Anya Domlesky: Infrastructure Adaptation, Oakland Studio | Public Land, Public Space, Public Discourse
Free and open to the public
Anya Domlesky, the 2026 Lifchez Visiting Professor of Practice, reflects on her experience teaching a graduate-level studio exploring the reuse and co-use of urban infrastructure. The students examined the site, a depressed section of I-980 that divides West Oakland from Downtown, through three nested scales — the body, the site, and the district — and explored highways, caps/decks/lids/land bridges and their alternatives as methods to enhance connectivity, public life, and civic uses. Domlesky will highlight the studio’s focus on users and interaction; carbon and project type; and connectivity, justice, and reparative planning.
About the Series
Public Land, Public Space, Public Discourse, presented by the Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, aims to spark critical thinking about how perceptions of public space and land impact our disciplines. Academics, practitioners, writers, and thinkers will bring a range of perspectives to a semester-long discussion of public realms.
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ACCESSIBILITY
The auditorium is wheelchair accessible. If you require accommodations to fully participate in this event, please contact Christina Hausle at least 10 days prior to the event.