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Who would you want to teach your studio on housing?

kablakistan

Trying to brainstorm ideas for a housing studio here at my school... who would do a good job of it? It'd be great to find someone with affordable housing expertise and real estate too...

Just off the top of my head I have thought of:

Stanley Saitowitz

http://www.saitowitz.com/office/index.html

and

David Baker

http://www.dbarchitect.com/work/housing/affordable/www-9812/9812-5.htm

Any thoughts? Anyone had studio with either of them? Any other suggestions?

 
Apr 12, 07 6:44 pm
kablakistan



Stanley Saitowitz





and David Baker

Apr 12, 07 6:46 pm  · 
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pencrush

I had Michael Pyatok for housing studio in graduate school. If you want to know about affordable housing, and community empowerment, social justice kind of stuff, he's your guy. Not really what most people would consider high-design, but big on helping the little guy.

Personally, I would have liked a little more design focus in my studio, but it's hard to fault or argue with someone who has been doing this sort of stuff for a long time...

Apr 12, 07 6:55 pm  · 
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a51abductee

I also had Pyatok for a studio at grad school, and completely agree with pencrush about his merits. Additionally, if you are interested in cultural/ethnic aspects in affordable housing, he is also relavent. In particular his work with Native American groups, exemplified by projects like Hismen Hin-Nu Terrace link.

Good luck!

Apr 13, 07 2:45 am  · 
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xtbl

is charles correa still alive?

Apr 13, 07 3:53 am  · 
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xtbl

oops! i feel like such a jackass.

i'm sorry.

of course he is.

Apr 13, 07 3:55 am  · 
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brian healy (boston)

one (i don't know which one) of maytum leddy stacy (sf)

kieran or timberlake (philly)

joe tanney of resolution:4 (ny)


disclosure: i co-taught a housing studio with joe tanney that was excellent. he also teaches regularly at city college of ny. don't know how often he takes visitor instructor roles. the others listed above were among those whose work we studied in the studio.

Apr 13, 07 7:30 am  · 
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won and done williams

i visited correa's artists' housing in new bombay while i was there. very inspirational. a perfect model for sensible density that allows for future growth. his architecture is good; his urban design is even better.

Apr 13, 07 8:51 am  · 
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vado retro

affordable for who?

Apr 13, 07 9:23 am  · 
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kablakistan

Well, I am thinking that it would be great to have someone inclined to ask that question at all.

Apr 13, 07 9:35 am  · 
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in most of the housing studios in which i've participated, whether as instructor or critic, 'affordable for who[m]?' becomes a question the studio sets out to address.

Apr 13, 07 9:38 am  · 
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kablakistan

Cool. I don't know that we currently have anything like that. I just meant that I wasn't looking for a studio on condos on the upper east side, etc.

Speaking of odd affordable housing issues

Apr 13, 07 9:46 am  · 
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cjacobs

John Brown - housebrand

www.housebrand.ca

Apr 13, 07 10:25 am  · 
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Alvaro Siza

Apr 13, 07 11:33 am  · 
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mdler

john lautner...from the grave

Apr 13, 07 12:47 pm  · 
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xtbl

ooooh, there's a good one.

what dead architect would you resurrect to teach the studio?

a zombie corb?

an undead sert?

Apr 13, 07 12:51 pm  · 
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o d b

a ghastly ernst may - existenz minimum

via wikipedia

Apr 13, 07 1:17 pm  · 
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archMONSTER

Will Bruder:

Apr 13, 07 1:53 pm  · 
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how 'bout jonathan segal to teach housing from a design and development standpoint... since he develops a lot of his own projects he needs to know how to make the financials work...

Apr 13, 07 2:58 pm  · 
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xtbl

oooh, thanks for bringing up the design/developer architphil.

on that note, how about ted smith, who co-directs the master of architecture and real estate development at woodbury university with segal?

Apr 13, 07 3:15 pm  · 
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mdler

archtiphil,

Segal has a mighty nice car collection, btw

Apr 13, 07 3:26 pm  · 
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Smokety Mc Smoke Smoke

Ludwig Hilberseimer! Aww yeahh!!!!

Apr 13, 07 3:47 pm  · 
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Smokety Mc Smoke Smoke

I was, of course, kidding about LH ...

Kanner Architects


Hammel, Green, and Abrhamson

Apr 13, 07 3:58 pm  · 
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won and done williams

i'll take the hilbersheimer.

Apr 13, 07 3:59 pm  · 
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nonarchitect

Donald Trump

Apr 13, 07 5:27 pm  · 
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a51abductee

You might also check out Rob Quigley out of San Diego, who is recognized for his SRO projects link.

Apr 13, 07 8:06 pm  · 
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xtbl

yes, of course, how could i forget rob quigley?

Apr 13, 07 8:07 pm  · 
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snooker

crap....yous guys....want to learn about housing....goes....to the source....Tony....hes done all da housing.... in nez jersey....and yup it is mixed...up housing...with a bada bing..on every corner....now that is housing...

Apr 13, 07 8:28 pm  · 
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Hasselhoff

I wish I had a housing studio.

Apr 14, 07 2:19 pm  · 
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holz.box

we were just having this conversation @ work...
sean godsell


sverre fehn

Apr 14, 07 9:07 pm  · 
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hmmm HdM or MVRDV - those seem to be the most attractive

Apr 15, 07 7:37 pm  · 
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Apr 15, 07 7:39 pm  · 
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cvankle

Had David Baker as a visiting critic in a housing studio last semester. He was pretty decent, concerned primarily with the social side of things such as mixing incomes with a dash of sustainability thrown in. But yes, he does act as a visiting professor so that might be a good option.

Also, he's a very easy guy to listen to, deals with practical issues in a down-to-earth manner. But personally I would see if segall is avaiable first, I heard he clubs baby seals in his next movie.

Apr 15, 07 10:42 pm  · 
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quixotica

A day late and a dollar short but

Maurice Cox

Apr 23, 07 1:59 pm  · 
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mdlerweed

Carl Maston

Apr 23, 07 2:12 pm  · 
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xtbl

i'm resurrecting this thread because i came across this while browsing this other thread.

Sep 10, 07 7:13 pm  · 
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semi precious strands

i'm super late seeing this thread...thanks for bumping it!



how about tim and pat mcdonald of onion flats fame?
talk about housing with a social conscience.
they are also critically exploring the whole structure of the profession.
a great inquiry for any building minded person!

Sep 11, 07 1:10 pm  · 
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