Paavo Monkkonen
@elpaavo.bsky.social
Housing scholar - California, Mexico, France, Hong Kong
Early reyes for me, this book on Carlos Contreras is hitting the spot - he brought US planning ideas to Mexico in the 1920s…
November 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Early reyes for me, this book on Carlos Contreras is hitting the spot - he brought US planning ideas to Mexico in the 1920s…
I found another one!
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I found another one!
anyone have the backstory on the revolutionary landlords of santa monica?
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
anyone have the backstory on the revolutionary landlords of santa monica?
households in LA with more car space than house space
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
households in LA with more car space than house space
welcome to LA! Hanging on by some painters tape
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
welcome to LA! Hanging on by some painters tape
a benevolent developer should make sure the first SB79 project in a single family neighborhood is a pretty building… prettier than ai can generate of course
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
a benevolent developer should make sure the first SB79 project in a single family neighborhood is a pretty building… prettier than ai can generate of course
September 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
the old ugly wall is still there
August 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
the old ugly wall is still there
sitting in traffic and feeling so free
August 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
sitting in traffic and feeling so free
Just saw a complicated version of this - district heating system requires very little space for machinery but code mandated a large plant room (there was a lot of space behind me)
June 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Just saw a complicated version of this - district heating system requires very little space for machinery but code mandated a large plant room (there was a lot of space behind me)
no savage parking ! on est civilisé
May 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
no savage parking ! on est civilisé
the correct allocation of street space?
May 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
the correct allocation of street space?
Sicilia embracing the bike/bus lane, love to see it
April 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Sicilia embracing the bike/bus lane, love to see it
if you build it they will come
April 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
if you build it they will come
another day another projet d’amélioration des cheminements et traversées piétonnes pour un cadre de vie plus agréable
March 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
another day another projet d’amélioration des cheminements et traversées piétonnes pour un cadre de vie plus agréable
Same in France! Small world
February 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Same in France! Small world
Corbusier made double loaded corridors…
January 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Corbusier made double loaded corridors…
if mayor Fisch is going to
November 17, 2024 at 6:36 PM
if mayor Fisch is going to
imagine an 85 sf apartment in Santa Monica…
October 22, 2024 at 12:21 PM
imagine an 85 sf apartment in Santa Monica…
Jusqu’ici tous va bien…
October 16, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Jusqu’ici tous va bien…
Is there an app to tell me if a building is social housing?
October 8, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Is there an app to tell me if a building is social housing?