Kiah McCarley

Architectural Designer - Bay Area - she/her - Pathways to Equity Fellow 2020 *all views are my own*

[Alice Wong 王美華 @SFdirewolf]

Urban planning & infrastructure is a disability issue

#CripTheVote

[every lot sf @everylotsf]

795 Folsom Street

[Margaret Middleton @magmidd]

As a designer who consults with museums on gender inclusive practice, I am often asked about signage and icons. Here are some of my top recs for easy swaps you can make for a more gender inclusive visitor experience:

[Alexandra Lange @LangeAlexandra]

Instagram just served me the father of all A-frames [waving at the Canadians] https://t.co/bI1mpaXqgY

[Eric Hu @_EricHu]

Are there best practices for writing accessible alt text for portfolios. I know it's not best to write "logo of..." or "magazine cover..." but in the context of a design portfolio would you really just describe the content?

[댄 Tae 영 @dantaeyoung]

Let me be specific: are architects trained for spatial contexts where “not designing anything” is the right answer? NO. Hence the “design a better border wall / design a better prison trap”. What would design pedagogy be if it was open to the possibility of not designing?

[Schessa Garbutt @the_schessa]

Do better.

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[mark lamster @marklamster]

we asked max levy, the poet laureate of dallas architecture, to describe the meaning of architecture in the time of covid. this was his extraordinary response. 1/2 https://t.co/5jAtCwdXBa

[John King @JohnKingSFChron]

Doing a piece for tomorrow on the architectural reasons why Oracle Arena is such a good venue for basketball. And a venue that has changed quite a bit visually since it debuted as Oakland Arena in 1966....

[DART @DARTtweeting]

Full house at #designathon here @swissnexSF @zurichmeets Can‘t wait to hear with our jury colleagues the ideas teams have developed for future transportation systems #futureisnow

[Kiah McCarley @kiahmccarley]

I participated in Designathon on Tour this weekend and had a great time. It’s impressive how much designers can accomplish through innovation & collaboration even within 32 hrs.

[Swissnex in San Francisco @swissnexSF]

The 32hr Designathon on Tour has kicked off at #Pier17, with opening remarking from Wilfried Anreiter from @KantonZuerich, and Danny Stillion from @ideo on the challenges facing the future of #mobility in our cities.

[John King @JohnKingSFChron]

Don’t know the landscape architect, but the pairing of a thunderous fountain and a single sculpted tree at 77 Beale is a sublime intervention in the urban grid. And it gets better as it ages

[Kiah McCarley @kiahmccarley]

I recommend taking a look at the work created through the @ResilientBay Resilient By Design Competition. At the Picturing Resiliency panel I got to hear the participants advocate for innovative collabs between citizens and govt. & putting vulnerable communities first.

[Kiah McCarley @kiahmccarley]

Still thinking about the lecture Keller Easterling gave about Medium Design for @archandcity. My favorite quote of the night "...changing the potential for violence [by changing] the chemistry of the room."

[Modes of Criticism @modescriticism]

Keller Easterling in good form in 'Utopia/ Dystopia' (2017).

[Kiah McCarley @kiahmccarley]

Congrats Dean Weddle for a well deserved accolade!

[Drury University @DruryUniversity]

Architectural Record named Drury professor and Dean of @DruryHSA Dr. Robert Weddle in the top 25 most admired educators in architecture, interiors, and landscape architecture. Congratulations Dean Weddle!

https://t.co/nBZBUgwgM2

[AIA | The American Institute of Architects @AIANational]

Architect and advocate Joel Sanders describes the debate emerging around gender-neutral bathrooms, and what role architects have to play: https://t.co/NY3uzuEi55 (via @MetropolisMag)

[Kiah McCarley @kiahmccarley]

Still thinking about all the things I heard & learned at the AIASF: Next Conference & Affordable Housing Symposium. So many great panels & speakers!
#NEXTSF #NEXTSF2018 #kiahmccarley… https://t.co/IhLpZuhaY4

[Kiah McCarley @kiahmccarley]

I had the opportunity to work on this project during my internship @hc_architects this summer its very cool to see it come together! https://t.co/G2BfUG9s8i

[Hastings+Chivetta Architects, a GHC Studio @hc_architects]

Coolest part of the Human Performance Center @DixieState? The indoor track that connects to an open-air rooftop via a suspended sprint track

[Kiah McCarley @kiahmccarley]

A great breakdown of the issues with the new ACSA comp. "...made to erase the complicity of architects with the program itself..." https://t.co/WDCfg9J4KW

[The Funambulist @TheFunambulist_]

New on the blog: When the ACSA and the Steel Lobby Invite You to Design a "Humanitarian Detention Center." https://t.co/aKuyb2mDnx

[Hastings+Chivetta Architects, a GHC Studio @hc_architects]

RSVP for Thursday's Canstruction St. Louis informational meeting at [email protected]. https://t.co/eXU1s47YNb