How to turn your neighborhood into a village —or build it from scratch by Nicolás Boullosa on December 19, 2024 Can intentional communities balance connection and individuality to counter solitude? Is there a way to foster meaningful living without falling …
Whole ecovillage fits inside giant greenhouse: walkable, weatherproof by Kirsten Dirksen on December 9, 2024 Thirty years ago, a group of friends in British Columbia set out to create a new kind of ecovillage—and they …
Friendship: when togetherness fights alienation (& housing costs) by Nicolás Boullosa on September 25, 2024 Our culture wars contribute to the decline of genuine friendships and emotional bonds. Could co-living be a solution for some …
How Pocket Hoods that work like villages boost people’s wellbeing by Kirsten Dirksen on May 8, 2022 From agile neighborhoods for veterans or the unhoused to pocket hoods for Portlanders, the dozens of co-housing villages designed by …
Tiny house pioneer Jay Shafer: thinking beyond trailer parks by Kirsten Dirksen on November 18, 2013 In 1997, Jay Shafer built a tiny house on wheels that shunned trailer park conventions and attempted to mimic a …
