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Energy-efficient affordable housing project opens in South LA

As part of its ongoing effort to house Los Angeles’ homeless, local design practice Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects...

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Low-income housing in flood zones traps families in harm’s way

Nearly one out of every 10 low-income housing projects is in a flood zone. In Houston, residents of a government-subsidized...

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BIG completes low-income “Homes for All” project in Copenhagen

Beautiful yet affordable design-led apartments have been quickly completed in the northwest part of Copenhagen...

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Kansas State students built this charming affordable home for low-income families

A group of fifth-year architecture students at Kansas State University teamed up with local firms El Dorado and...

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A series of cantilevering cubes make up this French social housing complex

Bordeaux-based firms, More Architecture and Poggi Architecture, have collaborated on a ultra-contemporary design...

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How Habitat for Humanity recycles the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree to build homes for those in need

We contacted Habitat for Humanity to get the full story behind what happened to the ghosts of Christmas trees...

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Seattle teens build mobile tiny homes for local homeless community

We love stories about youth channelling their ideals into life-changing projects, especially when there are tiny...

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Earthships heading to Canada will provide First Nation communities with low-income housing

An Earthship is a unique type of low-cost home that strives for self sufficiency and is built primarily with recycled...

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1180 Fourth Street is an uber green housing development for low-income families in San Francisco

The design team decided to break up the six-story building and emphasize the variouscommon spaces such as courts,...

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Far Rockaway breaks ground on storm-resilient low-income housing for seniors

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Queens officials announced last week the groundbreaking of an affordable housing development...

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North West Bicester eco-town is the UK’s first zero carbon community

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_IpG7Ntjlg The master plan of the North West Bicester eco-community, "UK's...

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Pico Housing is a Community-Oriented Affordable Housing Development in Santa Monica

The nonprofit organization Community Corporation of Santa Monica contracted Moore Ruble Yudell to design an affordable...

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C.F. Moller’s Saeby Strand Apartments Win Award for Outstanding Social Housing Development

C.F. Møller's Sæby Strand offers a wide range of apartments that feature natural materials, great accessibility...

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Vo Trong Nghia Unveils Lovely Low-Cost Housing Made from Locally Sourced Palm Trees

The frame, made from precast concrete, is covered with nipa palm branches and polycarbonate panels that provide...

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Affordable Housing in America Finally Catches up with Europe

The categories of the program included: Excellence in Affordable Housing Design, Creating Community Connection...

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Solar-Powered LEED-Certified Fairmount Avenue Townhomes Offer Low Income Housing in Tennessee

The development comprises nine three bedroom units at 1,383 square feet and nine two bedroom units at 1,103 square...

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Zvi Hecher’s Hivelike Ramot Polin Housing Complex is an Ambitious Failed Experiment in Israel

The Israeli government commissioned the project in the aftermath of the Six Day War as an experiment in geometry...

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USC Professor Receives NASA Grant to Develop 3D-Printed Space Homes

We wrote about Dr. Berokh Khoshnevis’ revolutionary robot-builder that could 3D print entire houses, and now...

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Gelin-Lafon Architects’ Affordable Mixed-Use Housing Project Is a Little Social Utopia

Parisian architects Gelin-Lafon unveiled the 58,000 square-foot development earlier this year. Outfitted in sleek...

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ecoMOD South Affordable Homes Will Analyze Passive House Construction Standards

The ecoMOD South project is the next generation in a long line of modular houses designed by the University of...

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London’s 2012 Olympic Village to be Transformed into Affordable Housing Units

The greenest building is the one that's already standing, and this week London officials announced that the buildings...

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David Baker’s Station Center Affordable Housing Development Transforms a Brownfield Site in Union City, CA

Station Center Affordable Housing is part of the larger Union City Master Plan and revamping of the transit centers....

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Building Trust International Announces Winners of Competition for Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Cambodia

Building Trust International’s competitioncalled for entrants to design homes that could withstand flooding and...

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Centre Village is a Modular Affordable Micro Housing Complex in Winnipeg

The lot on which Centre Village was built was at one time an abandoned site in a neglected inner-city neighborhood...

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The Congo Street Initiative Revived a Downtrodden Dallas Neighborhood With Renovated Green Homes

Before work began, Congo Street was a collection of small houses in a state of disrepair. Many residents had lived...

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NYC Approves BIG Architects’ Giant Pyramid Building for W 57th Street

BIG's unusual sloped structure aims to combine two types of architecture - European low-rise apartment blocks and...

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Merritt Crossing is a Sustainable Affordable Housing Project for Seniors in Oakland

Merritt Crossing is located on the corner of 6th and Oak Street in Oakland. The dense project worked to match the...

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Fast-growing Bamboo Keeps Costs Low for Tiny Vo Trong Nghia Housing Prototype in Viet Nam

There are two prototypes. One is 22.5 square meters and the other is 18 square meters. The compact design is achieved...

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Stylish, Sustainable St-Agatha-Berchem Housing Complex Exceeds Energy Code in Belgium

The new social housing units by Buro II & Archi+I were inspired by the social housing district built in 1922-1925...

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Solar-Powered SAMVS Modular Housing Units Are Super Snappy to Build

SAMVS open modular houses make a great solution for low income housing programs given their fast construction time,...

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