"Tiny homes are not the big solution to homelessness that we need"
Micro homes are not a humane response to the homelessness crisis, writes Cynthia Griffith as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More
Micro homes are not a humane response to the homelessness crisis, writes Cynthia Griffith as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More
Interior Design Show Toronto director Will Sorrell has curated an exhibition of speculative spaces, including a model for transitional housing by architecture studio SvN for sites in mid-development. More
Architectural designer George Fisher has created an outdoor social space for Project Malachi, a homeless hostel in London, using the modular U-Build system developed by Studio Bark. More
Architecture practice Studio Mutt and researcher Neighbourhood have been awarded the 2023 Davidson Prize for Helping Hands, a concept for independent living facilities in Liverpool. More
California studio Kadre Architects has used bold graphics and vibrant colours to transform a dilapidated motel into The Alvarado, which offers beds for families experiencing homelessness. More
Barcelona architecture studio Josep Ferrando Architecture has converted a former prison in Tarragona, Spain, into the El Roser Social Centre. More
Local studio Lehrer Architects has built a community of brightly coloured tiny houses on a narrow strip in Los Angeles for the city's homeless residents. More
American firms NAC Architecture and Bernards have used shipping containers to form private apartments in a Los Angeles facility for people experiencing homelessness. More
Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village is a development of 103 micro homes designed by Lehrer Architects to provide homeless housing in Los Angeles. More
Staggered apartments and semi-enclosed play areas animate the exterior of The Aya, a short-term housing block in Washington DC by US firms Studio Twenty Seven Architecture and Leo A Daly. More
Architects Miranda MacLaren, Polina Pencheva and Heather Macey have created a film titled We Are Not Bad Kids to highlight the need to introduce design guidelines and regulations for homeless accommodation. More
A lockable wardrobe and twin-sized bed figure in this modular sleeping unit, which was conceived by architecture firm Perkins and Will in response to the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles. More
Warm and tactile materials help create a domestic feel inside this north London homeless shelter, which Holland Harvey Architects has created inside a former supermarket. More
The first images of Kanye West's prototype housing for the homeless have been revealed, as the musician faces an order to tear down the structures following complaints over construction noise. More
Kanye West's prefabricated affordable Yeezy Home units take inspiration from the Star Wars films and might be used as underground homeless housing. More
This captioned movie shows how pods made from easy-to-assemble, CNC-cut wooden panels by Aldworth James & Bond, designed by Reed Watts, are providing temporary accommodation for homeless people. More
Architecture studio Morris + Company proposes transforming a London Underground station into a co-working space and hostel for homeless people. More
Modular sleeping pods made from easy-to-assemble wooden panels are providing temporary accommodation for homeless people in London. More
Our latest Dezeen x MINI Living video investigates a prefabricated homeless housing concept for Los Angeles that aims to bridge the gap between life on the streets and permanent accommodation. More
American studio Michael Maltzan Architecture has completed a bright white residential complex in the Los Angeles area, which contains over 60 studio apartments and various support services for its formerly homeless tenants. More