Making Room: Housing for a Changing America Student Design Competition

Shifts in demographics and lifestyles have redefined American households, but housing options have not kept pace. Smart technology, environmental sustainability, and demands for healthy living all require 21st-century solutions.

Making Room: Housing for a Changing America, an exhibition currently on view at the National Building Museum, focuses on the mismatch between the diversity of our households and the homogeneity of our housing. The exhibition explores new housing options offered at all levels of the market, including micro-units, tiny houses, accessory apartments, cohousing, and co-living.