To be crystal clear, at least in California on-campus housing is generally where students want to live.
With berkeley on campus housing can rely on FA awards, much more flexible in terms of reasons to cancel (ie, you withdraw from school), big issue with group leases off campus when one person flakes.
What's interesting is that there is a view that we can't try out things like this in the US. There are so many critics, and so few doers.
Be worth seeing what students think of the housing. I realize that may not align with some of the NIMBYs and critics, but ultimately they should have voice as stakeholders.
And why not try something out?
For those not familiar, there is a big shortage of on campus housing, many schools are waiving requirements to live on campus in year 1
Because there is no other choice, so if it is a bad one everyone will be stuck with it.
But most importantly, because the ones that are pushing for it do not get to suffer the consequences of its choices. If Munger was the first in line saying "I believe that this design is so good that I want to live there myself", I would at least say that he has the right to try.
I'd more than willing to hear about Munger's investments, where he has Skin in the Game. This project though is just plain bullshit.
If you're going to try something out, better to do it on a small scale first. Build weird housing for a couple hundred students before scaling up to 4k+.
With berkeley on campus housing can rely on FA awards, much more flexible in terms of reasons to cancel (ie, you withdraw from school), big issue with group leases off campus when one person flakes.
What's interesting is that there is a view that we can't try out things like this in the US. There are so many critics, and so few doers.
Be worth seeing what students think of the housing. I realize that may not align with some of the NIMBYs and critics, but ultimately they should have voice as stakeholders.
And why not try something out?
For those not familiar, there is a big shortage of on campus housing, many schools are waiving requirements to live on campus in year 1