Of
the
thesis
entitled: Tactics
to
Tiny:
Finding
Your Way
Home
Abstract:
This is a study of tiny homes and how they fit within the practical and theoretical framework of our regulatory housing system. It starts with a (much) smaller home but has social, political, financial and legal implications far greater than its physical size. Concluding with a guidebook of tactics in a choose-your-own-adventure format, readers navigate the current system and experience the choices and challenges it takes to obtain a tiny home. It offers conscious readers the opportunity to critique their own presumptions on traditional home-ownership. The format is congruent with the belief that there is more than one way to reach a destination and there is more than one destination when it comes to choosing our homes. We should nurture the small, agile, and convivial efforts of autonomous individuals making a home for themselves. The dweller gains back control of the home, allowing it to become one’s specific adaptation of the world.
The examining committee is as follows:
Supervisor:
Committee Member:
Internal Reader:
Val Rynnimeri, University of Waterloo
Andrew Levitt, University of Waterloo
Donald McKay, University of Waterloo
External Reader:
Fred Thompson
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Monday
January
16,
2017
6:00
PM
Main
Lecture
Theatre
(ARC
1001)
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.