16. Games With New Frontiers, Alien Rococo, and Paper MoneyGreg and Dan, back at it again, talking about Olympics architecture and urbanism, the Housing Crisis 2.0, and the greatest hits from the 60s, 70s and 80s, come back to life as Zombie Capitalism.
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Intro: "Games Without Frontiers," by Peter Gabriel
Outro: "Paper Money," by Montrose
Discussed:
· Beijing Olympics
2008 and 2022 games looking very different architecturally – no international superstarchitects
The official attendees are largely debtor nations – and Russia
China joins WTO 2001 > Beijing 2008 games the manifestation of that
Beijing 2008 = Crystal Palace 1851 or Columbian Expo 1893 or maybe NYC 1939
Shuoguang Big Air by Team Minus
Koolhaas “Content 2004,” – pivot to China away from WTC rebuild competition
Skating oval by Populous
Where’s Ma?
· Other Olympic Riffs
Montreal 1976 > Quebec secession > L.A. 1984
The day Modernism died = Biosphere fire Montreal 1976
Paris 2024 – Urban Air Mobility
Los Angeles 2028 – The walkable games?
· Safe as Houses?
NAHB IBS Show
Single family rentals
Inflation
Rents up above core inflation
CBRE: wildcard scenario – multifamily asset class going from $7T to $37T
Rent to Own, or Rent Forever?
Mass-producing neighborhoods with fleet-level management of housing
Housing became CRE
Is this the point where we see 3D printing takes off?
ICON homes inks deal with Lennar and BIG
COBOD 3D live at World of Concrete
ETH Zurich > Alien Rococo
What is the future of the “starter home”?
Rent control – Spain and St. Paul > Capital strike
Tiger 21
· Greg’s book reccs:
“Adam Smith” – Peter Goodman:
The Money Game,
Super Money,
Paper Money
Prefigured the 2008 financial crisis
Averting Penn Central becoming the Lehman Brothers of the ‘70s
OPEC and the oil crisis changed everything
Beginning of the idea of housing as an inflation hedge
# 3D Printing in ConstructionAn innovative method of building houses that utilizes additive manufacturing technologies, potentially revolutionizing the construction industry.