Stanley Saitowitz

At next Wednesday's Linden Tree (July 11th, 2007) Architect Stanley Saitowitz will be presenting his current buildings and projects including the Tampa Museum of Art.

Stanley is Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and Principal of Stanley Saitowitz/ Natoma Architects Inc. in San Francisco. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and received his Bachelor of Architecture Degree at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in 1975, and his Masters in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley in 1977. He began his practice in South Africa in 1975.

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Steve Oliver

Next Wednesday (June 13th, 2007) Steve Oliver will be presenting at Linden Tree and the topic
will be a surprise.

Steven H. Oliver is President of the award winning construction and development firm, Oliver & Company based in Richmond which has completed over 1,000 buildings across Northern California since 1969. Steve has been active in health care and has served in leadership capacities on the boards of the Alta Bates Health System, California Healthcare System and Sutter Health System. A well-known contemporary arts supporter in the Bay Area, Steve is the Chairman of the Board of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He is also former Chair of the California College of the Arts and is a former President of the Oakland Museum.

For those attending for the first time, Linden Tree is held on the second Wednesday of the month at our office. Doors open at 7pm and the presentation begins at 8pm. We ask that everyone pitch in $20 to cover gourmet pizza and wine.

Mark Macy

Next Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 architect Mark Macy, principal of Macy Architecture, will make a presentation entitled "Compulsive Prototyping" covering an eclectic assortment of past and present projects.

Mark received a Bachelor of Architecture from the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in 1985, then studied in Florence and subsequently worked for Italian architect Cristiano Toraldo di Francia of Superstudio. Upon returning to California he worked nine years for Fernau & Hartman in Berkeley. In 1994 he co-founded Jensen & Macy Architects, an award-winning architecture firm based in San Francisco, which has realized projects throughout California, the United States and Europe.

Mark has taught courses in architectural design at the California State University International Program in Florence, Kent State University's program in Sesto Fiorentino and California College of the Arts in San Francisco, California.

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Ben Trautman

Next Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 mechanical artist Ben Trautman will show video of his sculpture and talk about his process. He received a Master's in Architecture from UC Berkeley in 1994 and since then has been making sculpture and furniture.

"I am an artist who works with architecture, sculpture, structure and mechanics. I try to use cheap materials, recyclable materials, and treat them with respect and economy, investing labor in them, making lightweight structures that minimize waste. I often make things without drawings. I start with a hinge and add on, looking for structural solutions, mechanical solutions, fixing problems through accumulation rather than removal. Many pieces start out like a series of connected bones and they grow skins and volumes, reaching toward some sort of architectural or sculptural form. But since they move, they have to work and that can often force the piece in a new direction."

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David Winslow

On September 13th, 2006, architect David Winslow will discuss the evolution of alleys and their potential to strengthen the urban fabric of today's cities. David will elaborate on his view that alleys offer a unique opportunity to increase urban density and create desirable public spaces.

David's firm, Winslow Architecture & Urban Design, focuses on residential architecture and its extension to urban design. He received his professional degree from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo in 1985 and has worked in the architectural offices of Peter Eisenman, Rafael Vinoly and Zaha Hadid. In 1997, he received a Masters degree in architecture and city planning from University of California at Berkeley. He has worked in Denmark, Finland, and Italy. He is currently researching and writing a book about alleys.

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