Unmasking Cultural Housing Despair: Architectural Professor's Quest to Transform the Landscape of Housing Crisis with Thomas Barrie

On our show, today is Thomas Barrie. His perspective on the personal meaning that housing holds in our culture is helpful for our audience to hear. We cover questions regarding- In your book, you stated that home is a complex word that is typically charged with personal meanings... Why is that? During your exploration of the idea of homelessness, you mentioned that in history it has played a redemptive role. How would you define redemptive and can you give us some examples?  What is one thing you think people should know about housing?
About Our Guests
Thomas Barrie is a Professor of Architecture, Director of the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Initiative at NCSU. Thomas Barrie FAIA, DPACSA teaches undergraduate and graduate design studios and history-theory seminars. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture College of Distinguished Professors, and a member of the NC State Academy of Outstanding Faculty in Extension and Engagement.https://www.routledge.com/House-and-Home-Cultural-Contexts-Ontological-Roles/Barrie/p/book/9781138947184

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