The SCADpad: Affordable Housing Inserted Into Aging Parking Decks

Ubiquitous, overbuilt and underutilized, urban parking decks are going the way of the dinosaur. "About 50 percent are empty at all times," says Christian Sottile, dean of the school of building arts at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). "The rate of private auto use for commuting is dropping -- 99 of 100 urban areas have a reduced number of autos coming into the city." Thus his assignment to 75 students in 12 programs at SCAD, along with 37 collaborating alumni: First, meet the demands o...