Built mostly with nuclear families in mind, New Yorks housing stock falls short of addressing the needs of its increasingly diverse demographics a topic we explored in depth in Making Room, a project of the Citizens Housing and Planning Council and the Architectural League. One of the solutions to this challenge currently generating a lot of discussion among designers, policy experts, developers, and academics are micro units studios smaller than New York City regulations currently allow considered one way to serve the needs of the citys growing proportion of one- and two-person households. Last year, the City launched adAPT NYC, a design competition for a lot in Manhattan that will explore new ideas for micro-unit housing. Construction is planned for 2014.