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Bee Breeders, in partnership with ARCHHIVE Books, would like to present a preview article from an upcoming print publication “What is Affordable Housing”? This time we would like to introduce you to a Norwegian designer who addresses NYC’s unused vertical spaces.

“Creating a Homeless Shelter with Dignity.” The number of people sleeping each night in New York City’s municipal shelters is 80 percent higher than it was ten years ago. A Norwegian designer addresses NYC’s unused vertical spaces to propose a modular housing strategy for the homeless.

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Bicycles and cycling have been a major push in community development in cities around the world in recent years, with governments pledging millions in order to make cities more cycle-friendly in an effort to improve the physical and mental health of its inhabitants. But other than making the air cleaner and its people healthier, how does cycling influence the architecture and design of a city?

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National parks, museums, and almost any major tourist attraction will require a visitor center of some sorts, a place where entrants can get information, buy tickets and other products. Not only is it a location for visitors to orient themselves with the facilities, and even buy a cup of coffee, it’s also a chance for architecture to set the tone and make an iconic first impression.

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London is known as one of the least affordable cities in the world to live in, and getting access to the capital seems to have always come at a high price. In the days before social or council housing, options were severely limited to those who did not inherit property. But changing governments as well as a couple of world wars has shifted the focus of affordable housing back and forth between capitalist and socialist ideals throughout the decades.

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Bee Breeders, in partnership with ARCHHIVE Books, would like to present a preview article from an upcoming print publication “What is Affordable Housing”? This time we would like to introduce you to MINI Living.

MINI Living projects address the shortages of affordable housing and public spaces in cities. The practice, as part of the automotive MINI brand, is headed by creative lead and architect Oke Hauser. It’s exhibitions showcase potential solutions for our future city environments, which focus on offering shared living areas.

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