How revolutionary are design proposals for homes of the future?

What will homes of the future look like? According to a recent UK housing competition, Home of 2030, selected winners have an idea. However, are these ideas all that new? The Guardian's Oliver Wainwright unpacks these winning design proposals and explains, "according to the winning architects, most of the best ideas have been around for generations." RIBA and the BRE organized the HOME of 2030 competition on behalf of government departments within the UK. The winning projects were asked to design "environmentally friendly homes that support people in leading independent, fulfilling lives as our society ages."  Connector Housing designed by Openstudio with Hoare Lea, LDA Design and Gardiner & Theobald are joint winners of the competition alongside igloo Regeneration. Image courtesy of OpenStudio/Home2030Wainwright chats with Openstudio's Jennifer Beningfield to unpack their project Connector Housing. Beningfield explains, "You can't get much more flexible and adaptable than the Georg...