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Agree! It's also the densification of urban areas. Where once each occupant had a private office, now 5-6 SW engineers occupy the same office space footprint.
by somethoughts 5y ago
Agree! It's also the densification of urban areas. Where once each occupant had a private office, now 5-6 SW engineers occupy the same office space footprint. That has implications for already dense urban office and associated housing needs.
- jackcosgrove 5y agoThe long-term trend in urban housing is diffusion, not densification. One hundred years ago a family of five lived in an apartment now occupied by a couple.
- exporectomy 5y agoI was surprised to learn that the population (and density) of Manhattan was higher 100 years ago than it is today. It's been falling pretty steadily throughout the entire 1900s.