
W. Gavin Robb
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W. Gavin Robb
@wgavinrobb
architecture is political. architect, housing advocate, educator, activist, instigator, dreamer, urbanist. teaching @risdarch @NU_Architecture all views my own



For a few short years America had the best architecture in the world.


@ErikBootsma The problem isn’t “modern vs traditional,” it’s that those modern townhouses are aesthetically dogshite



Chicago 2050: Envisioning the city in 25 years trib.al/8EanBvt


Why isn't there everywhere? This still haunts me. We used to build lots of shrines, temples, gardens, cathedrals. Even very poor people. Even illiterate and pre-literate people. Then we all got immeasurably richer... and just stopped?


an affordable american city with warm weather and good transit would be the best place to live in the country


At @americanhousing, we are *fundamentally* a Real Estate Development company Which means we looking to buy well located land (or JV) where it makes sense to build *infill* attached, non-combustible rowhomes We want to build where young people ALREADY want to live, so they can move out of their apartment, have a kid a stay in the City. Or where a couple can buy a Starter Home in a single family market where they can’t afford the huge house, but want something nice. Our business is buy land, build parts (in a factory), put those parts together on the land and then sell (or rent) the homes In terms of how that process will work … people won’t buy our homes as kits or customize them like a Tesla. They’ll simply a house on Zillow and go “That looks pretty. And it’s down the street from where we live. I think we could afford it. Let’s go look at it.” They’ll take a tour, say “Wow, this IS really nice, and we could see ourselves raising (or starting) our family here.” And then buy it.



Urban amenities like having a pharmacy on your block, a farmer's market that comes to the plaza out your front door, and a courtyard in your backyard ...




















