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Charlie Munger Has a Side Gig: Designing College Dorms (2019)

by saadalem on 10/29/21, 11:14 PM with 10 comments

• by dang on 10/30/21, 12:13 AM

  Related ongoing thread:

  Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29038356 - Oct 2021 (579 comments)

• by GayforMoleman on 10/29/21, 11:48 PM

  Recording of the zoom presentation by the school anouncing the project. Public comment period begins at around 20 mins. It's very entertaining.

  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U-GdZn7AVtnDj8C6JDw7vCiYTOk...

  Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IgEAYCEphg6x6WDQ8NQGuILqN31...

• by saadalem on 10/29/21, 11:15 PM

  "I know nothing about Charlie Munger's UCSB plan, but it appears that he already funded a dorm with this design at U Michigan. The building seems to be rated 8.8/10 by residents, and that appears to be the highest rating of any campus apartments. https://www.veryapt.com/Apartments-L7646-ann-arbor-central-c..." [0]

  [0]: https://mobile.twitter.com/patrickc/status/14542017946203750...

• by gwern on 10/29/21, 11:44 PM

  Man has good points about bathrooms.

• by allears on 10/30/21, 12:39 AM

  Advice to Charlie: Don't quit your day job.