What People Are Saying
Partners for Livable Omaha’s OurStory Small Houses initiative is gaining national, statewide, and local recognition as a new model for attainable, aging-ready housing.
“These small houses in Omaha reimagine the starter home.”
— Fast Company
“We know this has to be part of the answer.”
— Pete Festersen, Omaha City Councilman, quoted by WOWT“This isn’t just a design exercise — it’s real-world impact.”
— Jeffrey L. Day, FAIA, quoted by UNL College of Architecture / Nebraska Today
“The level of collaboration is what makes this project different.”
— Omaha Mayor John Ewing, quoted by Nebraska Public Media“There really aren’t many options between that large single-family home where they raised their family and assisted living.”
— Todd Stubbendieck, AARP Nebraska, quoted by Silicon Prairie News“These homes are realistic and revolutionary at the same time.”
— Nico Forte, UNL architecture student, quoted by UNL College of Architecture / Nebraska Today
Help turn recognition into more homes.
OurStory is moving from demonstration homes to a scalable housing system. Your gift helps create the tools, designs, workforce, and partnerships needed to make aging-ready small homes easier to build, finance, and replicate.
OurStory Small Houses
Media inquiries: Kaylea Kuhlman, kaylea@livable.org
NATIONAL NEWS
These small houses in Omaha reimagine the starter home, April 7, 2026 - Fast Company
STATEWIDE NEWS
Aging-Ready Housing Catalog, June 16, 2025 - Consider This… Program
OurStory, September, 22, 2024 - Consider This… Program
LOCAL NEWS
Affordable senior homes coming to Benson, March 12, 2026 - KETV
Housing With Purpose: Inside Omaha’s OurStory Project, August 16, 2025 - Omaha Magazine
Small houses in Benson a first for UNL students and Omaha, June 2, 2025 - Lincoln Journal Star
Small houses in Benson a first for UNL students and Omaha, June 2, 2025 - Omaha World Herald
University of Nebraska-Lincoln project aims to expand affordable housing, January 8, 2025 - WOWT
Past Work: Omaha Mobile Stage Press and Awards
NATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS
Merit Award for Omaha Mobile Stage in the 2025 AIA Central States Design Awards
2024 SARA New York Honor Award for Omaha Mobile Stage
Honor Award in the 2023 SARA Student National Design Awards for Omaha Mobile Stage
BOOKS
Omaha Mobile Stage- book by Actual Architecture Company and FACT
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Reimagining Music Venues, September 28, 2023 - University of Toronto
STATEWIDE NEWS
Show Wagon, February 25, 2023 - Consider This… Program
Omaha Mobile Stage, October 30, 2021 – Consider This… Program
LOCAL NEWS
Omaha Mobile Stage announces final season, seeks new ownership, February 18, 2026 - WOWT
Registration open for youth talent show series this summer, February 10, 2025 - The Daily Nonpareil
Omaha Mobile Stage Brings Performing Arts All Over Omaha, June 27, 2024 - Omaha Magazine
Riverside Chats: Omaha Mobile Stage and Pull Up and Vibe, April 30, 2024 - KIOS
Pull Up and Vibe Music Festival, April 26, 2024 - Omaha Star
Youth talent competition expands into Council Bluffs, March 15, 2024 - The Daily Nonpareil
Omaha native returns for acting classes, February 8, 2024 - Omaha World Herald
SOUNDSPARK and Pull Up and Vibe Open Mic Music Festival Open Calls, December 13, 2023 - UNO
Creative Placemaking and Career Development, September 15, 2023 - UNO Magazine
Youth Talent Show Finals, August 20, 2023 - KMTV
Show Wagon Successor, May 26, 2023 - Omaha World Herald
JCC Youth Talent Show, May 24, 2023 - The Jewish Press
Show Wagon, May 19, 2023 - Omaha World Herald
Noisefest, May 10, 2023 - The Reader
Show Wagon, April 25, 2023 - WOWT (Knicely Done)
JCC Youth Talent Show, April 12, 2023 - The Jewish Press
Youth Advisory Board, February 23, 2023 - Omaha World Herald
SkateFest, October 9, 2022 – Fox 42
Dance Night Youth Talent Show, September 16, 2022 – The Reader
Open Omaha, August 7, 2022 – KETV
Pull Up and Vibe, August 6, 2022 – KETV
Season One Tour Dates, July 24, 2022 – KMTV
Omaha Venues, June 6, 2022 – The Reader
OMS Hits the Road, June 3, 2022 – KETV
Project Update, May 7, 2022 – Fox 42
Here Comes a Stage on Wheels, April 22, 2022 – The Reader
UNL Students Help Build Mobile Stage, March 1, 2022 – KMTV
Designbuild Process, October 7, 2021 – UNL – Nebraska Today