Architectural historian Jane Merkel writes in the New York Times about how immediately after World War II, “it was a time of common sense and a belief that less truly could be more. During the Depression and the war, Americans had learned to live with less, and that restraint, in combination with the postwar confidence in the future, made small, efficient housing positively stylish.” … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Could Less Become More Again?