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Eco-friendly, affordable housing emphasizes walkability in Milan

International design firm Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) has unveiled designs for the Cascina Merlata Lot...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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:...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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