ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. In the book, the author argues that the envisioning and process of building and supplying houses needs a thorough rethinking in favor of a far more democratic/primary role for the inhabitant, more industrialization, more standardization, increasing flexibility, and adaptability based on principles of sustainability and circularity and, hence, less waste. He also argues that one's built environment – therefore including his/her housing – cannot and should not escape the relevant digital technologies, assuming they serve a subordinate and/or facilitating role. Last, but not least, he emphasizes the position and role of the arts in this entire process and result since he is convinced that its role within the topic is deeply underestimated as well as undervalued.
