Oakland discussions and the future.

Oakland has long held its own unique character, but will the high-rises and office buildings sprouting up around the city jeopardize that character? How can a city preserve something intangible, but so incredibly important, while continuing to grow in order to provide homes, services and employment? Join us as we discuss how Oakland can expand its capacity without compromising the key attributes of its neighborhoods.

+ Roberto Bedoya / City of Oakland
+ Doug Wittnebel / Gensler
+ Cindy Ma / KTGY Architecture + Planning

And here are my visual notes from the event...

Member Profile at SPUR Urbanist Magazine

My guest appearance in the URBANIST magazine from SPUR is right here...

http://www.spur.org/publications/urbanist-article/2016-05-21/member-profile-doug-wittnebel

 http://www.spur.org/publications/urbanist-article/2016-05-21/member-profile-doug-wittnebel

Michael Kimmelman and Allison Arieff in a dialogue at SPUR Urban Center, San Francisco, CA

Kicking off the traditionally foggy month of June in San Francisco with a Visual Notes piece about the dialogue and coversation that was noted and illustrated at the SPUR Urban Center.  I have captured most of the topics and issues here, and only missed one item and the spelling of Zaatari, the instant refugee city in Syria... 

 

Urbanist magazine article updated

 

http://www.spur.org/publications/article/2014-03-10/urban-field-notes-new-drawings-old-buildings

 

Urbanist magazine article, a photo by douglaswittnebel on Flickr.