural Workshop has envisioned a Tetris-like extension to the demolition-threatened Sirius building in Sydney, which bears a resemblance to Moshe Safdie's iconic Habitat 67 housing. More about Safdie-esque extension proposed for Sydney's brutalist Sirius building
Pedro Ferreira Architecture Studio has converted a derelict 19th-century house in Porto into six flats with pine, white marble and concrete finishes. More about Pedro Ferreira converts abandoned Porto house into flats with pine and marble surfaces
Danish practice 3XN has unveiled plans for a new aquatics centre in the southern Swedish city of Linköping, which will featuring undulating timber and glass facades. More about Wave-like facades wrap 3XN's aquatic centre in southern Sweden
US studio Handel Architects has completed a pair of residential towers with concrete facade elements, designed to respect the proportions of a neighbouring stone cathedral. More about Apartment tower by Handel Architects built next to historic Manhattan cathedral
British studio Weston Williamson has revealed a housing concept that aims to resolve the lack of affordable housing in Palestine by allowing residents to expand as their finances grow. More about Weston Williamson proposes incremental building to combat Palestinian housing shortage