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oakland space academy: Coliseum Dream
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LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON SPACE IN AND AROUND OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. Darryl Bush San Francisco Chronicle). Last night, according to the SF Chronicle (nowhere to be found in the Oakland Tribune? The Oakland City Council approved $3.5 million to develop plans for the area surrounding the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum and Arena. I have a few quick thoughts. Why was part of the planning contract awarded to Forest City, the developer of the just so-so Uptown development? Posted by Raymond Johnson.
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oakland space academy: 201109
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LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON SPACE IN AND AROUND OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. Tomorrow is Park(ing) Day. 2011 Oakland Living has a great writeup. Of the places and activities happening in Oakland. Be sure to check out the video by the Greenbelt Alliance. I only add that Park(ing) Day was founded in 2005. Image above) by ReBar. An interdisciplinary studio working at the intersection of art, design and ecology." They have been kind enough to give it to the world. Unfortunately, I have been on leave from the studio.
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oakland space academy: Coffee Container
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LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON SPACE IN AND AROUND OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. Wednesday night the studio I work for, Arcsine Architecture. Has the opening reception for Coffee Container, the design for the transformation of a shipping container into a mobile coffee bar for Modern Coffee. The hope is for the built reality to be completed in time for Parking Day. 2011 Modern Coffee is located at 411 13th Street in the Oakland Tribune Tower. The reception is from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, see you there! Living in the O.
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oakland space academy: 200909
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LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON SPACE IN AND AROUND OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. Today is Parking Day. Posted by Raymond Johnson. Architecture The City 2009. It is nearly half over, but September is the Architecture The City. Festival sponsored by the American Institute of Architects. The most intriguing event is the symposium California and The Netherlands: A New Alliance for Climate Change Adaptation. The most interesting among them was canceled. Gardens are for People: The Innovative Landscapes of Thomas Church.
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oakland space academy: 201010
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LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON SPACE IN AND AROUND OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. Filming in Old Oakland. This is way too late for a blog that is posted to so infrequently these days, so this is mostly for posterity, but I wanted to point out that tonight (all night) is the last day of shooting for a Lincoln car holiday commercial in Old Oakland. Like most movies and commercials, this is facilitated by the Oakland Film Office. Posted by Raymond Johnson. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Living in the O.
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oakland space academy: 201101
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LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON SPACE IN AND AROUND OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. Tomorrow at the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. SPUR) is a lunchtime forum entitled Going Dutch: Creating a Bicycle-Dependent City. Leah Shahum, the Executive Director of the San Francsico Bicycle Coalition. So grab your lunch, get on your bike, and go Dutch. Posted by Raymond Johnson. Oakland doesn't know how to price parking. Oakland doesn't know that you shouldn't have surface parking lots downtown. In fact, Oak...
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oakland space academy: Gentrification and its Discontents
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LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON SPACE IN AND AROUND OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. Gentrification and its Discontents. New Development in East Lorin Neighborhood of Oakland Author Image). A recent essay at Oakland North by Jessica Nowlan. Shade Mr. Raphael's heirloom tomatoes in Temescal. I am sorry Ms. Knowlan was pushed out of San Francisco, and now feels threatened in Oakland, but this must be understood as a public policy decision (and failure! Who would like to move to Oakland but can't afford it. Living in the O.
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oakland space academy: 200907
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LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON SPACE IN AND AROUND OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. Though today I will be doing the typical 4th of July BBQ, if you are looking for something different and yet still uniquely patriotic, I highly recommend going to see the exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. On Robert Franks' book The Americans entitled Looking In. Another reason to go today, or at least very soon, are two smaller exhibits that close on Tuesday. Patterns of Speculation. This exhibit highlights the incredibl...
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