A Home of One's Own

                                   © $300 House

Initiated in 2010, the $300 House (http://www.300house.com/) is an open design challenge to individuals and companies to come up with inexpensive, sustainable housing for the growing number of individuals who are moving to the world's cities and living in poverty on its fringes. Several ideas have already taken shape (story and slideshow): http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130325-bringing-mod-cons-to-the-slums/1