silver lake reservoir
Two summer internships, two new cities, one urban design charette, and a gothic tower later, I’m finally ready to re-start the blog. I’ve swapped the layout of the blog to something I hope will be cleaner to navigate and updated the “About” page to better reflect where I am in grad school. Which, is both a good and a bad place to be. One the one hand, I’m only four months from graduation and have completed 11 studios during the course of my seven year degree program. On the other, I’ve only got four more months of what is supposed to be a 10 month thesis, but I’m not anywhere near the point of production that might suggest.
So here’s to restarting the blog for a distraction and an outlet to better understand my interests as I mix thesis research, Atlanta-rediscovery (being away for 4 months and then tucked into studio for another 4 really makes you loose touch where you came from), and job hunting this semester.
The new blog header photo is an aerial view of the SilverLake community I’m using for thesis research. My thesis statement goes as follows:
Building multifamily housing side by side singe family housing in singularly zoned neighborhoods contributes to neighborhood richness by promoting sustainable urbanism. A mix of housing choices increases a neighborhoods density, diversity and affordability.
The Silver Lake community typifies this largely because it was built pre-Euclidian zoning, allowing apartments to co-exist with single family homes. Its density is one of the highest in the city of Los Angeles, yet its one of the most prosperous. This is due to the variety of housing choices available within the community that allows individuals in all stages of life to find affordable housing options suited to their needs.
