4 Standout National Pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale
Responding to the theme "How will we live together?" national pavilions examine the local and global factors that produce unique housing patterns.
Housing
Orange Architects Unveils Stacked and Staggered Private Housing in Rotterdam
The 18 single-family houses and 17 apartments that make up Reitzoom are part of a much-needed plan to create more private housing in the Dutch city.
Los Angeles’s Standard Plan Program for ADUs Takes Aim at the Housing Crisis
In response to the growing popularity of ADUs as a way to boost affordability, the city’s plan includes 20 pre-approved designs contributed by 14 firms.
Colorful Windows and Broad Balconies Define Casa Celestina
The Cabo Verdean apartment building designed by Ramos Castellano Architects is an airy home base for visitors to the islands.
OBY House Addresses Affordability in the Bay Area
Spurred by interest in ADUs, the carbon-neutral home is a collaborative effort to build sustainable housing in one of the nation's most unaffordable regions.
Wheeler Kearns Architects Designs a Home for This Chicago Nonprofit
The Night Ministry, a Chicago housing and outreach nonprofit, needed space that could accommodate guests and clients, in addition to its 50 staff and volunteers.
A Residential Village Rises in the Center of Oslo
The eclectic but aesthetically coherent family of blocks was designed by local architect Reiulf Ramstad, who sought to "enhance a heterogeneous social fabric."
Inside Victor Body-Lawson’s Mission to Humanize Public Housing
Combining experience at Davis Brody Bond and his own paintings from his studio, the New York architect aims to enhance the lives of residents.
Game Changers 2020: Kevin Kimwelle and ICON on Social Equity in Building
In the first of four pairings of our annual Game Changers series, a South African architect and Texas construction company share the goal of making housing cheap, accessible, and livable for all.
Richard Sennett and Pablo Sendra on Mutual Aid and Density in Times of Urban Crisis
Metropolis spoke with the pair about their new book, which expounds on the bottom-up, accordion-like features that make cities resilient.
High Rises Are Not High Density
Housing Density: From Tenements to Towers at the Skyscraper Museum shows how New York City became de-densified.
Michael Chen Unveils Micro-Apartment Prototype at KBIS
The Transformer-type installation incorporated a kitchen range, an entertainment system, a vanity, and a bed.
"Origami" Artfully Reimagines an Overlooked Housing Type
With Origami, Portland, Oregon’s missing-middle housing stock takes shape.
5 Highlights from New York City’s Architecture & Design Film Festival
At this year's edition, a run of films shine a light on issues of housing, from the perils of gentrification to the intractable challenge of urban homelessness.
What’s Behind the U.K.’s New Approach to Designing Retirement Communities?
Steepleton, by architects Proctor & Matthews and developer PegasusLife, is part of a change in how the country views housing an aging population.
Architect Jonathan Tate Is Pioneering a New Breed of Contemporary Infill Architecture in New Orleans
The six-person Office of Jonathan Tate (OJT) is a serious and thoughtful practice, and the built work is somehow of its place but wholly new.
This Zurich Residential Development Is a Brutalism Enthusiast's Dream
Designed by Gus Wüstemann Architects, this five-story, 7,200-square-foot concrete building is intended to be relatively affordable for Zurich.
Using Patterned Panels, This Senior Living Center Brings Whimsy to Its Facade
Located in Växjö, Sweden and designed by Kjellander Sjöberg, the project also recently achieved LEED Platinum certification.
With Its Deep Wraparound Porches and Resilient Design, This South Carolina Senior Housing Project Aims for Comfort and Safety
The Charleston project—designed by David Baker Architects—is clad with aluminum-and-ipe screens and lime-washed brick. The latter is a favorite throughout historic parts of the city.
OPINION: In New York City, Mayor de Blasio’s Rezonings Amplify Inequalities
Tom Angotti, professor emeritus at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, writes how the rezonings reinforce the chronic “color blindness” in city policy.
