Ingenuity…in the face of rejection

I have been working with engineers and architects for about 18 years now and one thing I’ve learn is that designing a project can be fun (especially when you’re the designer) but getting your project approved by a planning, or zoning, or review board can really knock that creative wind out of ya! In the United States planning and review boards can be quite picky depending on where you’re building. Large/densely populated/older cities tend to have strictest of boards. You gotta give it to them…they are trying to preserve what makes that city great. In New York, it take more time to get a sports arena approved & built than it did to gain independence* from Britain (mind you the colonies were fighting an empire).

Another city that has picky planning boards is San Francisco and with good reason…it’s a beautiful city. Recently, someone decided they wanted to build a garage for their home. PROBLEM??? The boards do not allow major modifications to any house in a historical district and this one is part of one. The solution??? Checkout this YouTube video…is so cooolllll!!!!

*wikipedia…information you take with a grain of salt