Can architects be activists? How does the built environment and its designers shape who we are and who we want to be? How can cities be redesigned to ensure that essential services can be accessed within 15-minutes without a car?
In this week’s episode, Conner Cayson and Mr. Well-Travelled talk to activist architect Andrew Grant Houston (he/him), known on social media as Ace the Architect, about housing policy and his work as Head of Design at House Cosmopolitan in Seattle.
And as always, we shout out some individuals and organizations doing great work in the community:
-Mary Lyles - No More Under
-Kelechi Iroegbu - #TexasSizedChristmas
-The Common Acre
-Beyond the Built Environment
-15 Seconds of Stardom
-Pike Place Market Foundation
Links referenced in the show:
Ace the Architect on Instagram
https://instagram.com/theurbanace?igshid=13y74ieltcpph
Ace the Architect on Twitter
https://twitter.com/theurbanace?lang=en
Seattle could become the next 15-minute city
https://crosscut.com/focus/2020/11/seattle-could-become-next-15-minute-city
The Color of Law
https://www.amazon.com/Color-Law-Forgotten-Government-Segregated-ebook/dp/B01M8IWJT2
No More Under on Instagram
https://instagram.com/nomoreunder?igshid=1051jm53fbrfj
No More Under website
https://www.nomoreunder.org/
Kelechi Iroegbu on Instagram
https://instagram.com/yaboyykel?igshid=10k1z4usyk44x
#TexasSizedChristmas on Instagram
https://instagram.com/uhforthestudents?igshid=1jfba8quwwb9o
The Common Acre website
https://www.commonacre.org/
Beyond the Built Environment
https://www.beyondthebuilt.com/
15 Seconds of Stardom
https://15secondsofstardom.com/
Pike Place Market Foundation
https://pikeplacemarketfoundation.org/
