Passageway Project
Teams
Meet the Teams
Core Team
The core team are the managers and advisors of the project. The ideas presented stem from the work put forth by the core team.
David gillette
Cal Poly LAES Professor
Dr. David Gillette is the Director of the Liberal Arts & Engineering Studies program, a hybrid, interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts program that combines, in equal portions, upper-level courses from the college of engineering and the college of liberal arts at Cal Poly. He has over twenty years of experience in interdisciplinary team leadership and development.
Thomas Fowler
Cal Poly Architecture Professor
Professor Thomas Fowler is the Director of Graduate Architecture Program and the award-winning Community Interdisciplinary Design Studio (CIDS). Fowler teaches in the building design studios of both the Bachelor of Architecture and the Master of Science in Architecture programs. He has over twenty years of experience in interdisciplinary team leadership, development and building design.
Brooksie Hughes
Old Sacramento District Director, Downtown Sacramento Partnership
Brooksie Hughes is the Old Sacramento District Director for Downtown Sacramento Partnership. She brings to her role over 25 years working as an Event Producer & Public Space Strategist. Her current focus is on championing great ideas for historic Sacramento into reality through partnership building and strategic funding.
Abby Cybula
Project Manager
Abby Cybula is a 4th year Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies student concentrating in biomedical engineering and technical communication. She began working on the project in 2017 as a co-project manager.
Emily Dunlap
Project Manager
Emily Dunlap is a Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies student with concentrations in technical communication and industrial engineering. Emily is co-project manager for the K Street project and was a member of the original design team.
Ian
Curtis
Architect
Ian is a 5th year architecture student and an original member of the design team. He took a year abroad to study in Japan and Spain and has returned to the K Street Passageway Activation Project.
Connor Church
Architect
Connor Church is a 5th year Architecture student at Cal Poly. He joined the core design team in Fall 2017.
Sacramento Advisory Board
Many outside organizations are helping the core team to make the project become a reality. We would like to recognize the organizations that are providing resources and assisting the core design team throughout the design process.
Glabe + Taylor
Glabe + Taylor is an architecture firm working with the Old Sacramento District to create the best installation for historic Sacramento.
old sacramento District
Old Sacramento District brought the idea of creating a new and inviting space in the K Street pedestrian passageway. Their help is the driving force behind the K Street Passageway Activation Project.
The Hearst Foundations
The Hearst Foundations funded the core team to continue the hands-on experience to work with the Old Sacramento District until June 2018.
Downtown sacramento Partnership
The Downtown Sacramento Partnership is a supporter and contributor to the K Street Passageway Activation Project.
cal poly Liberal arts and engineering studies
Cal Poly’s Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies Department councils the two project managers and provides 6 teams of 25+ LAES students to complete the design work.
Cal Poly Architecture
Cal Poly’s Architecture Department provides expert advice and support to the two architecture students working on this project.
Community Partners
We would like to give thanks to the individuals supporting the project.
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Richard Rich - City of Sacramento
Esteban Villa - RCAF Muralist
Jose Orosco - RCAF Muralist