Mark, Perry and Michelle of the Tiny House podcast sit down with Lennon to discuss the similarities between the Tiny House Movement and the Vertical City concept. Surprisingly, there are many. From environmental design concepts to affordable housing, both movements have something to learn from the other.
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"These are concepts that are not for everybody." - Michelle Boyle
Show Notes:
- How Mark, Perry, and Michelle got into the Tiny House/Home movement
- How Vertical City has connections with the Tiny House Movement
- How they first heard about the vertical city idea
- The barriers to the tiny house movement
- The history of the tiny house movement
- The elements that make tiny houses and vertical cities attractive to people who are looking to retire
- Why the most likely place to see the first vertical city would be China
- What kinds of people are interested in tiny houses versus vertical cities
- The issues with having outdoor spaces in very tall buildings
"The housing stock in this country is built for a type of family that is now a minority." - Michelle Boyle
- How the tiny house movement reaches a broad demographic
- How the 2008 crash affected the tiny house movement
- How some people are building communities of tiny houses
- The teamwork that will be needed to build a vertical city
- All about the Kasita project
- The concerns that laypeople might have about a vertical city
- How the tiny house movement affects material possessions that people have
- About the Copiosis movement
Links Mentioned:
- The Tiny House Podcast
- Nedspace
- Copiosis
- Kasita
- The Dumpster Project
- Elysium movie
- The Chotchky Challenge
"Tiny houses are the Twitter of homes." - Mark Grimes