Where We Live Now

Exploring the historical, political, and socioeconomic forces that shape our homes and communities.

30 Families Wanted to Build a Home Together. Two Architects Tell Us How They Made It Happen

30 Families Wanted to Build a Home Together. Two Architects Tell Us How They Made It Happen

They Didn’t Just Want to Build a Housing Shelter. They Wanted to Shift Public Perception

They Didn’t Just Want to Build a Housing Shelter. They Wanted to Shift Public Perception

How to Keep New York’s Floating Swimming Pool From Being an Island for the Rich

How to Keep New York’s Floating Swimming Pool From Being an Island for the Rich

The Year Shared Housing Got a Rebrand

The Year Shared Housing Got a Rebrand

Where Do Affordable Housing Experts Think the U.S. Crisis Goes From Here?

Where Do Affordable Housing Experts Think the U.S. Crisis Goes From Here?

A Nonprofit Development in Arizona Offers a Model for Affordable Home Ownership

A Nonprofit Development in Arizona Offers a Model for Affordable Home Ownership

This Housing Center Provides Sanctuary for Starting Over

This Housing Center Provides Sanctuary for Starting Over

Who Owns Frank Lloyd Wright’s Legacy? It’s Complicated

Who Owns Frank Lloyd Wright’s Legacy? It’s Complicated

Free Housing for Educators Benefits Teachers as Well as Families

Free Housing for Educators Benefits Teachers as Well as Families

New York’s Favorite Sculpture Park Is Getting a Massive Renovation—With a Focus on Accessibility

New York’s Favorite Sculpture Park Is Getting a Massive Renovation—With a Focus on Accessibility

A Controversial Investment Tool Is Devastating Homeowners

A Controversial Investment Tool Is Devastating Homeowners

Predatory Real Estate Investors Are Reportedly Already Eyeing Maui

Predatory Real Estate Investors Are Reportedly Already Eyeing Maui

Are Private Partnerships the Best Way to Rebuild Public Housing?

Are Private Partnerships the Best Way to Rebuild Public Housing?

A Lawsuit Over Property Tax Assessments Reveals the Perils of Contracting Out Tech

A Lawsuit Over Property Tax Assessments Reveals the Perils of Contracting Out Tech

How Feasible Is It to Turn Office Buildings Into Apartments?

How Feasible Is It to Turn Office Buildings Into Apartments?

Workers at Snøhetta Vote Against Unionizing

Workers at Snøhetta Vote Against Unionizing

Is the Future of Refugee Housing Permanence?

Is the Future of Refugee Housing Permanence?

Swimply, and the Public/Private Pool Divide

Swimply, and the Public/Private Pool Divide

The Wiyot Tribe Is Getting Its Land Back and Making California More Affordable

The Wiyot Tribe Is Getting Its Land Back and Making California More Affordable

What Happened to the World Cup Shipping Container Hotels?

What Happened to the World Cup Shipping Container Hotels?

How to Sell a City

How to Sell a City

A New Generation of Politicians Is Showing That When It Comes to Housing, the Personal Is Political

A New Generation of Politicians Is Showing That When It Comes to Housing, the Personal Is Political

Villages for Unhoused People Are Popping Up in More Cities. What’s It Like to Live in Them?

Villages for Unhoused People Are Popping Up in More Cities. What’s It Like to Live in Them?

In Zurich, a New Mixed-Use Development Takes Some of Its Inspiration From Former Squatters

In Zurich, a New Mixed-Use Development Takes Some of Its Inspiration From Former Squatters

The Year the Affordable Housing Fight Went Mainstream

The Year the Affordable Housing Fight Went Mainstream

Habitat for Humanity Doesn’t Just Give Away Houses

Habitat for Humanity Doesn’t Just Give Away Houses

New Initiatives and Leaders Are Bringing Power and Profits to America’s Crafting Communities

New Initiatives and Leaders Are Bringing Power and Profits to America’s Crafting Communities

Here’s Where Affordable Housing Won in the 2022 Midterms

Here’s Where Affordable Housing Won in the 2022 Midterms

New York City Is Failing Tenants. So They’re Getting Organized

New York City Is Failing Tenants. So They’re Getting Organized

Why the Unsexy Sewers Beneath Our Feet Are Key to Safeguarding the Future

Why the Unsexy Sewers Beneath Our Feet Are Key to Safeguarding the Future

My YIMBY Beliefs Were Tested by the Construction Project Next Door

My YIMBY Beliefs Were Tested by the Construction Project Next Door

This Non-Profit Wants to Help You Turn Your Building Into a Co-op

This Non-Profit Wants to Help You Turn Your Building Into a Co-op

How Adaptive Reuse Can Help Solve the Affordability Crisis

How Adaptive Reuse Can Help Solve the Affordability Crisis

The Real Homes of Real Architects

The Real Homes of Real Architects

“You’re Finally Seeing Cracks in the NIMBY Armor”

“You’re Finally Seeing Cracks in the NIMBY Armor”

Is There a Way Out of Hawaii’s Housing Crisis?

Is There a Way Out of Hawaii’s Housing Crisis?

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