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Floating shipping containers as affordable housing<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A Copenhagen design firm has created new affordable housing units out of refurbished shipping containers that float, tethered to a dock in the inner harbor. These units combat the issue of land scarcity in the downtown core while reclaiming waterfront spaces.<\/p>\n

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Provoking images of life in urban slums<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This thought provoking image gallery depicts daily life in slums located on the edges of urban centers around the world<\/p>\n

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How the refugee crisis in Europe is forcing planners and designers to rethink affordable housing<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

With an influx of new residents arriving as refugees in Europe, creative limits are being pushed, seeing a rise of innovative short and long-term solutions to the ever-growing housing shortages within European cities<\/p>\n

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photo courtesy of citylab<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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