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But late last month UCSB issued a Request for Qualifications notice to architectural firms that may be interested in submitting proposals for a dorm at the same location where Munger’s project ...
UCSB police and other emergency personnel responded at about 9:45 a.m. Sunday to the Santa Catalina residence hall, formerly Francisco Torres, at 6850 El Colegio Road, said Sgt. Dan Wilson of the ...
To the editor: As a UC Santa Barbara alumnus, I am more than distressed by the proposed mega-dorm. It’s one thing to pack in new students on campus as if they were items at an Amazon warehouse.
UC Santa Barbara is planning an 11-story dorm — with mostly no windows — to house more than 4,000 students. The project is partially funded by billionaire investor Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway ...
Billionaire Charlie Munger is bankrolling the design of a massive dormitory at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The $1.5 billion project comes with a major catch — 94% of the dorm's ...
Dormzilla. A ship on land. An experiment. These are some of the labels being levied on Munger Hall, a planned dormitory at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The massive 11-story, 1.68 ...
UC Santa Barbara’s controversial plans to build a massive, mostly windowless dorm, Munger Hall, have been met with widespread criticism. Now, the university plans to pursue other housing ...
How to design a humane dorm (hint: don’t let a billionaire do it) UCSB's proposed dorm, designed by Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway's billionaire vice chairman, has zero windows for 4,500 people.