Shelter: Hawk Hill Design Challenge April 1, 2013

Registration opens April 1; workshop is May 31- Jun 7

Co-presented with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy:
Artist Nathan Lynch (AIR '11)-alongside some of the Bay Area's top designers, architects, educators, and conservationists-leads this interactive workshop to design a native species-sensitive shelter for the human visitors to Hawk Hill-the Marin Headlands' beloved Golden Gate Bridge overlook.

Heavily visited by hikers, bikers, tourists, bird-watchers and fire-works viewers, Hawk Hill is also an important part of the non-human ecosystem, as the primary West Coast migration path for both raptors and the endangered Mission Blue Butterfly. In a recent effort to restore this habitat, invasive Monterey Cypress trees were removed, eliminating the shelter they provided from the hilltop's often harsh climate. Workshop participants will work together to design a shelter that is practical to the local climate, facilitates current recreational and interpretive programming, and does not adversely affect the delicate ecological conditions. Activity highlights include guided hikes and field research, presentations by guest speakers, individual and group studio work, prototype construction, and critique sessions.

ABOUT WORKSHOPS AT HEADLANDS: Headlands Center for the Arts is a multidisciplinary, international arts center located just a few minutes north of San Francisco within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Headlands' Workshops are thematic intensives that use the Marin Headlands as a starting place for creative exploration. Led by exceptional artists and thinkers, these project-based sessions provide participants with focused, residency-like learning opportunities. Workshop participants will have the option to stay in a private room in one of Headlands' historic officers' houses. Participants enjoy delicious, chef-prepared meals served in the historic Mess Hall.

Official Website: http://www.headlands.org/