An estimated 83% of the United States population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950. And experts predict by 2050, 89% of Americans and 68% of the world population will reside in urban areas.

Pooja Gawali used to live in a one-room home with no indoor plumbing. The walls were tin sheets. The roof leaked when it rained. The 32-year-old shared the cramped space with her husband, her in-laws ...

Pooja Gawali and her family left the tin shack in which they'd live and moved into a new apartment building. She helped design their unit, which, she says, gives her much needed privacy and the space ...