Hybrid Housing: A Contemporary Building Type for Multiple Residential & Business Use

This report documents 100 cases of a re-emerging building type: Hybrid housing or residential structures intentionally designed to contain both residential and business space, and in which residents occupy and manage both spaces. Major considerations in the design and construction of such housing are identified. Each of the 100 homes, many with floors plans, is described. An extensive typology of hybrid housing is included. This project was sponsored by the Structures and Buildings Systems Program of the National Science Foundation.https://dc.uwm.edu/caupr_mono/1038/thumbnail.jp

Blurring Boundaries: Socio-Spatial Consequences of Working at Home

This report looks at a cross-section of professional home workers in various occupations, both self-employed and corporate-employed. It identifies patterns of divergent activities within the home and assesses their success or hindrance in accommodating multiple roles in the same place. Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.https://dc.uwm.edu/caupr_mono/1035/thumbnail.jp

Spaces and Traces of the Campus, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee: An Assessment of Public Spaces of the UWM Campus with Design Recommendations

As a class project, an analysis of how spaces enhanced or detracted from social interaction and aesthetic pleasures was completed in fall 1999 on the UWM Campus. Methods of assessment included design review and inventory, tracking people in places, interviews to determine viewpoints and visions. Design recommendations are made based on this information.https://dc.uwm.edu/caupr_mono/1022/thumbnail.jp

Housing Needs in Milwaukee: A Summary of a Survey of Milwaukee Non-Profit Organizations Assessing Housing Needs, Development Efforts and Collaborative Possibilities

In the last few years there have been several dramatic changes at the state and city level regarding housing and welfare policy. This report documents the results of a survey of 90 non-profit organizations involved in housing and social service in Milwaukee. The survey was designed to assess the impacts of these policy changes on housing and organizational needs for non-profits, as well as to assess opportunities for university-community collaborations to address these needs.https://dc.uwm.edu/caupr_mono/1037/thumbnail.jp

Building Bridges, Blurring Boundaries: The Milwaukee School in Environment-Behavior Studies

Along with the 40th anniversary of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the 30th anniversary of our Ph.D. Program in Architecture represents another important benchmark in educational excellence. As one of the pioneering PhD programs in architecture dedicated to understanding the relationship between people and place, its influence has been considerable. Its 51 (and counting) graduates teach in architectural design and allied fields at major institutes and practice throughout the world. Their intellectual contributions, and those of the faculty, continue to shape Environment-Behavior Studies and the discipline of architecture as a whole. This book, a tribute to the many excellent students who have shared the Milwaukee experience, is a testament to their collective input for the design of settings for health care, education, the workplace, older people, and communities, and their insights about the role well-designed environments contribute to the quality of people’s lives.https://dc.uwm.edu/sarup_facbooks/1000/thumbnail.jp

Creating Learning Environments More Supportive of Diversity: An Ongoing Working Group

At EDRA 31 in San Francisco we convened a working group to discuss issues related to creating learning environments more supportive of diversity. It has been five years since we last met. We believe it is time to revisit the issues of diversity in the leammg environment to see what gains we have made, if any, and what more we can do

Sex, Stars, and Studios: A Look at Gendered Educational Practices in Architecture

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From the Three Greenbelt Towns: Lessons for Today's Community Builders [poster]

Ahrentzen's lecture is a historical-comparative examination of the three communities (including the Milwaukee suburb of Greendale) in the Greenbelt Towns Program initiated by the U.S. federal government in the 1930s