More Giant Dorms

Berkeley isn't the only campus to build giant dorms. San Diego is building two of them. From Times of San Diego: 

UC San Diego has opened new apartment-style residence spaces, Pepper Canyon West Living and Learning Neighborhood, located on the eastern edge of the campus, in an effort to provide more on-campus housing. Perkins&Will, a international architecture and design firm with a studio in San Diego, shaped Pepper Canyon’s two towers, one with 23 floors and the other 22. The project has direct access to the campus, with views of the city, ocean and mountains.

The $352 million project provides units at below-market-rate rents to approximately 1,300 transfer and upper-division students, in an effort to create more affordable options in San Diego and on campus. The apartment-style spaces feature single occupancy rooms within suites, including a bathroom, kitchen and living area, according to UCSD housing...

Full story at https://timesofsandiego.com/education/2024/11/02/ucsd-opens-2-pepper-tree-inspired-dorms-to-create-sense-of-community/.