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Common types of secondary dwelling units

Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing is a basic human need, and it plays a critical role in shaping the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities. (Full article...)

The Florida Tropical House from the beach

The Florida Tropical House is a beach house located on Lake Michigan's shoreline in Beverly Shores, Indiana, US. It was built in 1933 as part of the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition at the 1933 World's Fair in nearby Chicago. Today it is part of the Century of Progress Architectural District, a historic district.

After years of disrepair, the house is being renovated and is subleased to a private renter who has agreed to cover the restoration costs. The house was designed so its inside and outside environments can be continuous. Its exterior was designed in the Modernist style by architect Robert Law Weed and painted a Floridian pink. (Full article...)
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  • ... that Dyson Institute Village's modular student-housing pods were inspired by Habitat 67?
  • ... that when UCLA was founded in 1919, the university's students provided numerous services, including athletics, housing, and parking?
  • ... that the Felix M. Warburg House was converted into the Jewish Museum after nearly being replaced by apartments?
  • ... that the Sofia, a condominium building in New York City, was originally a parking garage?
  • ... that a conversion plan led to the "Battle of the Century"?
  • ... that a condominium conversion of Manhattan House cost US$1.1 billion and took ten years?
  • ... that residents at Alterlaa, a housing complex in Vienna, have large concrete planters in which plants can be grown?
  • ... that the Twin Parks housing project in New York City, the site of a January 2022 fire that killed seventeen people, won architectural awards after it was constructed in the early 1970s?

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... that the now demolished Ida B. Wells Homes in Chicago were the location of both LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman's Peabody Award-winning radio documentary and Frederick Wiseman's Public Housing?
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