Master of Urban Design Thesis

This thesis is based in the need of rethinking the role of Art and Culture in Urban Design projects, in the demonstrated capacity of the Art to reclaim public space, and enhance Culture in the Public Realm.
The research is based in Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, a diagonal-corridor that goes trough some of the densest and more livable neighborhoods in the City.

lunes, 14 de junio de 2010

Walklet



We finally install it! The WALKLET is out on the SF Streets. A new public Park!!

The article from John King approves the City Program "Pavement to Parks" but also anticipates the Walklet´s success.

What else to say?... it will come next!

miércoles, 14 de abril de 2010

W.A.G.E, Working Artists and the Greater Economy

"Democracy in America: W.A.G.E. (Working Artists and the Greater Economy"
Park Avenue Armory. 2008.

Democracy in America: W.A.G.E. from Creative Time on Vimeo.


This is a Manifesto of the Organization to make the point about the unpaid conditions that artists work in, even though Arts as helped the economic expansion of the last decade.

See the Website for more information and data:

http://www.wageforwork.com/

lunes, 12 de abril de 2010

Z Line- Dream come true


(Project by artists Steve Lambert and Packard Jennings, 2007)

Some dreams, some ideas actually come true.


Why not fight for them!!?

jueves, 18 de febrero de 2010

Sidewalks growing "step by step"

Random breakfast on a Wednesday morning at the Atlas Café. February 10th 2010 exactly.
Found THE article that announces the cafes´colonization of the parking spaces along Columbus Avenue.

Still don´t how they are going to chose who is allowed to be out, how many of the restaurants will do it, or how is the City going to solve the Parking problem as well as the valet habit.

Anyway, I thought I had to inform about this new step. Moving forward!
More to come soon about other spaces in the City... (To be continued)


A bad Draft photo-montage of the idea of a "Wide Sidewalk Demonstration" for Renew SF and Café Puccini. June 2008