Mural by Ryan Tova Katz going up!

Since the British workhouse nearly 200 years ago, shelters and in the US and UK have largely been based on the principle of "less eligibility"--that conditions of public assistance should be the worst alternative.

The benchmark demonstrated in this thread flips that. And it's wonderful to see.

The benchmark for shelter design should be simple: would you be happy to live here?

ft.: trauma informed design principles, a new Lincoln ave mural, separate motel style rooms and bathrooms for all residents, an all electric systems w/ 35 kw array / BeeS system (can function off the grid in perpetuity in the summer, up to 24+ hours in the winter), mid mod inspired design and more!

the haven on lincoln! City of Chicago developed non-congregate shelter. opening this summer. plants / murals / outdoor furniture coming soon

a man is smiling while talking on a phone in front of a pool . ALT: a man is smiling while talking on a phone in front of a pool .

pov: you bought an EV, solar system and battery backup all before federal tax credits expired last year

nominating Steven

teaching Claude code about trauma informed design so it can replace me with dignity

going back in time and sadly informing the urban planner Chicago will shrink by 1980 to… 3 mil

taking notes…. from the Comprehensive Plan of Chicago (1967)

they’ve got a whole society over there

very much not optimized for mobile, open it on your laptop etc etc

@stevevance.net I think this is up your alley

Chicagoans: ever wonder how your ward handles rat complaints after spotting one too many furry critters running about??

I turned 50,000+ 311 requests into a live, auto-updating dashboard. Every ward gets a grade!!

presenting… Where the Rats At

chicago-rats.streamlit.app

ok not how I expected it to go down

9 kW solar array plus battery system got a permit approved within 3 business days, ComED interconnection approved 2 days after, let’s GOOOOOOO

yup. solar permits getting processed in 1-2 business days in Chicago

Prairie Shores on the cover of Chicago Architect!

EV obtained. next stop: getting solar and battery backup before federal ITCs go bye bye

Welcome to Broadview, IL: come see the Building

Ironworkers new Broadview training facility is a glassy, bold roadside attraction Built along I-290, the training center was designed with a certain grace and beauty that's worth the gapers' block it might cause.

Excited to see the Ironworkers Local 63 extension featured in the @chicago.suntimes.com by @leebey1.bsky.social Check it out here: chicago.suntimes.com/architecture...

signs down! facade coming up! motel to shelter conversion in progress at the Haven on Lincoln at 5230 N Lincoln

Opinion: Want more affordable housing? Start by ending parking mandates. Chicago’s iconic two- and three-flats are at risk. Reforming parking mandates could help preserve them and expand affordable housing across the city.

Parking mandates increase housing costs.

Cities can choose to lower housing costs by getting rid of these requirements

www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/endi...

A Gensler-Designed Training Facility Prepares the Next Generation of Chicago’s Ironworkers The structure is clad in black-tinted glass and features a single open space to run trials of curtain wall installs.

read more here: www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/175...

published in arch record for the new ironworkers local 63 training facility! the laboratory of learning!

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Unlocking the Missing Middle: Why the U.S. Housing Model Needs a Redesign Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 57 offices and 6,000+ professionals across the Americas, Europe, Greater China, and APME.

new q&a blog dropped with @holz-bau.bsky.social ! read about point access blocks, co-living and cooperative financing www.gensler.com/blog/unlocki...

valid concern about the thermal bridge. Always surprised to see the IMI has continuous stone sills back to storefront on their standard details.

I never draw my masonry ties in hand sketches assumed that was there.