As New York City and other urban areas continue to evolve, new options for housing are in demand to suit a growing, changing population. In response, the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) has teamed up with the Citizens Housing & Planning Council (CHPC) to create the exhibition Making Room: New Housing for New Yorkers. The innovative exhibit highlights a variety of new micro housing models that are responsive to changing social, economic, and cultural conditions that are re-shaping urban households across the world…
While conceptual projects are an important step in determining which designs work best, it is also exciting to know that some designs are actually realized. Jerilyn Perine, Executive Director of CHPC, explains, “Seeing what is being built in cities around the world, and understanding how our rules have held back housing change, will help educate visitors and spur an important discussion of what our future housing should look like and how we can get there.”
