Research UpdateI think I’m going to try to keep this brief. Lily and I have made some changes the regarding the focus of our research.Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
Published in[Different] LandscapesDesign ManifestoNorth San Jose is beset by a number of threats that will come to a head in 2050. These include:Dec 18, 2020Dec 18, 2020
Published in[Different] LandscapesFurther PrecedentsJust to reinforce that all of my design moves are rooted in reality, I’ve compiled a list of further precedents for my project and broken…Dec 18, 2020Dec 18, 2020
Published in[Different] LandscapesNarrative — North San Jose Urban VillagesNorth San Jose is an area that encapsulates some of the larger extremes of the San Francisco Bay region as a whole. Alviso in particular…Dec 18, 2020Dec 18, 2020
Published in[Different] LandscapesPaths & PiecesRather than starting with the spatial configuration of my district, I first looked at policy and typologies to guide my thinking.Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020
Published in[Different] LandscapesMarin City Vs. North San JoseAlthough the area of our OLUs spanned from Fremont, Milpitas and North San Jose, we all zoomed in on sites very close to Alviso, a more…Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020
Published in[Different] LandscapesRESOURCES — Indigenous Sovereignty & You(r Thoughtful Actions as a Designer to Undo Wrongs to…I’m putting this post together to provide a few direct links and names of some of the multi-media materials that I used while putting…Dec 13, 2020Dec 13, 2020
Published in[Different] LandscapesPrecedent Studies — Sogorea Te’ Land TrustIn order to understand the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, you first have to understand the history of the indigenous peoples of the Bay Area and…Dec 13, 2020Dec 13, 2020
Published in[Different] LandscapesA Tree Is More Than A Tree (On Wicked Problems)On the tension between failure and success in wicked landscape planning problems.Nov 28, 2020Nov 28, 2020
Published in[Different] LandscapesBlake Garden, Garden of TheseusPlease reflect on the influence of context, history/time, culture on long term performance of a designed system. And on the tension…Nov 27, 2020Nov 27, 2020