LEADERSHIP

Director Janette Kim is Assistant Professor at CCA, principal of design practice All of the Above, and founding editor of ARPA Journal. Her work focuses on design and ecology in relationship to public representation, interest, and debate. Janette is co-author of The Underdome Guide to Energy Reform. Her projects include designs for the Oakland Coliseum neighborhood as part of the Resilient by Design Challenge, the Safari tours on urban ecology, the Pinterest Headquarters, National AIDS Memorial, and the Fall Kill Creek Master Plan.

Director Antje Steinmuller is Associate Professor at CCA and partner at Ideal X Design, a design consultancy focused on the conditions and opportunities of public spaces in transition. She holds a professional degree in interior architecture from the Hochschule for Technik Stuttgart, a degree in architecture from the Technical University Berlin, and an M.Arch. from University of California Berkeley, where she was a John K. Branner Fellow and received the Henry Adams Medal and Certificate of Merit as well as the Howard Friedman Thesis Prize.

Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships Christopher A. Roach is a San Francisco-based architect and urbanist with over 18 years of experience in the profession and a deep commitment to its craft and intellectual ambition. He is founder and principal of Studio VARA, and has engaged with a wide range of projects types, from custom residences and affordable housing to commercial offices and academic institutions. He holds a B.Arch. with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin, and M.Arch in Urban Design with distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Director Neeraj Bhatia is an architect and urban designer whose work resides at the intersection of politics, infrastructure and urbanism. In 2012, Bhatia founded The Open Workshop, a transcalar design practice working on installations, buildings, and urban design projects. He is currently an Associate Professor at CCA. Bhatia graduated from MIT with Masters in Architecture and Urban Design. He also holds a Bachelors of Architecture and Bachelors of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo.

Associate Director of Public Engagement Julia Grinkrug is an Adjunct 2 Professor at CCA and an interdisciplinary designer specializing on participatory practices and community engagement. Grinkrug works at the intersection of society and environment, aiming to expand the reach of higher education in supporting underserved and impacted communities. She leads OAK, Oakland Allied Knowledge for Climate Action, initiative and has developed community-academy partnerships with numerous local organizations such as Black Liberation Walking Tour, Oakland Shoreline Leadership Academy and others.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

• Shreya Shankar , 2022-3
• Rizwana Lubis, 2022
• Iván Domínguez-Murillo, 2021-3
• Yun-Yun (Nicole) Kuo, 2021-2022
• Maria Antonieta Ramirez, 2020-2021
• Donna Mena, 2019-2020 • Taamara Rath, 2019-2020
Projects: Win Win
• Duy Nguyen, 2019-2020
Projects: Domestic Affairs
• Namhi Kwun, 2017-2019
Projects: Resilient by Design
Designer of UWA Website.
• Bella Mang, 2015-2017
Projects: At Home Together
A Seat at the Table;
More generally: Domestic Affairs (book)
The Agent #2, #3
• Alma Davila, 2018-2019
Projects: A Seat at the Table;
Win Win
Bartertown
More generally: Domestic Affairs (book)
• Cesar Lopez, 2013-2014, 2017-2018
Projects: Urbanism from Within
Resilient by Design
• Liz Lessig, 2017-2018
Projects: Resilient by Design