Posts Tagged ‘Design’
“Neighborhood Design Session” reveals Oakland’s Chinatown residents’ safety concerns
On Tuesday evening, about 120 people gathered at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center to attend a “neighborhood design session” held by the city. The session was a public meeting to discuss challenges in Oakland’s Chinatown and to generate ideas for the city’s “Downtown Oakland Specific Plan,” which will lay out a long-term vision for the…
Read MoreWomen gather to build models of a safer Oakland
At Safe Passages for Women in Oakland, participants used found objects to build models of a safer city.
Read MoreEastlake neighbors submit design ideas to transform Oakland’s vacant East 12th Street lot
The fate of this seemingly forgettable public parcel has been the latest skirmish on the frontlines of gentrification.
Read MoreBay Area quilters featured in newest Oakland Museum exhibit
Running through February 21, the exhibit “Yo-Yos and Halfsquares: Contemporary California Quilts” highlights Afro-traditional quilts from Oakland collector
Read MoreOakland’s first sustainability jam creates solutions using design thinking
Last weekend, Oakland held its first-ever sustainability jam, which encouraged people to create solutions to economic, environmental and social problems.
Read More“Design Thinking and Making” class at Claremont Middle School encourages students to think outside of the box
A middle school hallway with its long, lonely corridors often serves as the typical wandering place for a troubled kid. At Claremont Middle School in North Oakland, students are fed up with the perception of hallways in their school. Through a ‘Design Thinking and Making’ class that was implemented this fall, students in grades 6-8…
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