Architectural Kayak Tour: Mission Rock in the San Francisco Bay
General Admission: $85 | Adults: $79 | Youth: $79
Paddle through the protected waters of the SF Bay starting behind the breakwater walls of the South Beach Marina with professional instruction and kayak guide accompaniment. This will be a moderated touring workshop; exploring the international design principles for resilient waterfront design, public access, and health, safety, and welfare.
The group will learn how architects, planners and landscape architects have collaborated on these development packages. Speakers—including architects familiar with the content will discuss key considerations for resilient waterfront design, public access to waterfront and key Health Safety and Welfare considerations for waterfront design.
An “International Waterfronts - Workshops On-the Water" tour narration lead by the AIASF International Practice Committee and Mentorship Knowledge Community and their guest speakers in support of the American Institute of Architects.
Presenters
Gerry Tierny, AIA, LEED AP
Gerry grew up next to the water just south of Dublin, Ireland. He seemed destined to become an architect—his father, brother, and cousin all were—but he very nearly chose another path. On the eve of the deadline to accept an offer from the Merchant Marine, he made a last-minute decision to accept an offer from architecture school, instead. Destiny, itn turned out, had called. And so began Gerry’s lifelong journey into the world of design. Today, Gerry focuses on urban place-making. As Co-Director of Perkins & Will's Mobility Lab, which studies the impacts of evolving urban mobility on the public realm, Gerry has developed a passion for applying design thinking to the future of transportation.
Peter M. Mueller, AIA, LEED AP
Peter M. Mueller is a local San Francisco architect with a passion for waterfront access. Peter has taken part in organizing the waterfronts programs produced by the AIA SF International Practice and Mentorship Knowledge Communities. With a broad background of architectural practice in Europe, local grassroots leadership at AIA SF, and ongoing tactical urbanist/coastal interaction globally, Peter has shown an ability to lead dialogue for productive exchange of ideas between waterfront designers and policy makers from different continents and disciplines.
Learning Objectives (1 LU)
- Recognize the benefits and limitations of the different Resilient Design approaches to sea level rise used in three distinct development packages.
- Understand how SF Port authority has successfully developed the area in partnership with large developers.
- Observe and discuss different public approach mechanisms and scales for public access to the SF Bay.
- Understand life safety concerns and mitigation strategies.
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