Where We Live Now

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

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?

Is There a Chicanx Style of Architecture?

Is There a Chicanx Style of Architecture?

Kansas City’s Tara Raghuveer Has a ‘North Star’ and It’s True Social Housing

Kansas City’s Tara Raghuveer Has a ‘North Star’ and It’s True Social Housing

We’re Off to See the Waltons

We’re Off to See the Waltons

Would-Be Congressman Greg Casar Is Worried About Where He’s Going to Live, Too

Would-Be Congressman Greg Casar Is Worried About Where He’s Going to Live, Too

Here’s How We Fix the Hole in the Middle of the Housing Market

Here’s How We Fix the Hole in the Middle of the Housing Market

What Role Do iBuyers Play in a Volatile Real Estate Market?

What Role Do iBuyers Play in a Volatile Real Estate Market?

New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block

The Ups and Downs of Livability Rankings

The Ups and Downs of Livability Rankings

Facing Our New Climate Reality

Facing Our New Climate Reality

Studio:Indigenous Founder Chris Cornelius Is Decolonizing Architecture

Studio:Indigenous Founder Chris Cornelius Is Decolonizing Architecture

What the Yo-Yoing Cost of Lumber Tells Us About the Future of Home Building

What the Yo-Yoing Cost of Lumber Tells Us About the Future of Home Building

An Oral History of the Parklet

An Oral History of the Parklet

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