Eco-friendly, affordable housing emphasizes walkability in Milan
International design firm Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) has unveiled designs for the Cascina Merlata Lot...
Benjamin Fleury creates affordable, modern apartments with a low-energy footprint in Paris
Local architecture practice Benjamin Fleury has completed a residential complex with 26 affordable apartments in...
Eco-friendly prefab social housing in France is built from wood and straw
Earlier this year, the commune of Nogent-le-Rotrou in northern France gained a new social housing development that’s...
Derelict building is wrapped in tin foil to protest lack of affordable housing in Warsaw
Polish-born artist Piotr Janowski has become well-known for turning buildings and even entire locomotives into...
Mecanoo unveils greenery-filled social housing for Kaohsiung
Hot on the heels of their recently completed National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Dutch firm Mecanoo unveiled...
Local residents help build pre-fab bamboo social center that can be constructed in a week
Mexican studio Comunal Taller de Arquitectura is proving yet again that bamboo is a miracle material when it comes...
Energy-efficient Bluebonnet Studios offers sustainable housing to Austin’s most vulnerable citizens
The Bluebonnet Studios social housing development in Austin supports a healthy lifestyle through the design. The...
Architects use local materials to build beautiful Costa Rica community center
Round building offer many advantages in terms of sustainability and resilience, so it's no surprise to see disaster-prone...
Eco-friendly Syrian refugee housing that anyone would love to call home
Building refugee housing often means fast construction at the expense of beauty and quality, but that doesn’t...
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...
Social housing project with two "faces" channels Parisian duality
The design of the building reflects the dual nature of its surroundings and uses different materials to eliminate...
Spectacular green-roofed modular Tangier Bay Housing offers enviable views of the Atlantic
The buildings, made up of four modular prefab units, are equipped with loggias and terraces with several functions:...
Passive solar Trinity Apartments is a trendsetter for eco-friendly social housing in Australia
The Trinity Apartments set itself apart not only for its design and environmentally friendly features, but also...
This prefab social housing development functions as a diverse eco-neighborhood in France
The construction process uses a combination of concrete, metal and prefabwood components systematized in two main...
Old French barn is converted into modern apartments for the elderly
Like all great adaptive reuse projects, “South” combines aspects of the building’s original character with...
