John Ellis is a student in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

He is also, arguably more auspiciously, a long-time Anarchitecture Podcast listener.

Tim has been working with John over the past few months as an advisor for his thesis project. John was recently given an assignment to record a podcast for one of his classes, and interviewed Tim in a wide-ranging discussion which John's class will be forced to listen to.

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Tim has been advising John on his thesis project for his Masters in Architecture Degree.

This is also a good "101" level introduction to the Anarchitecture podcast. Tim gives a summary of some topics we have covered to date for any new listeners.

Discussion

John showed our website to his class. Scorn ensued.
Tim's path to architecture
- Creative multidimensional problem solving
- Specialty in healthcare
- Travelling and settling in Maine
- Adra Architecture
Tim's path to libertarianism
- Gardner Goldsmith radio show
- Never satisfied with status quo thinking
The other Anarchitecture - Gordon Matta Clark
- Large scale art installations
- Historical injustices in the built environment
- Disagreement on economics with left-anarchists
- Give people a convincing picture of what a better society could look like
UM, WHO WILL BUILD THE ROADS???!!!
- Our unorthodox view - preserve access rights, disallow eviction
- many possible ways to divest and #DESTATALIZE
James Howard Kunstler and Chuck Marohn - unsustainability of tax funded roads
- The Non-Aggression Principle
- The practical application of these ideas can produce better results
- Built environment issues are often non-partisan
- Tim predicted the 2008 crash
Zoning has caused growth to flatten and sprawl
- Cities have expanded infrastructure and service areas with decreasing population density
- A libertarian approach
  - Eliminate zoning, allow dense, mixed use development everywhere
  - Infrastructure should be paid for by users, not taxpayers
- Short-term politicians have short-term incentives
Big Box store development
- Hidden subsidies
- Low value per acre
- Subsidized auto infrastructure vs. walkable cities
Traditional development patterns are still possible
- It's not nostalgia
- Finished suburbs lack adaptability
John's Thesis Project
- Parking spots as spatial units
- Temporary buildings don't pay property taxes
Sidewalk Entrepreneurship
- Bucket o' shrimp
- Utilize public space for incremental businesses
- Violent arrest of the empanada lady
- Soul food entrepreneurs vs. the man
- Rolling approval schedule - reduce/defer startup costs
- Every town has a forgotten space
- Food trucks
- ADA - federal standards, risk of lawsuits
- Beercycles - astronomical value per acre
The unique role of Architects in libertarianism
- The Anarchitecture dual mandate
- Attending planning meetings - the first step towards becoming a hardcore Rothbardian anarcho-capitalist
A small town stroad diet
- Market approaches to parking
- Small bets - plant street trees, fix sidewalks
Divesting infrastructure from government ownership
- Sewage treatment vs. teachers
- Private road ownership
- Infrastructure loses out under government control
- Mass exodus of teachers
- Confessions of an Architectural Hitman
The federal funding band-aid
- There are no feedback mechanisms in monopolies
- Free infrastructure crowds out sustainable infrastructure
Is a pragmatic approach reasonable?
- Small bets in the built environment
- Small bets in libertarianism
- Free State Project - building community
- Destatalize government assets
- Knee-jerk expectation that government will solve problems
- The libertarian mindset - government as last resort, not first response

Links/Resources

John's schools:
- Ball State's College of Architecture
- University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Cedric Price
- Wikipedia
- MoMA
Oh, THAT "Anarchitecture" - Gordon Matta Clark
- Wikipedia
- MoMA
James Howard Kunstler
Strong Towns
How much do state and local governments spend on highways and roads? (Urban Institute)
Free State Project

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