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  • Woodmore Mews designed by Peter Barber Architects

    "Social housing has become a matter of enclaves and micro-sites"

    Peter Barber's architecture proves that providing social housing at scale without making the design mistakes of the past is eminently possible, writes Owen Hatherley as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More about "Social housing has become a matter of enclaves and micro-sites"

    Owen Hatherley | 18 March 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Charles Curtis looking out from his balcony at Daventry House

    Social housing means "I can breathe again" say residents

    Dezeen speaks to residents of new council housing in London about what their homes mean to them as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More about Social housing means "I can breathe again" say residents

    Peter Apps | 15 March 2024 | Leave a comment
  • New housing at the Caserne de Reuilly in Paris

    The Caserne de Reuilly in Paris was "a hollow tooth that we had to fill"

    We continue our Social Housing Revival series with a look at the Caserne de Reuilly, the transformation of a 19th-century barracks in Paris into hundreds of affordable homes that is emblematic of the city's effective approach to retrofit housing. More about The Caserne de Reuilly in Paris was "a hollow tooth that we had to fill"

    Jon Astbury | 14 March 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Bourne Estate by Matthew Lloyd Architects

    Matthew Lloyd Architects' Bourne Estate was designed for "extreme longevity"

    Continuing our Social Housing Revival series, we revisit the regeneration of the Grade II listed Bourne Estate in central London, completed in 2018 by local studio Matthew Lloyd Architects. More about Matthew Lloyd Architects' Bourne Estate was designed for "extreme longevity"

    Starr Charles | 11 March 2024 | 1 comment
  • Mikhail Riches co-founder Annalie Riches

    "I really hate the word 'social' housing" says Annalie Riches

    Architects are often wrongly blamed for past failures in social housing, Mikhail Riches co-founder Annalie Riches says in this Social Housing Revival interview. More about "I really hate the word 'social' housing" says Annalie Riches

    Nat Barker | 8 March 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Portrait of Daniel Libeskind

    "More good architects should get involved in social housing" says Daniel Libeskind

    Architects with creative flair are needed to overcome stigmas around social housing, urges Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind in this Social Housing Revival interview. More about "More good architects should get involved in social housing" says Daniel Libeskind

    Amy Peacock | 6 March 2024 | 2 comments
  • The Essential Homes Project prototype by the Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim

    Norman Foster and Holcim develop modular housing unit for displaced communities

    Promotion: the Norman Foster Foundation has collaborated with building materials company Holcim to develop the Essential Homes Project, a concrete-wrapped modular housing concept for displaced people. More about Norman Foster and Holcim develop modular housing unit for displaced communities

    Dezeen staff | 4 March 2024
  • Bevan Road council homes in London designed by Peter Barber Architects

    "We need a major shift in the way we look at public housing"

    To help kick off our Social Housing Revival series, Peter Apps calls for a return to mass public house-building in cities around the world. More about "We need a major shift in the way we look at public housing"

    Peter Apps | 4 March 2024 | 1 comment
  • Social Housing Revival artwork by Jack Bedford

    It's time for the Social Housing Revival

    The world is suffering from a housing-affordability crisis. Dezeen's new series will explore the Social Housing Revival, and celebrate the best contemporary social housing around the globe. More about It's time for the Social Housing Revival

    Nat Barker | 4 March 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Plant-covered facade of ReHome housing by Cutwork

    Cutwork designs modular housing to be used for long-term living or emergency shelter

    Architecture studio Cutwork has developed a concept for low-cost, modular housing that could be reconfigured to facilitate twice as many people during a crisis. More about Cutwork designs modular housing to be used for long-term living or emergency shelter

    Amy Frearson | 5 January 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Resident with Emergency Instant Shelter in Pakistan

    Yasmeen Lari on track to build a million flood-resilient Pakistan homes by 2024

    After extreme floods put a third of Pakistan under water in 2022, architect Yasmeen Lari vowed to build one million flood-resilient homes. For our Designing for Disaster series, her foundation reveals it is a third of the way towards that target. More about Yasmeen Lari on track to build a million flood-resilient Pakistan homes by 2024

    Amy Frearson | 16 November 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Libeskind Long Island Senior housing

    Studio Libeskind creates social housing block for first New York project

    A sculptural facade defines the Allan & Geraldine Rosenberg Residences, a housing block with affordable senior apartments in Freeport, New York, designed by architecture firm Studio Libeskind. More about Studio Libeskind creates social housing block for first New York project

    Ben Dreith | 26 September 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Social housing by GBBN

    GBBN creates set of housing blocks that reinterpret historic fabric of Cincinnati

    US architecture studio GBBN designed three brick buildings that allow social housing to both "fit in and stand out" in Cincinnati, Ohio. More about GBBN creates set of housing blocks that reinterpret historic fabric of Cincinnati

    Kate Mazade | 7 August 2023 | Leave a comment
  • A render of a housing project in San Francisco

    West of West proposes vertical co-living neighborhood for San Francisco

    US architecture studio West of West has won an AIA competition to reimagine the future of San Francisco housing in response to the city's housing crisis. More about West of West proposes vertical co-living neighborhood for San Francisco

    Ellen Eberhardt | 19 July 2023 | Leave a comment
  • 10K House by Takk

    Energy-saving 10K House in Barcelona is a "labyrinth that multiplies perspectives"

    Spanish studio Takk took cues from snugly stacked Russian dolls for the interior renovation of this Barcelona apartment, which features rooms nestled inside each other to maximise insulation. More about Energy-saving 10K House in Barcelona is a "labyrinth that multiplies perspectives"

    Jane Englefield | 17 March 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Industrialised Building system Prototype

    Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen develops modular building system to address housing crisis

    Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen Architects and The Andes House have designed a modular prototype that can be configured to construct low-cost housing. More about Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen develops modular building system to address housing crisis

    Kate Mazade | 14 March 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Rose Apartments in California

    Scalloped facade fronts supportive housing facility in Los Angeles by Brooks + Scarpa

    Brooks + Scarpa has completed an apartment building with a scalloped, textured facade in Los Angeles that offers affordable low-cost housing to young adults that are transitioning out of group homes. More about Scalloped facade fronts supportive housing facility in Los Angeles by Brooks + Scarpa

    James Brillon | 3 January 2023 | Leave a comment
  • 12 Rue Jean-Bart by Jean-Christophe Quinton

    Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton

    French architect Jean-Christophe Quinton has decorated a Parisian social housing project built on the site of a demolished police station with a curvy limestone facade. More about Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 1 November 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Exterior of Hackney New Primary School and 333 Kingsland Road by Henley Halebrown

    "It's hard not to wonder what Neave Brown would think of the award in his name"

    For all their architectural merits, the shortlisted projects for this year's Neave Brown award cannot escape the problems that continue to plague the British housing sector writes Kaye Stout, chair of the jury panel for the recently announced prize. More about "It's hard not to wonder what Neave Brown would think of the award in his name"

    Kaye Stout | 28 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • 333 Kingsland Road named UK's best affordable housing

    "Highly-intelligent" 333 Kingsland Road named UK's best affordable housing

    Hackney New Primary School and 333 Kingsland Road in London, which was designed by local architecture studio Henley Halebrown, has won RIBA's Neave Brown Award for Housing. More about "Highly-intelligent" 333 Kingsland Road named UK's best affordable housing

    Tom Ravenscroft | 13 October 2022 | Leave a comment
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