Despite the dream homes on TV rivaling the size of an airplane hangar, most peoples’ homes don’t quite loom so large. In fact, homes today are actually getting smaller on average: The latest numbers ...

Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

If you have ever walked into a small home and thought, "this actually feels amazing," you already understand what good design ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our small kitchen ideas are perfect for those not blessed with a large and sociable space. Not all homes come with vast open plan ...

Buildner, in collaboration with building materials manufacturer Kingspan, has announced the winners of the MICROHOME Kingspan Edition, awarding a total prize fund of 150,000 EUR. This year's ...

Students in the University of Virginia School of Architecture are developing a library of free plans for affordable, small homes, which could help with housing costs. The Housing Futures Lab, directed ...

A new competition birthed out of the University of California, Los Angeles, will deliver innovative housing designs on small lots across the city. CityLab-UCLA, a think-tank based in the school’s ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI — Ottawa County leaders are offering free “small-footprint” home designs in hopes of attacking a persistent shortage of affordable housing. The designs, ranging from 440 square feet ...