Timber shading with traditional patterns, protecting against the harsh summer sun North Golestan residential tower, Tehran by Zandigan Architects

Though upzoning induces more development in high-price submarkets, the effect on rents is greatest at the *bottom* end of the housing market. (Incidentally, this destroys the theory of "impacts" that is the legal justification for inclusionary zoning.) /6

Cardiologist wins 3rd place at Anthropic's hackathon. Out of 13,000 applications. Built in 7 days by Michał Nedoszytko MD. Coded day and night - in the hospital, in the cloud, while flying from Brussels to San Francisco. A few years ago, it would have been impossible for a doctor

"[Researchers found] new housing freed up older, cheaper apartments, which, in turn, became occupied by people leaving behind still-cheaper homes elsewhere in the city, and so on... The paper estimates the tower’s 512 units created at least 557 vacancies across the city."

BART says it is now working with the City of Oakland to "proactively address" other spots where homeless encampment fires could potentially threaten train service. buff.ly/xtG3uxu

Conversion of a 100-year old factory into six terraced houses, by adding a new timber storey on the top Frikvarteret Housing, Denmark, by Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects

Why are 50,000 housing units entitled in San Francisco, but not breaking ground? In part, because it takes over 280 days to get permits approved after entitlement in SF - longer than any other major city. Last year, I authorized a first-of-its kind study from our city's analyst

CASE UPDATE from FBI Los Angeles: Today, Acting Assistant Director in Charge Robert Molvar joined law enforcement partners to announce the arrests of 12 members and associates of Los Angeles's largest street gang. The 18th Street Gang allegedly controlled the city's McArthur Park

Richmond disabled its crime cameras to virtue signal on immigration. Vehicle thefts jumped 33%. Now immigrant shopkeepers are begging the council to turn them back on. Own goal. garryslist.org/posts/richmond…

This week, Oregon's legislature voted to ban underfunded inclusionary zoning from the Portland metro area. It's a big turnaround, and I hope a path forward for other states too. link to follow

TIL Sugar Bowl (Tahoe) was designed for the railroad Southern Pacific owned the land and there was a rope tow directly from the train station There was a "Snowball Special" from Oakland at midnight with a bar car. Arrive early morning, ski all day, and take the train home!

building housing works!

“…the dynamics have inverted: asset appreciation now outweighs productive investment…The result is an urban anti-growth machine: a decentralized but powerful coalition of homeowners, landlords, neighborhood associations, & local officials that blocks new construction.”

Sweet Jesus. This is new construction in Austin. 50k units delivered in the past three years, 15k more on the way. Rents are down ~22% since the peak. Credit to the team at Northmarq Austin for putting this together.

Sometimes, infill construction can make a neighborhood look MORE like itself. #architecture #infill #incrementaldevelopment #traditional #design

L.A.'s mansion tax cut sales of properties over $5 million by 38%—but because California only reassesses property values at sale, those frozen transactions also froze future tax revenue, potentially wiping out 63 cents of every dollar the tax raised.

This project in Oakland is a pretty good model of the future of homeownership in urban California. In 10 years time, you're going to see condo buildings like these all over Los Angeles.

Iranian architects and bricklayers seem to have the ability to *weave* brickwork! Apartment No.7, Damavand, Iran. By Studio Moon

Architecture meets movement Rotating boxed rooms that shift in response to light, climate, and spatial needs. The flat façade transforms throughout the day as the mobile volumes pivot, continuously reshaping both the interior experience and exterior form. The Sharifi-Ha House

How AI empowered Paul Conyngham to create a custom mRNA vaccine to cure his dog’s cancer when she had only months to live. The first personalized cancer vaccine designed for a dog: