An Exhibit Explores Ways to Combat the U.S. Housing Crisis
A major exhibition confronts the sort of housing Americans actually need.
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Following World War II, the combination of urban flight, cheap V.A. loans, reliable automobiles and highways, and the Baby Boom conspired to make the single-family home the most common type of housing in America. And the trend has endured. According to a Census report, in 2015 roughly 76 percent of all housing was single-family.
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David Friedlander
Expert communications focused on the compact, urban design, development and lifestyle movement.
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