“We have an innate ability to help facilitate a solution to the problem.

The Tiny House Collaborative started more than seven years ago in Catherine Smith-Gates classroom at the Fine Arts Center.

The design, Smith-Gates said, was strategic.

Students broke ground on building the tiny home this year.

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Architecture students at the Fine Arts Center worked alongside professionals to design the home.

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Students were involved in every step of the design process.

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