The house is a machine for living in

One of the interesting effects of advancing technology is that it can cause us to re-interpret the world we live in.  Houses have existed for thousands of years - but machines have not existed so long.  Yet the machine is in many ways a suitable metaphor for our place of residence.  Thus, we have our quote for the day:

"The house is a machine for living in."

Le Corbusier (Vers une architecture, 1923)