The right place to build this is in Omaha, for all the pilgrims who travel for a glimpse of munger and buffet at the berkeshire hathaway annual thingie. All architects, not just amateur ones like munger, should be forced to live in buildings they design for a while.
There has to be a word for "philanthropy" that's really this kind of meddlesome power-tripping with no input from the people supposedly being "helped."
My dorm in college was old and kinda crappy, but it was more considerately designed than this. Every room had a window and if you stepped out, the open hallway looked out over a courtyard. I've been in this sort of horrifying building. It's... not pleasant.
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://veryapt.com/Apartments-L7646-ann-arbor-central-campus?loc=&price_0min=&price_0max=&price_1min=&price_1max=&price_2min=&price_2max=&price_3min=&price_3max=&screen=&lat=&lng=&minimize_finder=&show_map=&sort_by=user_rating…
“It was great up until the covid started, staying in an apartment with no windows and no access to other facilities within the building isn't worth it.”