Pyatok Architects

Indeed!! Via @ebaldc: It has been quite a journey From 10+ years of planning and organizing around the Lake Merritt BART Station to approval of development proposal with partner Strada: ... 557 units 233 of which would be affordable and nearly 500,000 square feet of office space, 16,500 square feet of retail space @sfbusinesstimes

Last month, @friendshiphousesf revealed design concepts for The Village SF, a new archetype for Indigenous healing in the heart of San Francisco’s American Indian Cultural District. Under the leadership of a coalition of Indigenous organizations, the Village SF will create a physical, cultural, and spiritual nexus a gathering of fires facilitating community connection and providing essential services for the 6,000+ person community in San Francisco. Details: https://www.pyatok.com/news_resources/latest_news/36

The #BalboaReservoir Design Standards & Guidelines has won an Award of Excellence in Urban Design from APA California - Northern! The plan was praised for sustainability, site/community responsiveness, and for delivering mixed-income housing to 17 acres in San Francisco: https://www.pyatok.com/news_resources/latest_news/35

Casa Arabella has been named a finalist for Urban Land Institute Americas 2021 Awards of Excellence! This award recognizes the entire development process, expertly helmed by EBALDC & The Unity Council. https://www.pyatok.com/news_resources/latest_news/34

We're excited to announce we've joined the #aia2030commitment, and will be transitioning to #carbonneutral housing design & production within the decade! Here's how: https://www.pyatok.com/news_resources/latest_news/33

How can emerging professionals eliminate racial injustice from the workplace and inspire equitable actions in everything we do? On Wednesday, check out USGBC Northern California's panel discussion on #IntersectionalEnvironmentalism in the built environment - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emerging-professionals-in-gree

We’re excited to announce two sessions as part of the National Organization of Minority Architects conference, preserving and re-establishing cultural spaces: http://pyatok.com/news_resources/latest_news/25 w/ EBALDC API Cultural Center- San Francisco SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District Kularts & SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts. See you at #NOMASpatialShifts2020! #inclusivebydesign

As we continue adjusting to the ever-changing built environments of the Bay Area, how can we equip ourselves to preserve and strengthen our multicultural legacies in the public realm? We're participating in two sessions at National Organization of Minority Architects' 2020 Conference that address this very question. http://www.pyatok.com/news_resources/latest_news/25

We're proud to support and attend Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California's Affordable Housing Conference this Friday! Looking forward to fantastic conversations and insights to move us toward quality housing for all. See you there! https://nonprofithousing.org/events-and-programs/conference/

We're excited to be attending the National Organization of Minority Architects Conference next month - and honored to participate in a couple sessions. (Details to follow.) Join us!

To Our Community and Colleagues, Collectively, PYATOK architecture + urban design demands justice for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, and thousands across generations who have lost their lives to racial prejudice. We stand with all Black Americans, Indigenous and People of Color who are struggling against prejudice in our society, aggravated by profound economic differences that are now the worst in the industrialized world. We protest the militariz...ation of our police. We demand a more honest conversation about race, class, and economic injustice at every level of our society. We stand with communities throughout the Bay Area who struggle to survive waves of displacement that have been rolling through our cities for far too many decades. We stand with the under-housed, the currently and formerly incarcerated, the unemployed, under-employed, and under-paid exploited workers, the undocumented residents, and every person without full access to legal and human rights. We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter and the End Police Brutality movements. We stand for basic human rights and economic justice for all. Collectively, through our professional efforts and our advocacy, we commit to the following practices: We will confront the systemic causes of racial and economic injustice in our communities, professional and personal. We will have honest and open conversations with each other, our neighbors and our colleagues about race, class, and power. We will provide a platform for members of PYATOK to pursue racial and economic justice. We will create opportunities for more Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) to choose our profession and to share the access to levers of power and capital that shape our cities. We will provide immediate and on-going support for local groups working to end racism and classism. We will work with our colleagues in housing and community development to identify and implement opportunities for design professionals to address racism and economic justice directly at the local level, and nationally by setting an example of how our profession can be reinvigorated as a force for racial and social progress. We will aspire as architects to stand in the shoes of the other to support human rights and economic justice for all.

We are delighted to see Trinity Center Walnut Creek in its new home!

Congratulations Gabrielle!