TOPIC: "Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption"

Mitchell Schwarzer is Professor in the Department of History of Art and Visual Culture at California College of the Arts, San Francisco and Oakland, where he teaches courses on the history of the arts from antiquity to modernity as well as seminars on architecture and urbanism.  He holds a Ph.D. in the History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture from M.I.T.  His books include: Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption (University of California Press, 2021); Architecture of the San Francisco Bay Area: History and Guide (William Stout Publishers, 2007); Zoomscape: Architecture in Motion and Media (Princeton Architectural Press, 2004); Architecture and Design: SF (Understanding Business, 1998); and German Architectural Theory and the Search for Modern Identity (Cambridge University Press, 1995).  His writings have appeared in over 125 edited books, scholarly journals and professional magazines.