Gavin Fraser
@fatheroflawrence.bsky.social
i’m doing my best.
architect / maker based in San Francisco
architect / maker based in San Francisco
whatever amount of time ai is saving in productivity efficiencies is at least equally balanced with the amount of ai bullshit i am confronted with and delayed by daily
July 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
whatever amount of time ai is saving in productivity efficiencies is at least equally balanced with the amount of ai bullshit i am confronted with and delayed by daily
sombr is the fray for gen z
July 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
sombr is the fray for gen z
i think i need a kyle mooney / future “the real me” collab
July 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM
i think i need a kyle mooney / future “the real me” collab
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looksmaxing and bonesmashing? you mean adaptive reuse?
February 24, 2026 at 4:24 PM
looksmaxing and bonesmashing? you mean adaptive reuse?
ai just cant make anything beautiful. maybe thats all it is
February 6, 2026 at 4:35 AM
ai just cant make anything beautiful. maybe thats all it is
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you could eliminate zoning in most US cities right now and it's will do basically nothing to address affordable housing crises
Shapiro is "expected to pitch a sweeping, $1 billion housing and infrastructure plan to cut red tape and reform zoning rules, as housing costs in the state remain high and availability low, though the details of the plan were unclear Monday afternoon." www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
Housing, affordability, and new revenue: What to watch for in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s state budget address
Shapiro is expected to pitch a $53.2 billion budget on Tuesday during his fourth annual budget address that adds a new focus on affordability and while proposing old ideas he hasn’t achieved yet.
www.inquirer.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
you could eliminate zoning in most US cities right now and it's will do basically nothing to address affordable housing crises
potential new email signoff:
smell ya later turd-o
smell ya later turd-o
January 22, 2026 at 3:02 AM
potential new email signoff:
smell ya later turd-o
smell ya later turd-o
geese makes me understand why andre 3000 wont put out another rap album
January 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
geese makes me understand why andre 3000 wont put out another rap album
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Bombing Venezuela while coordinating a genocide in Palestine while threatening to attack Iran (again) while destabillizing Somalia while carrying out a heist in the DRC...
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Bombing Venezuela while coordinating a genocide in Palestine while threatening to attack Iran (again) while destabillizing Somalia while carrying out a heist in the DRC...
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
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We are the world's bad guys.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-are-the...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-are-the...
We Are the Bad Guys
The swaggering threat to global stability is us.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
We are the world's bad guys.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-are-the...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-are-the...
just realized my cats don’t know about climate change…l
December 3, 2025 at 7:06 AM
just realized my cats don’t know about climate change…l
let the toots ring free. let em know you’re not just on your phone
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
let the toots ring free. let em know you’re not just on your phone
this is excellent coverage of a really disappointing trend in architectural discourse and focus
On techno-optimism and the fraught (but necessary) politics of abundance. My review of the Venice biennale of architecture in @azuremagazine.bsky.social
Carlo Ratti’s Abundance Agenda
At the Venice Corderie, a staggering quantity of installations fosters a messy synthesis of (human and artificial) intelligence and folly.
www.azuremagazine.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
this is excellent coverage of a really disappointing trend in architectural discourse and focus
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wrote about HouseEurope! which is a very compelling legislative effort to keep carbon in the ground by forcing developers to reuse existing buildings www.thenation.com/article/soci...
One Solution to the Housing Crisis Is in Plain Sight
The shortage can be addressed not through costly new development, but by reusing existing buildings.
www.thenation.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
wrote about HouseEurope! which is a very compelling legislative effort to keep carbon in the ground by forcing developers to reuse existing buildings www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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RADICAL HOUSING CONFERENCE SCOTLAND 2025, PART 3.
Churchill fellow and communal housing researcher Savannah Fishel, who’s visited 53 models of intergenerational communal housing, will share case studies, insights into the benefits of collective living, and how to ensure such communities thrive.
Churchill fellow and communal housing researcher Savannah Fishel, who’s visited 53 models of intergenerational communal housing, will share case studies, insights into the benefits of collective living, and how to ensure such communities thrive.
May 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
RADICAL HOUSING CONFERENCE SCOTLAND 2025, PART 3.
Churchill fellow and communal housing researcher Savannah Fishel, who’s visited 53 models of intergenerational communal housing, will share case studies, insights into the benefits of collective living, and how to ensure such communities thrive.
Churchill fellow and communal housing researcher Savannah Fishel, who’s visited 53 models of intergenerational communal housing, will share case studies, insights into the benefits of collective living, and how to ensure such communities thrive.
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A new sales pitch for utopia proposes material output as civilization’s savior. But that’s how we got here in the first place.
What’s the Matter with Abundance? | Malcolm Harris
“Abundance” by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson is new packaging for a tried-and-failed attempt to escape from history on a rocket ship.
thebaffler.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A new sales pitch for utopia proposes material output as civilization’s savior. But that’s how we got here in the first place.