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• ↓ Taking Co-Living Seriously in Architecture & Design
• ↓ A Stunning Visual History of English Land Commoners and Their Folk Culture
• ↓ Brave New Alps: New Forms of Rural Resurgence Through Commoning and Care
• ↓ Jeremy Lent’s ‘Ecocivilization’ – A Bold Vision for System Change
• ↓ Now Available -- Audiobook and Digital Versions of ‘Think Like a Commoner, Second Edition'
• ↓ Benjamin Mako Hill on the Social Dynamics of Online Collaboration
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"Surging real estate markets, among other factors, have made US housing unaffordable to large segments of the population, especially young people. So much of it is designed for conventional nuclear families and upscale buyers seeking luxury amenities. For lower- and middle-income people, simply finding affordable housing is hard enough; it almost seems utopian to want housing with attractive public amenities, shared spaces, and a spirit of neighborliness and belonging."

"Fortunately, a number of renegade architects, builders, and city planners see great potential in shared living arrangements. There are many varieties, from housing cooperatives and intentional communities to co-housing and communes. The common goal is to use innovative architectural and social design to make residential living more enjoyable and affordable."

"In my latest podcast episode (Frontiers of Commoning, Ep. #78), I spoke with two notable architects – Neeraj Bhatia and Antje Steinmüller – who have intensively studied the social and economic dynamics of co-living. This is a relatively neglected field of inquiry in architecture, housing development, and urban policy. But as my two interviewees explained, commoning can play a powerful role in expanding this overlooked sector of housing."

"Neeraj Bhatia spent years as a San Francisco architect and urban designer at the California College of the Arts. His research – much of it conducted via The Open Workshop research-design project – has focused on commoning, infrastructure, housing, and urbanism. He recently joined the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and won the prestigious Rome Prize in Architecture for 2026-2027."

Key Topics & Focus Areas for bollier.org:

Taking Co-Living Seriously in Architecture & Design

A Stunning Visual History of English Land Commoners and Their Folk Culture

Brave New Alps: New Forms of Rural Resurgence Through Commoning and Care

Jeremy Lent’s ‘Ecocivilization’ – A Bold Vision for System Change

Now Available -- Audiobook and Digital Versions of ‘Think Like a Commoner, Second Edition'

Benjamin Mako Hill on the Social Dynamics of Online Collaboration