What the building unquestionably does is make housing for the poor into the most prominent structure in the area.
Sales figures from companies that make housing for purple martins, like S&K Manufacturing in Missouri, suggest that Mr. Abare is not alone in his enthusiasm.
"So many architects are making houses for their own way of how they want to live," she said.
And the drooping pods, though made of polyethylene, are a neo-Choctaw design, based on the historical Native American practice of making houses for the martins from hollowed-out gourds.
"I started making houses for ants because I thought they needed somewhere to live.
I also had some goats, ducks, and horses, and I made houses for them to live in and then all of a sudden I had a village.
"I've been making house for 10 years, and was exploring music to sample.
It's not uncommon for hairdressers to make house calls for events like weddings or bar mitzvahs.
ModeWalk's local couturiers make house calls for measurements.
Most fundamentally, parties are refusing to countenance the investment needed to make housing accessible for all.
