The State of Housing Design 2023

The first book in a new series that examines recently built housing projects across the US. It reviews trends, ideas, and critical issues as they relate to the architecture of how we live together.
Download Full Book
Published by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University 
184 pages
2023




 The State of Housing Design 2023 is the first book in a new series that reviews national trends, ideas, and critical issues as they relate to residential design. This volume examines recently built housing projects of notable design that address issues of affordability, social cohesion, sustainability, aesthetics, density, and urbanism. Through critical essays, visual content, and a crowdsourced survey of responses, it provides both designers and the general public with an overview of the forces at play in contemporary design of housing. 




Editors:  Sam Naylor Daniel D’Oca Chris Herbert
Contributors:  Sarah M. Whiting, Mimi Zeiger, Timothy Schuler, Nate Berg, Adele Peters, Marianela D’Aprile, Charles Shafaieh, Patrick Sisson, Stephen Zacks, Inga Saffron, and Farshid Moussavi
Design by  Normal
Printed by  die Keure
Published by  Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
Purchase Book (HUP) (Amzn) (B&N)
Download Full Book PDF



Awards

Press Coverage


Events






    © 2026 Nominal LLC