Andrew James Gregor is an architect and novelist living in the Bay Area of California. Roscoe, his second novel, is the story of a day in the life of a man living on the streets of San Francisco, through whose running monologue - including architecture criticism - the city is seen with unique authenticity, including architecture criticism. In his talk with Unfrozen, Andrew takes a swing to strike a blow for empathy, which today is out of fashion and in short supply.
Show Notes
Intro/Outro: “Roscoe,” by Midlake
The Clift Hotel’s Redwood Room
Interboro Partners: The Arsenal of Inclusion and Exclusion
San Francisco’s “doom loop”
Kansas City, MO’s “Zero KC” initiative
Invisible People Instagram channel
Urbz’s interventions in Mumbai and elsewhere (see Unfrozen 115, “Homegrown Cities”)
Patrick Fealey’s “The Invisible Man,” Esquire, 14 November 2024
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