A new way to live

This recent architectural graduate in China may be a prime candidate for "The Rent is Too High" party in New York. Unable to pay the high rent for an apartment in Beijing, he decided to build his own egg-shaped pod out of a bamboo frame, wood chip insulation, and sod cladding. The little sidewalk hosue even includes a solar panel which provides enough power for a light and some other electrical "necessities". I wonder if this will catch on in the US as people still struggle to pay for their rent in this recession...