An American college dormitory room in 2002
A dormitory (originated from the Latin word dormitorium, often abbreviated to dorm), also known as a hall of residence or a residence hall (often abbreviated to halls), is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university students. In some countries, it can also refer to a room containing several beds accommodating people. (Full article...)
... that residents at Alterlaa, a housing complex in Vienna, have large concrete planters in which plants can be grown?
... that the Sofia, a condominium building in New York City, was originally a parking garage?
... that a conversion plan led to the "Battle of the Century"?
... that a 1905 steam-powered pump was assembled on-site in Virginia with its housing constructed around it?
... that the Twin Parks housing project in New York City, the site of a January 2022 fire that killed seventeen people, won architectural awards after it was constructed in the early 1970s?
Image 5Cottage 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.
Image 6A Mandarin's House in Peking, China with Mr. Yang and family members on the balcony, circa 1860
... that construction of the Penn South housing cooperative in New York City was initially met with resistance because 7,500 residents would have been displaced?
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