Brave New Home
“Brave New Home is one of those invaluable books that offer a new, revelatory window on familiar problems.” — The New York Times
Brave New Home offers a history of single-family housing and covers the social, economic and environmental consequences of our current housing crisis. It also presents solutions including: multigenerational housing, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), tiny homes, co-living, intentional communities, wellness communities, zoning reform and more.
"In this bracing new book, Diana Lind, long one of America's sharpest thinkers on urban issues, delivers a wake-up call to a country whose mental and legal paradigms on housing are stuck in the past."―Matthew Yglesias, Vox.com co-founder and author of One Billion Americans
" I know of no other single source that so completely and cogently explains the isolation en masse that characterizes American housing today, as well as the brilliant alternatives that may be just one zoning-code tweak away."―Jeff Speck, city planner and author of Walkable City
"Utterly fascinating and incredibly important, Brave New Home shows how the single family suburban home has gone from the shining symbol of the American Dream to a veritable nightmare for our economy and society. "―Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class
"Brave New Home urges us to reimagine American housing policy and practice."―Darren Walker, president, Ford Foundation
Brave New Home | Press, Media and Events
ON CITIES | JANUARY 2023
Interview about Brave New Home with Carie Penabad for the On Cities podcast.
Disrupting Disparities
AARP NY | DECEMBER 2022
A keynote based on Brave New Home at the AARP NY annual conference.
GEORGIA TECH | OCTOBER 2022
A presentation on Brave New Home followed by discussion with Ellen Dunham-Jones and Andrew Bruno.
THE BIOPHILIC INSTITUTE | OCTOBER 2022
A podcast interview about the environmental pitfalls of a country with mostly single-family housing.
City and Regional Planning Lecture
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | OCTOBER 2021
A Q&A with Lisa Servon at the Penn Weitzman School of Design.
It’s Time to Think About Single-Family Homes Differently
GREATER GREATER WASHINGTON | APRIL 2021
A book talk with Greater Greater Washington and review by Alex Baca.
RETHINK REAL ESTATE PODCAST | FEBRUARY 2021
A podcast interview with Eve Picker.
CO-HOUSING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE | FEBRUARY 2021
A keynote about alternatives to single-family housing.
It’s time to rethink the single-family home
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER | DECEMBER 2020
A Q&A about the book in the newspaper and online.
THE BIG RETHINK | DECEMBER 2020
A video discussion with Greg Lindsay.
SLATE | NOVEMBER 2020
Interview about Brave New Home on The Gist.
NEXT CITY | OCTOBER 2020
A book talk about Brave New Home to Next City’s audience.
Taking housing beyond the single-family home
FAST COMPANY | OCTOBER 2020
Interview and review by Nate Berg.
Your Dream Home Could Be Ruining Everyone’s Life, Including Yours
PHILEBRITY | OCTOBER 2020
An excerpt from Brave New Home.
What Comes After the Single-Family Home?
BUSINESS OF HOME | OCTOBER 2020
An interview with a leading interior design industry site.
THE AMERICAN PROSPECT | OCTOBER 2020
Review of Brave New Home.
THE PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN | OCTOBER 2020
A book talk and Q&A with Bruce Katz.
Against the White Picket Fence
THE NEW YORK TIMES | OCTOBER 2020
A review in the New York Times Book Review.