2024-12-24T11:30:18-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149940377/radical-well-somewhat-but-mostly-technological-solutions-to-the-housing-crisis Nam Henderson 2016-04-13T00:49:00-04:00 >2016-04-14T08:12:45-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3d/3dxiu0tetc7u4ofh.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>We need to think of technology-enabled furniture as a platform for integrating other technology because in a small apartment it is not practical to put in conventional systems...I don't believe in smart homes, I believe in dumb homes that you put smart things into. If smartness is embedded in the walls then your home becomes obsolete in five years time</p></em><br /><br /><p>Jane Wakefield talks with folks behind various efforts to lower the cost of homes including; WikiHouse, CityHome and the Brazilian tiny apartment construction firm, Vitacon.</p>