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Free "granny flats" as an experiment to address homelessness
What's an imaginative way to combat homelessness? Offer to build granny flats on citizens' properties for free. A local government in the state of Oregon plans to fund construction of up to 300 miniature (200 square foot) homes on residential properties in the next year. The only catch is that property owners must agree to lease the flats to homeless families for five years. Then, property owners can keep the structures at no cost for any personal use. http://www.wweek.com/news/city/2017/03/14/multnomah-county-hopes-to-build-granny-flats-to-house-hundreds-of-homeless-families-in-portland-backyards
31 March 2017 by ideascape

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A rotating skyscraper
The world's first rotating skyscraper, capable of turning clockwise and anti clockwise, could be finished in Dubai in 2020 if all goes to plan. Each apartment in the building would be able to rotate independently and control its speed https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/worlds-first-rotating-skyscraper-planned-for-dubai/?
14 March 2017 by idealist