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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Parking mandates increase housing costs. Cities can choose to lower housing costs by getting rid of these requirements www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/endi...

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

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...

Wrote the first draft of my chapter about this program last week

You could have killed a lighting or interior designer from any era before about 1990 by showing them those reels of tape with spaced out LED lights that you can string up, cut, etc, and then telling them how little they cost

[five days too late for this meme]

Deeply disappointed to find that the EPA’s Environmental Justice Screen tool (EJ Screen) is gone. EJScreen identified areas with environmental factors that may be harmful to vulnerable populations - such as lead paint prevalence, air pollution etc. it was a great resource for early site research

Gensler's latest Chicago project repurposes an abandoned building into a 70-bed shelter for formerly homeless men in Rogers Park. Designed for North Side Housing and Supportive Services, it provides vital support and housing. 📸 Gillian Fry/Gensler archinect.com/news/a...

andy reid rn:

oh sweet summer child

sharing final photography for the North Side Housing Shelter - a 10,000-square-foot non-congregate facility in a formerly vacant building, that provides a much-needed place of shelter for 70 homeless men. Trauma informed design infuses the notion of home and safety throughout (c)Gensler/Gillian Fry

holy shit lmao

Ironworkers Local 63 charity poker night! lookin good in the snow

watching this renovation get built was so funny. three guys dipping balls into various pails of paint and nailing them in one by one, cursing when they dropped a gumball

pro photos back for ironworkers local 63 - currently up and running, training the next generation of skilled tradespeople! (c) Tom Harris photography

mr peas has a removable head

Drywall construction tips

(bernie sanders voice) no one should wake up and find they have seventy five new emails

ribbon cutting for North Side Housing Shelter in Rogers Park - already housing 25 men as of this evening. Everyone deserves good design! article linked below www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/09/r...

we out here brining

Final touches at northside housing shelter

as we begin The Long Night season — midwesterners, don’t forget your vitamin D supplements

I see a lot of anti architecture takes from real estate people and I’m sorry the exterior is how 90% of people interact with your building plus it leaves a lasting impact on the urban fabric as it changes over time. It’s actually very important!

A typical North American city’s bike infrastructure:

Open house at North Side Housing Shelter, 7464 N Clark Street!

"For most other cities, killing the operable window requirement is just the start, as they still require large minimum or average unit sizes; restrict the sharing of bathrooms or kitchens; set high parking space minimums; or limit the # of units allowed in a building" www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/o...

you know you’re absolutely screwed when you walk into a bar, everyone is wearing ear plugs, and a band named Heat Death is playing

A new shelter for 70 unhoused men - North Side Housing and Supportive Services! (Almost done)

Public library Sterling, NE

having gone through this exact arduous process twice, this can add many months to a design schedule. some operators were at the whim of just two opposition votes from the Zoning Board of Appeals, due to lack of alternates (now addressed)

Shelter operator: I want to house people Chicago zoning rules: Find a property with the correct zoning district, submit a 75 page report, and spend 3 hours at a public hearing verbally relaying facts in that 75 page report Cut The Tape: Let's not do that; shelters should be developable as of right

well well well look who decided to log off twitter!

The time "designers" on tumblr tried to defend the uhh, blood stain at the children's hospital

Side elevation Hebron, ND

See-through West Alton, MO