FUNNY FEELING

I'm borrowing a term from Glenn Reynold's book "An Army of Davids" but using it in a slightly different way that Reynolds might or might not have intended. While the book topic is how technology is empowering individuals, I'm interested in the idea of living smaller.

The idea is nothing new because other countries, such as Europe and Japan, which have less land and high oil-dependence, are forced to consume less because of a lack of natural resources. In the US, the idea of "small" is only beginning to resonate since we've seen gas prices skyrocket in the past year. More hybrid cars are being offered and large SUVs trend is giving way to smaller cars.

Besides being efficient, another advantage of small is flexibility which is a theme I explored in a graduate class taught by Fred Fehlau at Art Center. My project explores transiency in housing which we could easily pick up and move or have modular living spaces. Instead of putting all your savings in one big house, what if you could buy two smaller houses? While the internet has untethered us from having to sit down at a desktop, why can't the same concept be applied to housing?