012 VENICE BIENNALE Economic Development by Proxy Posted on: August 13, 2012By DOUGLAS BURNHAM In 2010, amid the severe economic downturn, San Francisco’s Mayor’s Office requested proposals for temporary uses on city-owned vacant lots as a way to spur economic development within a neighborhood marred by a 10-block-long linear void created when the earthquake-damaged Central Freeway was …
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All of the programs in our New Day for Learning, Part Two, series have undergone outside evaluation to either gauge their success, improve performance, or both.January 20, 2009 Independent, third-party assessment that quantifies accomplishments and identifies areas for improvement is what can transform a good program into an exceptional one. And investigating what makes full-time-learning …
Students like Kimmy Feng architect their futures through Build San Francisco’s mentorship/apprenticeship program.By Richard RapaportJanuary 20, 2009 It is early afternoon, and the Mission Street San Francisco studio/office of the Build San Francisco Institute (Build SF) seems thinly populated for the highly successful, hybrid public-private educational partnership that has enabled hundreds of local high school students to dive …
Build San Francisco Institute is featured the March 2007 issue of Edutopia magazine, a publication of The George Lucas Educational Foundation. The Build San Francisco model turns students into aspiring designers and architects.By Andrew Brosnan, Jenny Parma, curriculum by Build SF staffJanuary 19, 2009 The Build San Francisco Institute is an academic program created by the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco …
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December 18, 2007 From supporting China in its work to develop “green” cities to underwriting a project to share teacher lesson plans worldwide, the Board of Directors of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation authorized $152.1 million in new grants to 229 organizations this fall. The new grants were a part of more than $480.6 …
For The Build San Francisco Program’s Expansion To Include Performing Arts Spaces AMOUNT: $90,000 PROGRAM: Performing Arts DATE AWARDED: 11/19/2007 TERM: 36 Months TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project Press Release
by Heather LivingstonContributing EditorJUNE 1, 2007 How do you . . . give high-school students meaningful exposure to the profession of architecture? Summary: The Architectural Foundation of San Francisco (AFSF) partnered with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) in 2004 to create the Build San Francisco Institute, a design-based experiential learning program for high school juniors …
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“I am going to leave my own impact on this city,” says David, a student at the new Build San Francisco Institute. This spring, David and other BSFI students created a full-length video that uncovers critical information about a real estate plan that would eliminate some of the last affordable housing available in San Francisco
