ABSTRACT
Architecture as we know has existed for only about 5% of the history of the human species, with people before then living nomadically, carrying their shelter with them or building it from what they had available to them in a particular place. The mobile digital environment now makes it easier to once again live in this way, as people seek access to shelter rather than ownership of property, a trend that poses an ethical challenge for architecture. Should architects hold on to what buildings have long been or be open to what the sharing economy, with its emphasis on mobility and flexibility, seems to need?
