Portal:Housing

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The House and Housing portal Common types of secondary dwelling units 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...) Selected article - Picture of a shanty town over "La Planicie" tunnel, created because of the rural flight to Caracas. A shanty town is a settlement of improvised buildings known as shanties or shacks, typically made of materials such as mud and wood, or from cheap building materials such as corrugated iron sheets. A typical shanty town is squatted and, at least initially, lacks adequate infrastructure, including proper sanitation, safe water supply, electricity and street drainage. Over time, shanty towns may develop their infrastructure and even change into middle class neighbourhoods. They can be small informal settlements or they can house millions of people. First used in North America to designate a shack, the term shanty is likely derived from French chantier (construction site and associated low-level workers' quarters), or alternatively from Scottish Gaelic sean (pronounced [ʃɛn]) meaning 'old' and taigh (pronounced [tʰɤj]) meaning 'house[hold]'. (Full article...) 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Bain, J. Lister Holmes, John T. Jacobsen, and George W. Stoddard collaborated in the early 1940s to design America's first racially integrated public housing development? ... that neighbors thought Naughty Dog was filming adult films due to their setup of shooting moves for Way of the Warrior from an apartment hallway? ... that the tenants of a New York City apartment building protested against its owner by going to a racetrack and betting on his horse? ... that the dome of the Regent Theatre in Christchurch contained an apartment? Related Portals Selected image - Aerial view of tract housing developments near Markham, Ontario The Cube houses in Rotterdam, viewed from Blaak metro station An A-Frame house in Duluth, Minnesota The Josiah Day House in West Springfield, Massachusetts is an example of a Saltbox-style home Cottage 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. Renaissance townhouses in Gdańsk, Poland A ranch-style house in Salinas, California, U.S. A wood-frame American Foursquare house in Minnesota with dormer windows on each side and a large front porch A Mandarin's House in Peking, China with Mr. Yang and family members on the balcony, circa 1860 Seattle box is a regional style of residential architecture that was popular in Seattle, Washington and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest in the early 1900s. Eleazer 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. More Did you know - WikiProjects WikiProject Home Living WikiProject Architecture WikiProject Housing and Tenant Rights General images - The following are images from various housing-related articles on Wikipedia. Split-level house (from List of house types) Mobile home (from List of house types) Multi-storied attached adobe houses at Taos Pueblo (from List of house types) Travel trailer or camper (from List of house types) reconstructed Viking longhouse (from List of house types) A-frame gable-style house, Portugal (from List of house types) Vao tower house in Estonia, built in 15th century (from List of house types) Brick ranch-style house (from List of house types) Post 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) Southern I-House style home (from List of house types) A wooden house in Tartu, Estonia (from List of house types) Related articles Dwelling Home House List of house styles List of house types List of human habitation forms Lodging Residence Categories Houses Select [►] to view subcategories Houses Houses by city Houses by continent Houses by country Houses by family Houses by type Houses by year of completion Fictional houses Garages (residential) Gatehouses (architecture) Historic houses House styles Imperial residences Official residences Relocated houses Royal residences Ruined houses House types Select [►] to view subcategories House types House types in the United Kingdom California bungalows Condominium Dogtrot architecture Low-energy building Public housing Ranch house architecture House styles Select [►] to view subcategories House styles American architectural styles American Craftsman architecture American Foursquare architecture Antebellum architecture Art Nouveau houses Bungalows California bungalows Carpenter Gothic houses Central-passage houses Chinese architectural styles Cottage orné Dogtrot architecture English-Norman cottages Folk Victorian architecture Greek Revival houses Haitian architectural styles Houses with catslide gables Landhuizen Log houses Manor houses Palaces by architectural style Qajar houses Queen Anne architecture in the United States Ranch house architecture Saltbox architecture Shingle style architecture Shingle style houses Stone enders Territorial Revival architecture Triple-decker apartment houses Tudor Revival architecture Victorian architectural styles Villas Wikimedia The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: Commons Free media repository Wikidata Free knowledge base Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource Free-content library Wikiversity Free learning tools Wikivoyage Free travel guide Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus Tasks Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Stubs : Expand short articles about homes and housing Verify : Provide sources for unreferenced and poorly-sourced articles about homes and housing • Dwelling • Lodging • Residence Other : Improve this portal; feel free to add suggestions at the talk page • Join the Home Living WikiProject • Translate home and housing articles from another language to English –When a task is completed, please remove it from the list. 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