Brave New Home
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Brave New Home by Diana Lind
Over the past century, American demographics and social norms have shifted dramatically. If trends continue, we should expect to see more people living alone, later-in-life marriages, fewer (and smaller) new families, and a majority-minority population that skews older and older. Americans' daily life and preferences have also changed, whether by choice or by force, to become more virtual, more mobile, and less stable. But housing today largely looks the same as it did in 1950. In Brave New Home, Diana Lind shows why the government-subsidized suburbs full of single-family houses are bad for us and our planet, and details the new efforts underway that better reflect the way we live now, to ensure that the way we live next is both less lonely and more affordable. Lind takes readers into the homes and communities that are seeking alternatives to the American norm, from multi-generational living, in-law suites, and co-living to microapartments, tiny houses, and new rural communities. Drawing on Lind's expertise and the stories of Americans caught in or forging their on paths outside of our cookie-cutter housing trap, Brave New Home offers a diagnosis of the current crisis in American housing and a radical re-imagining of the possibilities of housing.
Diana Lind was born and raised in New York City. Her writing has appeared in Architectural Record, Plenty, and many other publications. She edited Designing the Hamptons: Portraits of Interiors (Edizioni, 2006). Yoko Inoue is a photographer in Brooklyn. Her work has been published in Martha Stewart Living, I.D., Domino, and Readymade, among other publications. Robert Ivy is editor in chief of Architectural Record.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781541742666 |
| ISBN 10 | 1541742664 |
| Title | Brave New Home |
| Author | Diana Lind |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Year published | 2020-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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