Tag: Tiles
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Labyrinth in Duboce Park
Scott Street Lower Haight Duboce Triangle This labyrinth was part of Duboce Parks revitalization plan. The plan, funded by Friends of Duboce Park, began with fundraising in 1997 and took years to accomplish. The labyrinth was laid in 2007. It was proposed by Friends’ Janet Scheuer, who had walked labyrinths all over the world. “We…
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Eduardo Pineda and Ray Patlan Grace the Jose Coronado Playground
Jose Coronado Playground and Clubhouse 21st and Folsom Mission District Raizes/Roots, Ray Patlan and Eduardo Pineda, Jose Coronado Playground Clubhouse The entire exterior of the Jose Coronado Clubhouse is sheathed in eleven hundred terra cotta-colored tiles, designed and hand-painted by artists Eduardo Pineda and Ray Patlan. The tiles depict Aztec-inspired images of birds and frogs in…
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Western Addition – World Walls for Peace
Western Addition Page and Buchanan Street * In 1999, with consultation and training from the organization, World Walls for Peace, residents of the Western Addition became participants in a Peace Empowerment Process. Volunteers taught a program in two elementary schools and over fifty community based organizations, focusing on tolerance, understanding, and non-violence. Participants learned ways…
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Boats on the Bay – Pier 14
Pier 14 The Embarcadero Titled “Boats on the Bay,” the project was designed and created by students of the Build San Francisco Institute . These simplistically drawn, colored tiles depict tugboats, cruise liners, and military ships. The Architectural Foundation of San Francisco has created the Build San Francisco Institute, a half day high school program…