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
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled the BWDC Residential Tower in Manila, Philippines, which will feature wraparound verandas with large roof overhangs that help keep the apartments cool. More about Foster + Partners designs Manila skyscraper with wraparound verandas
No Architects repeated rounded beveled corners, royal blue and numeric details throughout an apartment in Prague, which was informed by two contemporary paintings. More about No Architects references owner's artworks in Prague maisonette
Argentinian studio Set Ideas has completed two small cabins in Córdoba that aim to offer high-quality living spaces within a tight footprint. More about Set Ideas completes two modular home prototypes in Argentina
An apartment in the middle of Berlin and a home overlooking the Devon countryside feature in this lookbook, which spotlights 10 studies with open-plan layouts. More about Ten homes with spacious open-plan studies and workspaces
Luciano Basso has completed a concrete home in the forests of southern Brazil that is built around a mature Paraná pine tree. More about Luciano Basso raises concrete home around tree in southern Brazil
In our latest lookbook we've collected 10 homes with water features to aid relaxation in warm weather, from an indoor reflective pool to a house perched on a pond. More about Ten homes with water features to help keep cool on a hot day
Brooklyn studio Light and Air has renovated a loft in New York City's financial district by removing partitions to create an open, inviting space. More about Light and Air updates Financial District apartment with open floor plan
London studio Archmongers' "practical and playful" refurbishment of a home on Dulwich Estate was named the winner of the 2022 Don't Move, Improve! competition. More about Little Brownings by Archmongers Architects named London's best house extension
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
American architect Robert Gurney used stucco, wood and brick on the facades of a rectilinear house near the US capital that was designed for a young professional. More about Robert Gurney creates North Adams House for suburban site near Washington DC
London architecture studio IF_DO has built a seaside retreat in Suffolk, England, which allows three generations of one family to come together. More about Thorpeness Beach House by IF_DO is a multi-generational holiday home
Salvaged brick, an expansive skylight and exposed interior utilitarian elements feature in a country house designed by Brazilian firm Estúdio Penha. More about Estúdio Penha uses salvaged brick for rustic CS House in Brazil
Whitten Architects clad this Maine retreat with Eastern cedar and placed it on stilts on a steep site so that the single-storey structure would seem like a treehouse. More about Whitten Architects places single-storey Maine home on stilts to "evoke a treehouse"
A fashion editor's apartment in São Paulo and a home covered in panels of mint-green metal mesh feature in our latest lookbook, which rounds up ten lounge interiors where green is used both as a background colour and a striking design statement. More about Ten green living rooms that prove the colour's versatility
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a restrained New York home designed by Magdalena Keck. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More about Dezeen Debate newsletter features a minimalist New York home
From a giant staircase running the height of a house and beyond to a flight of steps that can't be stepped on at all, here is a roundup of 10 statement residential staircase designs from the Dezeen archives. More about Ten bold residential staircases designed by architects
Architecture studio Denizen Works has completed a house on the Scottish island of Tiree, featuring a gable-shaped glass wall that recalls the outline of the derelict stone cowshed it replaced. More about Denizen Works references relics of agricultural buildings for Mannal House on Tiree
Local studio Mesh Architectures has completed Timber House, a condominium in Brooklyn that developer The Brooklyn Home Company claims is "the largest mass timber building in New York City." More about Park Slope condo becomes New York City's "largest mass-timber building"
US studio Heliotrope Architects has minimized site disturbances while creating a cedar-clad holiday home on a wooded hillside in the Pacific Northwest. More about Heliotrope perches Buck Mountain Cabin over forested site in Washington State