The Art of City Design Exhibition: World Design Capital 2024
McCullough is excited to participate in the upcoming World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024 exhibition at the popular Bread + Salt Art Gallery, titled The Art of City Design: The Work of Frank Wolden & Friends. This event aims to showcase our region as a global hub for design, innovation, arts, and culture; fostering lasting economic, social, cultural, civic, and environmental impacts. San Diego Tijuana is the first cross-border region to be designated a World Design Capital by the World Design Organization.
The exhibition, along with a series of dialogues, profiles the work of Frank Wolden and his collaborators. The idea for the exhibition began when Frank was encouraged to share his portfolio of sketches and drawings of early proposals for downtown San Diego's redevelopment. The exhibition starts with these drawings and continues through his present-day work, reflecting the growth of urbanism in the San Diego region. The exhibition and the discussions that follow will explore the ideas behind these projects, lessons learned, and their application to current and future designs for the region.
The exhibition will showcase Four prominent San Diego designers:
Frank Wolden - A designer and urbanist/architectural artist who has focused his career on integrating urban ideas into the design of buildings and spaces, creating innovative urban experiences.
Opening - The Art of City Design: Thursday, June 13th at 5:30pm
David McCullough - A designer who integrates landscape and nature into the built environment, emphasizing urban exploration.
The Public Realm - Dialogue 1: Thursday, June 27th at 5:30pm
Sean Slater - An architect specializing in retail and entertainment as catalysts for mixed-use urban projects.
Activating the City - Dialogue 2: Thursday, July 11th at 5:30 pm
Howard Blackson - An urban designer, site designer, and regulatory “wrangler” from the contextual school of thought.
Future of Design - Dialogue 3: Thursday, July 25th at 5:30pm
In addition to these four designers, the lectures and discussion panels will feature examples of work by other designers and invite them to participate in the dialogues.
The exhibition will be open to the public for six weeks from June 13 to July 25, 2024, subject to Bread & Salt's hours of operation.
We hope you can join us in illuminating the importance of the public realm and learning how design can contribute to the future of our city. The intention of the exhibition and dialogue is to form a think tank for creative urbanism, providing a platform for ongoing dialogue. More details to come!