“Housing that is dignified, durable, beautiful and adaptable, and made available for all.” Dan Hill and Mariana Mazzucato dream big
The modern commune brings together childcare and eldercare, women from 58 to 94, business and pleasure
A prefab building wave can help resolve both the climate and housing crises
Birmingham's Zero Carbon House is doable, scalable and beautiful - and expresses what the "climate majority" want, says Rupert Read
Alter Natives: designer John Willshire moved into a Sussex new build, then rewilded his barren patch into a full ecosystem
ALTER NATIVES, COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, INDIVIDUAL, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, PRACTICE, SOCIO-POLITICSpat kanesuburbia, housing, gardening, regenerative, ecosystem, rewilding
Your housing costs are 3.5% of your income - and your residence is beautiful and cross-class. Welcome to the renters’ paradise of Vienna
Alternative takes on the Coronation of King Charles: a different Oath, the power of ritual, and why we should celebrate Chuck the Weird
"Round up the mandem, plottin’ the move, taking over and cleanin’ up". How to protect London's "ends" against gentrification
Two great examples of CAN power - the building of London's Nubia Way, and anarchist funtime at SF's Noisebridge
Developing towns in Coalville, building houses in Grimsby, generating solar power in Bristol - these CANs are vibrant and concrete
House farmers, caravan dwellers, and the home that cost £1: Lynsey Hanley listens to the voices living out the UK’s housing crisis
Berliners have just voted to turn 226,000 landlord-owed homes into public housing. Could a community land trust make it happen?
A cooperative model of homes for students, collectively managed and at affordable rents. SEASALT in Brighton shows the way
Don't hedge your bets! Whether it’s holly, hawthorn or cherry laurel, this British tradition is a great urban contribution to climate challenges
Ecovillages are super-diverse - addressing housing crises, testing new operating systems in cities, as well as living in balance with nature
From Italy, this hive-like house Is 3D printed, carbon-neutral, and can be made from local materials
In Glasgow's Maryhill area, locals demand an eco-housing and sustainable energy development. Will the Council listen?
"Huts are a place beyond your normal life." Lesley Riddoch urges us, like the Scandis, Russians and Canadians, to build our own space in the forest
Swedish solar houses producing as much energy as they use. And a striking graphic showing carbon output per capita, by nation
A shared electric car, in the co-housing community of Marmalade Lane, highlights our housing crisis