The North Pole: Stories of Urban Adaptation — San Francisco Urban Film Festival Panel Discussion

UWA Associate Director Antje Steinmuller will participate in a panel discussion on housing and
gentrification in the Bay Area. The characters of the hilarious and smart new comedy series “The
North Pole” have ingenious solutions to rising rents and climate change, and so do the panelists
as they introduce a few sustainable public policies and innovative design solutions that are
poised to positively impact San Francisco and Oakland, and adaptable to other communities.

Moderator:
June A. Grant, Architect/Principal, blink!LAB architecture

Panelists:
Josh Healey, Writer & Producer, “The North Pole ”
Olson Lee, Former Director of Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, City of San Francisco
Antje Steinmuller, Associate Professor of Architecture, California College of the Arts

The SF Urban Film Fest (SFUFF) is an annual week-long film festival that focuses on cities and civic engagement inspired by great storytelling. SFUFF believes compelling stories can help shape urbanist ideas, practice, and project implementation to improve our cities for everyone.

Panel Discussion: 
Thursday November 16, 2017, 6pm (Doors open at 5:30 pm)
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm Web Series Screening (all 7 episodes)
7:15 pm – 8:30 pm Panel Discussion and Audience Q & A

Location:
SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-4015