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Housing is a shelter used as a dwelling or living space by individuals, families, or a collective. It provides a space for preparing food, storing belongings, caring for children and the elderly, and maintaining privacy. Housing also refers to the act of providing shelter or protective cover.

Housing was a central concern of social reform movements in the 19th century when it was understood as a fundamental human need, distinct from spaces designated for work, healthcare, and education. In 1948, housing was recognized as a human right in Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, establishing housing as a necessary condition for an adequate standard of living. By the end of the 20th century, housing was increasingly understood as a space used for personal maintenance, rest, and leisure. (Full article...)

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A modular building is a prefabricated building that consists of repeated sections called modules. Modularity involves constructing sections away from the building site, then delivering them to the intended site. Installation of the prefabricated sections is completed on site. Prefabricated sections are sometimes placed using a crane. The modules can be placed side-by-side, end-to-end, or stacked, allowing for a variety of configurations and styles. After placement, the modules are joined together using inter-module connections, also known as inter-connections. The inter-connections tie the individual modules together to form the overall building structure. (Full article...)

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Image 1Seattle box is a regional style of residential architecture that was popular in Seattle, Washington and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest in the early 1900s.
Image 2An A-Frame house in Duluth, Minnesota
Image 3Renaissance townhouses in Gdańsk, Poland
Image 4A ranch-style house in Salinas, California, U.S.
Image 5A wood-frame American Foursquare house in Minnesota with dormer windows on each side and a large front porch
Image 6Cottage flats are a style of housing common in Scotland, where there are single floor dwellings at ground level, and similar dwellings on the floor above.
Image 7A Mandarin's House in Peking, China with Mr. Yang and family members on the balcony, circa 1860
Image 8Eleazer Arnold House, 1691, Lincoln, Rhode Island, an example of a Stone ender style of Rhode Island architecture that developed in the 17th century where one wall in a house is made up of a large stone chimney.
Image 9Aerial view of tract housing developments near Markham, Ontario
Image 10The Josiah Day House in West Springfield, Massachusetts is an example of a Saltbox-style home
Image 11The Cube houses in Rotterdam, viewed from Blaak metro station

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... that the National Housing Act of 1934, also called the Capehart Act, was part of the New Deal passed during the Great Depression in order to make housing and home mortgages more affordable?

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Image 1Southern I-House style home (from List of house types)
Image 2reconstructed Viking longhouse (from List of house types)
Image 3Post frame Barndominium with standing seam metal roof. Large garage on the front side and living space on the back end. (from List of house types)
Image 4Vao tower house in Estonia, built in 15th century (from List of house types)
Image 5A-frame gable-style house, Portugal (from List of house types)
Image 6Multi-storied attached adobe houses at Taos Pueblo (from List of house types)
Image 7Travel trailer or camper (from List of house types)
Image 8Split-level house (from List of house types)
Image 9Brick ranch-style house (from List of house types)
Image 10Mobile home (from List of house types)
Image 11A wooden house in Tartu, Estonia (from List of house types)

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