well its funding part of you movie… 
actually its not. the film is funded by grants. its enough barely to buy equipment. i more or less look after myself with my teaching
ok i will re-phrase, arch viz gave you the drive to do movies
It all comes down to what gentleman…Money…Most developers want to cram as many buildings on a parcel as they can…More buildings,More money…When these guys are building these dorms…They are gonna build 10-20-30…who knows…This is a concept for the local ait force base, but the design process comes out of Scott’s Air Force Base. That is where ALL decisions are made for ALL the Air Force Bases.
Oh, simmer down now LOL 
As a recent AF retiree (working in the Civil Engineer Squadron and doing design work on a daily basis) I can say without a doubt that all decisions at all bases are not made at Scott. The AF does have a very particular way of doing things, and money is definitely a BIG part of it. But you would be amazed at how much influence the base architect has in a case like this. I have seen absoulutely beautiful facilities get turned down because the base architect did not like the style. This same guy was at this particular base for 20+ years so it goes without saying that he had some pull. The AF is spending more money on facilties that are nicer than they used to be and offer more conveniences but the general public does not want a fortune spent on "pretty " buildings for the troops when their tax dollars go only so far nowadays. This design suits the AF needs better than most I have seen and it really has nothing to do with the American style of architecture. And it is easy to maintain which is another main goal. Just my 2 cents after 20 years, 3 months and 21 days in.
John
PS Please take this with a grain of salt
Gotcha…Yeah…THe main guy there told us that most of the decisions are made there for the Construction/Architecture part of the bases…But who knows…He may have been just trying to impress.. 