Social housing
Longnan Garden estate in Shanghai wanted to escape the “virus” of boring Chinese housing
Children in social housing “sleeping on a blanket on a concrete floor”
“Social housing has become a matter of enclaves and micro-sites”
Social housing means “I can breathe again” say residents
Matthew Lloyd Architects’ Bourne Estate was designed for “extreme longevity”
“I really hate the word ‘social’ housing” says Annalie Riches
Seestadt Aspern Housing brought Red Vienna into the 21st century
“We need a major shift in the way we look at public housing”
“The tide may finally be turning against knocking down social-housing estates”
Concrete arches overlook public square at Pôle Laherrère apartment blocks in France
Arched brick forms enliven London children’s centre by Adam Khan Architects
Dorschner Kahl and Heine Mildner arrange multi-generational housing around communal garden
Social housing is America’s “missing tool” to solve housing crisis says Alex Lee
Cantinho do Céu in São Paulo demonstrates the power of public space
The Caserne de Reuilly in Paris was “a hollow tooth that we had to fill”
Ten modernist council estates that made a “vital contribution” to London’s architecture
Stirling Prize-winning council homes set for Right to Buy selloff
“More good architects should get involved in social housing” says Daniel Libeskind
It’s time for the Social Housing Revival
Witherford Watson Mann draws on traditional almshouses for Appleby Blue senior housing
Christ & Gantenbein wraps Paris social housing in “rather unexpected” steel facade
Studio Libeskind creates social housing block for first New York project
GBBN creates set of housing blocks that reinterpret historic fabric of Cincinnati