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U of I students often learn by taking on our state’s toughest challenges. The affordable housing shortage is affecting communities throughout Idaho. Architecture students Madalyn Asker, Brenna Church, Amanda Eller and Sterling Jones helped design and build the first of several small houses in Lupine Flats, a planned community of six homes in Moscow. A partnership with the Moscow Affordable Housing Trust and a private construction firm enabled the students to gain invaluable experience on the job site while directly addressing the housing shortage. The first completed home was purchased last year, and the proceeds will go toward building more small houses in the coming years.

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