February 3, 2010
1111 8th Street, San Francisco, CA
Location of Airstream exhibition (parking spot): Parking spaces in front of main building at 1111 8th Street
Open exhibition times: 12 pm- 6 pm
Location of lecture/presentation: Timken Lecture Hall, 1111 8th Street
Lecture time: 4pm
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Recap: California College of the Arts, Feb. 3rd
We spent the day at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco today, and after a slight parking debacle (in which a poor soul’s gold Toyota RAV-4 got towed by the city), we pulled up in front of the amazing San Francisco campus building and opened our doors. In attendance were the school’s new Provost, Mark Breitenberg, “Master of Design” Arnold Wasserman, hundreds of CCA students from multiple disciplines, and even a class from University Of San Francisco who crossed the city to visit. A video and photo team representing Sappi (one of our funders, whose Ideas That Matter program supports design initiatives with social impact) was present to document the set-up and midday events.
In between multiple Whirlwind Wheelchair demonstrations, we gathered in Timken Hall for a presentation. While I had planned on doing a full-fledged PowerPoint presentation, I opted to just get up and speak, and open up a Q&A with my partner Matt Miller, who sat on stage with me in the Whirlwind Wheelchair. A great discussion ensued, which included a discussion of how to work “with” people instead of “for” clients, the importance of working locally and moving away from a trend called “Portlandism,” which a young man described as “going to where things happen.”
Following the 4pm presentation, I invited all 100 or so people to come outside to the exhibition (why present a visual presentation when the visual presentation is the trailer full of products?!). On the street, more discussions could be overheard. Students were inspired and wanted to know how they might get involved in this kind of work, and I believe I recruited a few to join our San Francisco Project H team. It was a successful day filled with inquisitive students and people from around the city who “just wanted to check it out.” We were glad to be spreading the word of great humanitarian design beyond just the school walls.
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International Studies Academy joins CCA on Feb 3!
On February 3rd, for our stop at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, we’re excited to announce that we will be joined by the middle school and high school students of the International Studies Academy. Students will venture down the hill from the ISA campus to our Airstream parked outside of CCA in the morning. We’re looking forward to having them! Be sure to check out our full itinerary to see when we’re rolling through your town.
November 18th, 2009Confirmed Details (Nov. 18): Redwood, CCA, CIA, CCS
We’re adding details to each of the schools’ itinerary pages as they roll in: Here are the confirmed details for Redwood High School, California College of the Arts, Cleveland Institute of Art, and the College for Creative Studies:
- Redwood High School, February 1, 2010. Airstream exhibition will be parked on the front lawn near the outdoor auditorium for school hours, 7:30am-3:30pm. Presentations will take place in the theatre, one per class period.
- California College of the Arts, February 3, 2010. Airstream exhibition will be parked out front of the 1111 8th Street building in San Francisco, open from 11am-6pm. Lecture will take place at 4pm in the Timken Lecture Hall.
- Cleveland Institute of Art, March 29, 2010. Airstream exhibition will be parked in the main parking lot at 11141 East Boulevard, open from 10am-5pm. Lecture will take place at 12:15pm in the Aiken Auditorium in the Gund Building.
- College for Creative Studies, April 1, 2010. Airstream exhibition will be parked in the front parking lot at 201 E. Kirby, from 10am-5pm. Lecture will take place at 12:00pm in the lecture hall in the Ford Building at 201 E. Kirby.
Individual School Pages: Check for Updates
We’ve confirmed 25 different high schools and colleges as official stops on our tour! Each school has its own informational page, which can be accessed from the list on the Itinerary page here. Please check back regularly for updates on each school page- we will be adding specific schedule and location info for where the Airstream will be parked at each stop, along with when and where the lecture will be held as soon as we have confirmed details with each school.
