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social housing

Socially savvy housing

Socially savvy housing

Baldasso Cortese and his team have ensured that HousingFirst Marlborough Street is inclusive and, most importantly, a wonderful place to live.

Caring for Country, social housing and sporting facilities at the 2024 NSW Architecture Awards

Caring for Country, social housing and sporting facilities at the 2024 NSW Architecture Awards

The 2024 NSW Architecture Awards celebrate First Nations reclamation, social housing, sporting facilities and more.

Social housing success

Social housing success

ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects has delivered a project that makes a difference to the lives of First Nations people concurrently creating a new and exciting model for medium density social housing.

Comment: Susanne Pini on build-to-rent, the new place activator

Comment: Susanne Pini on build-to-rent, the new place activator

In this comment piece, Rothelowman principal, Susanne Pini, argues that the build-to-rent model makes for a much richer mix of spaces in our cities.

GroupGSA delivers social housing for the future

GroupGSA delivers social housing for the future

GroupGSA has delivered an affordable housing and retirement living hybrid model that successfully addresses urgent housing needs.

Can social and market rental housing co-exist?

Can social and market rental housing co-exist?

SJB’s Brighton Social Housing Development is a one-of-a-kind project demonstrating that social and market rental housing can co-exist.

How Bent Architecture is honing affordable housing – without skimping on quality

How Bent Architecture is honing affordable housing – without skimping on quality

Ensuring that affordable housing is environmentally sustainable, socially conscious and beautifully designed is integral to Melbourne-based practice, Bent Architecture.

What would a perfect pandemic isolation home look like?

What would a perfect pandemic isolation home look like?

Writer Andrew P Street wants to build the social distancing house of the future!

Fender Katsalidis’ design solution for youth homelessness

Fender Katsalidis’ design solution for youth homelessness

A pro-bono project with heart, Melbourne City Mission Frontyard Youth Refuge has been given a world-first design solution combining accommodation and support services for Melbourne’s most vulnerable.

Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi announced as 2018 Pritzker Prize winner

Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi announced as 2018 Pritzker Prize winner

The architecture world’s most prestigious accolade, the Pritzker Prize, has announced its 45th laureate. And for the first time, it has gone to an Indian architect – Professor Balkrishna Doshi.