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One of my ongoing research interests is understanding the nature of technological progress: How does new technology come into the world and improve over time?
A great deal of effort has gone into understanding the regulatory burden on housing construction, and the extent to which it contributes to high housing prices.
An Explanation of Vision-Language-Action Models
This is my third and final essay looking at the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, and how it’s likely to affect housing supply.
Pepper-spray drones, China’s chip Manhattan Project, Commonwealth Fusion’s fundraise, and a proposed Dulles Airport renovation.
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Would you prefer off-the-peg, or bespoke? Of course you would prefer bespoke, because you’re thinking about tailoring. Made-to-measure bespoke tailoring is always going to be a better fit than standardised off-the-peg clothing, because most humans are slightly between any two off-the-peg sizes. But let me ask you the question again, except this time, would you […]
It’s actually quite small, and quite old.
Television promised us walkable neighborhoods, close-knit communities and spacious homes. The reality of suburban life tells a different story.
The IBX, New York City’s biggest transit expansion since World War II, could unlock tens of thousands of homes and billions in value.
This post is brought to you by Sam Fox School at Washington University in St. Louis Linda C. Samuels, an architecture and urban design professor at Washington University in St. Louis and author of “Infrastructural Optimism,” shares the impact an urban design perspective can have through the lens of two recent trips to New York. “There’s no question that urban design impacts the lives of all New Yorkers. Whether it’s the buildings we live in, the streets we cross, the parks we play in, or broader issues of housing, climate adaptation, public space, or transit accessibility, questions of design are always at stake.” Daniel Garodnick, former chair and director, New York City Department of City Planning, Principles of Good Urban Design for New York City Top/Up urbanism and TKTS booth, Times Square. Photos: Linda C. Samuels, 2010. The last time I was in New York City was 2010. Janette Sadik-Khan, the former transportation commissioner, had just painted Times Square with big red and green p...
