“We All Live Somewhere”
The Original Blog Project: March 2018 - June 2019
We all live somewhere.
Our approach to houses/homes/property ownership doesn't seem to 'work' for everyone. At least in the community where I live, and the way I think property should work.
You might be specifically concerned about the affordability or energy efficiency of our current housing. Or you might care more about build quality and increasing urban density. Or perhaps the biggest issue for you is ensuring stability of accommodation or giving people a sense of identity, pride and connection with the land through ownership.
I don't have any solutions, but I do have some ideas.
Many of them are borrowed from people who are more knowledgable, more experienced and more skilled than I. But I'm an engineer, not a writer. I'm a dreamer, not a communicator. I'm looking for action, and I'm exploring what that could look like for me, where I live.
This blog is a record of my process, you're welcome to follow along.
I’ve corralled a selection of posts under common themes.
You can see the lists below, or use the buttons to jump to the first or last post.
There’s a little bit of everything on here!
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Alternative Development
- Apr 9, 2018 Casualties of Change
- Apr 14, 2018 Weekend Reading for Architects
- Apr 16, 2018 Profit, design and property development
- Apr 19, 2018 The (Social) problem with property
- Apr 20, 2018 Enough for me, more for us
- Apr 28, 2018 When is it enough?
- May 11, 2018 Public Public Partnerships
- May 24, 2018 Collaborative property development
- May 26, 2018 The socially motivated developer
- May 27, 2018 The socially motivated builder
- May 28, 2018 The socially motivated designer
- May 29, 2018 The socially motivated financer
- Jun 2, 2018 Creative solutions to a complex problem
- Jun 6, 2018 The socially motivated project
- Jun 13, 2018 Expectations of a social business property developer
- Jun 15, 2018 There's nothing new under the sun
- Jul 6, 2018 Organising for good, better.
- Jul 7, 2018 Suburban Redevelopment
- Jul 10, 2018 Picking products for a Good Home
- Jul 14, 2018 Designing for impact
- Jul 21, 2018 How many people does it take to change a property system
- Sep 30, 2018 Shared incentive ethical property development
- Oct 1, 2018 Co-oper-tition for change
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Affordable Housing
- Sep 18, 2018 An affordable housing solution
- Sep 19, 2018 We're going to need a bigger boat
- Sep 20, 2018 Diverse ownership
- Sep 21, 2018 One is never enough
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Push Pause
- Aug 4, 2018 Push Pause Part I - What is my work?
- Aug 5, 2018 Push Pause Part II - Who is this for?
- Aug 6, 2018 Push Pause Part III - Skin in the game
- Aug 7, 2018 Push Pause Part IV - Put the work in
- Aug 8, 2018 Push Pause Part V - Is it important?
- Aug 9, 2018 Push Pause Part VI - The Reality Reference Check
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Alternative Ownership
- Apr 9, 2018 Casualties of Change
- Apr 14, 2018 Weekend Reading for Architects
- Apr 23, 2018 Who owns the land?
- Apr 24, 2018 Being both individual and collective
- May 3, 2018 Relating to the land-owning mountain
- May 5, 2018 A possible way for the mountain to own the land
- May 11, 2018 Public Public Partnerships
- May 25, 2018 The socially motivated property owner
- May 29, 2018 The socially motivated financer
- Jun 2, 2018 Creative solutions to a complex problem
- Jun 7, 2018 The meaning of ownership
- Jun 16, 2018 Finances, Freedom, and Honesty
- Jun 28, 2018 Some good news
- Jul 6, 2018 Organising for good, better.
- Jul 14, 2018 Designing for impact
- Jul 21, 2018 How many people does it take to change a property system
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Social Business
- Apr 9, 2018 Casualties of Change
- Apr 18, 2018 Property development as a social enterprise
- Apr 19, 2018 The (Social) problem with property
- Apr 20, 2018 Enough for me, more for us
- Apr 21, 2018 Contributors, not investors
- Apr 28, 2018 When is it enough?
- May 22, 2018 For the common good
- Jun 6, 2018 The socially motivated project
- Jun 13, 2018 Expectations of a social business property developer
- Jun 27, 2018 The clutch is missing in the property system
- Jul 6, 2018 Organising for good, better.
- Jul 10, 2018 Picking products for a Good Home
- Jul 14, 2018 Designing for impact
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What Makes a Good Home
- Mar 31, 2018 What makes a Good Home?
- Apr 1, 2018 A Good Home protects us from the Environment
- Apr 3, 2018 A Good Home protects the environment from us
- May 23, 2018 A Good Home makes us hospitable
- Jun 4, 2018 A Good Home saves energy
- Jun 5, 2018 Anti-scarcity and giving
- Jun 8, 2018 A Good Home makes us healthier
- Jun 10, 2018 Homes connect us with the land
- Jun 18, 2018 A Good Home helps us to learn new things
- Jul 10, 2018 Picking products for a Good Home
- Jul 11, 2018 A Good Home supports the Rhythms of life
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A Tale of Two First Homes
- Apr 11, 2018 A tale of two first homes - Part 1: Jamie
- Apr 12, 2018 A tale of two first homes - Part 2: Shelley
- Apr 13, 2018 A tale of two first homes - The Numbers