Upshot: Rethinking the ideal of the detached house

2019年6月20日星期四

Upshot: Rethinking the ideal of the detached house

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Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot

By EMILY BADGER AND QUOCTRUNG BUI

Rising concerns about housing affordability, racial inequality and climate change are causing cities nationwide to re-examine their attachment to the detached house.

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