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11 days ago

One week ago, this village opened its doors. We want to dedicate this post to the unbelievable partner organizations who have helped make this happen:

USF, SOS Richmond, YouthWorks, Hope Solutions, GRIP, and RPAL

We sincerely could not have done this without you!

Now the real work continues, and we would love your help. Here are a few ways to be part of it:

Give: https://www.gofundme.com/f/richmond-tiny-house-village-farm-and-garden
Volunteer: https://www.tinyvillagespirit.org/volunteer/
Spread the word: share this post with someone who cares about housing in the Bay Area

Thank you for turning a big day into a beginning.

Photo by Daniel Arauz taken in Tiny Village Spirit by @usfarch

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17 days ago

🎥 In the midst of SF summer, hundreds of people abandoned the coveted sunny weather to pack into a sold-out Roxie Theater for the one-night-only 20th-anniversary screening of “MAQUILÁPOLIS” (2006). A roaring applause smattered with joyous cheers of support rang from the theater as the credits rolled. The audience seemed to swell with a sense of collective effervescence and pride for the filmmakers, the film’s protagonists and the inspiring message of agency for feminist, workers rights and environmental justice activism.

Read more on sffoghorn.com(linkinbio)
New Issue out every Thursday 🗞️ taken in San Francisco, California by @usfarch

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25 days ago

Arch 400 spent the day in Huron, walking the site for a design/build project in development with @calileap @xicanomayor and USFArch alum/ current UCLA grad student @alekciriarte

Students measured, photographed, sketched, and learned about the community who will use the building… More to come as the design takes shape.

🎥 by @calimagomez taken in Huron, California by @usfarch

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a month ago

The Richmond Tiny House Village opens its gates this month!

Over the past few years, USF architecture students worked alongside Tiny Village Spirit, Richmond youth, and a long list of community partners to design and build transitional housing for unhoused young people in Richmond. Every board, bolt, and brushstroke was placed by volunteer hands.

Come meet the architects! There will be speakers, food, and live music by @benjasoulmusic

🗓 Saturday, September 26, 1–4pm
📍 2200 Bissell Ave, Richmond, CA 94804
🔗 RSVP link in bio

With @tinyvillagespirit @youthworks_r @sos.richmond @hopesolutionshhs @grip.cares and Richmond PAL. taken in Richmond, California by @usfarch

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a month ago

What does it take to bring life back to an island that has lost 90% of its people?

In “Japanese House Demolition/Reuse,” students in USF’s ARCH 730 Construction Innovation Lab (Spring 2023), taught by Prof. Seth Wachtel, take on the revitalization of Sagi Shima, a small island in Japan’s inland sea near Hiroshima, roughly the size of two Golden Gate Parks. Once a manufacturing hub of 3,000 residents, the island is now home to just over 300, most of retirement age, with a local school of only ten students who arrive each day by ferry. Developed in partnership with @thered.school , @naokono.tsumiki , and Bryan Ortega, the project asks how architecture built from the island’s own past can secure its future.

Collectively titled “Road 7,” the proposal treats Sagishima’s main road as a datum, threading seven structures along its path for residents and visitors alike: a multi-level floating dock for swimming, fishing, and gathering at the water; a parametric information booth near the main port; a pavilion-like library with honor-system book exchange; an open-air plaza for recreation and social life; an ADA-accessible viewing platform that doubles as a museum of local artwork; and an outdoor market and folding stalls that support the island’s agriculture and create employment for elders and youth.

Each structure is built on a modular system of simple repeating forms, designed for future expansion and rearrangement, and shaped around the island’s natural tranquility with constant visual and auditory connections to the landscape. Together, the interventions aim to strengthen tourism, encourage youth settlement and migration, and promote healthy, purposeful living for the island’s elders.

Design team: @baaohoaa , @stope_darren , Jonathan Dizon, @abdallah._.13 , @_d.willis , @dereckval_19 , @kshimmon1 , @schoeman_tainn , @vilas99 , @vsl_visal , @MinHaythiKo, @kiddarin by @usfarch

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2 months ago

Thank you @doug.doan for capturing this 🥹 by @usfarch

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5 months ago

End of year events are here! Join us as the USF Art+Architecture community opens its world to the public on:

4/22 — Places and People: Mutual Transformations
ART200: Museum Studies Exhibition @ Donohue Rare Book Room 2–3:30PM

4/25 — Annual Bay Area Undergraduate Art History Research Symposium @ de Saisset Museum 1–5PM

5/07 — Senior Honors Thesis Presentations @ Lone Mountain 355 4:30–6PM

5/08–6/28 — Echoes of Becoming
The 27th Thacher Art + Architecture Annual
@ Thacher Gallery 5/08

5/13–5/16 — Between the Lines
Design + Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition @ SOMArts 5/15, 6–9PM

5/19 — ARCH Innovation Projects / Constructions
Senior Final Studio Reviews @ the Hive Lounge 11AM–1PM taken in University of San Francisco by @usfarch

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6 months ago

Happy #FocusFriday!

This week we’re spotlighting “Designed and Self-Designed Machines” (2025) by Matthew Peek. Created in pen on paper, the work reflects Peek’s exploration of architecture, innovative materials, and the systems that shape built environments. His practice blends design, engineering, and sustainability to imagine new possibilities for structure and space.

#FocusFriday #MatthewPeek #Architecture #Design #ContemporaryArt by @usfarch

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7 months ago

Link in bio to register!!!
Join us this Friday for a Professional Development Summit! Meet industry experts, build connections, and get valuable insights over refreshments! Register now and we'll see you there!
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DM for any questions! by @usfarch

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8 months ago

USF is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Ann Getty Institute Visiting Artist in Residency for the 2026–2027 Academic Year. The application deadline is March 13, 2026.

We seek candidates able to spend 8 weeks in residency at USF. The residencies are open to artist-scholars with national and/or international reputations whose ongoing research, creative activity, and teaching will contribute to USF’s creative work across the Arts. Artist-Scholars will receive a $30,000 stipend, plus dedicated office space and a budget for supplies. Travel to and from USF will also be covered up to $4,000 with receipts. Studio/creative space available depending on specialty.

https://www.usfca.edu/ann-getty-institute/visiting-artist-scholar by @usfarch

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8 months ago

Attn: Juniors and Seniors!

Echoes of Becoming: the 27th Thacher Art + Architecture Annual is now open for submissions!

All majors and minors in Fine Arts, Design, Architecture, and Art History/Museum Studies are invited to submit.

Submission link in our Linktree taken in Thacher Gallery at University of San Francisco by @usfarch

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8 months ago