Editing Cohousing (section)

==Growth==

Cohousing communities are part of the cooperative economy in the United States and are predicted to expand rapidly in the next few decades as individuals and families seek to live more sustainably, and in community with neighbors. Since the Muir Commons in [[Davis, California]] was completed in 1991, more than 160 communities have been established in 25 states plus the District of Columbia, with more than 125 in process. Most cohousing communities are intergenerational with both children and elders; in recent years, senior cohousing focused on older adult needs have grown. These communities are often environmentally friendly and socially sustainable.

Hundreds of cohousing communities exist in [[Denmark]] and other countries in northern [[Europe]]. In [[Canada]], there are 17 completed communities, and approximately 42 in the forming, development, or construction phase (see [https://cohousing.ca/communities/ The Canadian Cohousing Network]). There are more than 300 cohousing communities in the [[Netherlands]] (73 mixed-generation and 231 senior cohousing), with about 60 others in planning or construction phases.<ref name="FGW">{{cite web
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There are also communities in [[Australia]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Cohousing Architecture Australia|url=https://cohousing.com.au/|access-date=2020-10-15|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-31|title=The Commons: could co-housing offer a different kind of great Australian dream?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/oct/31/the-commons-could-co-housing-offer-a-different-kind-of-great-australian-dream|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-22|website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101114234/https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/oct/31/the-commons-could-co-housing-offer-a-different-kind-of-great-australian-dream |archive-date=1 November 2016 }}</ref> the [[United Kingdom]], [[New Zealand]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hudson|first=Daisy|date=2021-03-24|title=Cohousing life about to begin in High St development|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/cohousing-life-about-begin-high-st-development|access-date=2021-05-22|website=[[Otago Daily Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 October 2020|title=Book review: Cohousing for Life|url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/book-review-cohousing-for-life/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Architecture Now|language=en-AU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183011/https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/book-review-cohousing-for-life/ |archive-date=16 November 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-26|title=Capital co-housing group redefining the Kiwi-dream|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/residential-property/112216311/capital-cohousing-group-redefining-the-kiwidream|access-date=2021-05-22|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref> and other parts of the world.<ref>[https://cohousing.org.uk/ Home - UK Cohousing Network]</ref>

Cohousing started to develop in the UK at the end of the 1990s. The movement has gradually built up momentum and there are now 14 purpose built cohousing communities (see [https://cohousing.org.uk// The UK Cohousing Network]. A further 40+ cohousing groups are developing projects and new groups are forming all the time. Cohousing communities in the UK range from around eight households to the largest so far around 50 households.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bridportcohousing.org.uk/ |website=Bridport Cohousing |access-date=27 February 2025}}</ref> Most communities are mixed communities with single people, couples and families but there is a growing number that are specialist - for people over 50, women or LGBT+ communities. The communities themselves range from new developments built to modern eco standards to conversions of everything from farms to Jacobean mansions to former hospital buildings and are in urban, rural and semi- rural locations.

One of the prominent voices for cohousing in the United States is [[Grace Kim (architect)|Grace Kim]], a principal of Schemata Workshop architectural firm in [[Seattle]], a founder of Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing in Seattle, and a boardmember of the US Cohousing Association.  For Kim, cohousing provides a possible solution to the worldwide problems of [[loneliness]] and isolation, through the intentionality of people to live collaboratively.  Kim spoke in [[Vancouver]] at an April 2017 [[TED (conference)|TED talk]] on the topic of cohousing, asserting that cohousing can make us happier via an intentionality on relationships that births ''[[communitas]]''—the spirit of community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Grace |date=2017-07-24 |title=How Cohousing can make us Happier (and Live Longer) |url=https://www.ted.com/talks/grace_kim_how_cohousing_can_make_us_happier_and_live_longer |access-date=2023-07-27 |publication-place=Vancouver}}</ref>