Studio for Urban Projects Storefront

Date2009-2012

TeamThe Studio for Urban Projects: Alison Sant, Richard Johnson, Marina McDougall, Kirstin Bach, and Daya Karam

CollaboratorsSusanne Cockrell & Ted Purves (Amityworks), Phil Ross, Amy Franceschini (Futurefarmers)

DescriptionThe Studio for Urban Projects ran a storefront in San Francisco’s Mission District, in collaboration with Susanne Cockrell & Ted Purves (Amityworks), Phil Ross, and Amy Franceschini (Futurefarmers) who collectively programmed the space. The Studio hosted a series of public events featuring more than one hundred invited speakers. The storefront was transformed from our working studio by day into a public venue evenings and weekends for panel discussions, film screenings, workshops, meals, and classes. Public programs focused on the sustainability of cities, from urban agriculture and equitable food systems to increasing biodiversity, active transportation, and climate resiliency. Among the many speakers featured in these events were: Scientists Robin Grossinger and Eric Sanderson; Government Officials John Norquist, Robin Abad-Ocubillo, Andres Power, Gillian Gillette, and Peter Brastow; Writers Allison Arieff, Tim Beatley, Novella Carpenter, John Gillis, David Gissen, Sandor Katz, Mike Lydon, Darrin Nordhal, and Professors Margaret Crawford and Jennifer Wolch; Designers John Bela and Douglas Burnham; Advocates Jad Daley and Leah Shahum; Activists Chris Carlsson and Amber Hasselbring; Filmmakers Sam Green and Judy Irving; Curator Matthew Coolidge; Historian Gray Brechin; Housing Expert Tomiquia Moss; and Archivist Rick Prelinger.