May 2008
by Aaron Hoover
Cottage Quandary
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Breakline: Cottage Quandary Affordable, quick housing gets dragged through the mud Aaron Hoover hen the tiny Katrina Cottage debuted at the International Builders Show in January 2006, it was hailed as a well-designed, inexpensive, aesthetic solution to the housing shortage on the ravaged Gulf Coast. More than two years later, the cottage — the smallest version of which is just 308 square feet — has fulfilled some of its early promise. But it has also hit some roadblocks. Tapping millions in federal recovery dollars, Mississippi authorities are building and placing thousands of simplified versions of the cottage, known in that
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