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How building more backyard homes, granny flats and in-law suites can help alleviate the housing crisis

  • Written by Jeff Kruth, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Miami University
How building more backyard homes, granny flats and in-law suites can help alleviate the housing crisisA newly built accessory dwelling unit in Los Angeles.Alisha Jucevic/The Washington Post via Getty Images

To many people, the image of a nuclear family in a stand-alone house with a green lawn and white picket fence still represents a fulfillment of the American dream.

However, this ideal is relatively new within a broader history of housing and...

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