David Brower Center
The David Brower Center is a nonprofit space located in downtown Berkeley, California, containing three floors of office space, the Hazel Wolf Gallery focusing primarily on environmental and social art, conference facilities and the 180-seat Goldman Theater. It was named to honor David Brower, who many consider to be the father of the modern environmental movement.
The Brower Center completed construction and opened its doors in 2009, executed by the firm WRT/Solomon E.T.C. (now Mithun). In 2010, the Center received a LEED Platinum rating from the US Green Building Council.[1] The Center is part of a larger mixed use development that includes the Oxford Plaza (an affordable housing complex with street level commercial space) and was constructed using sustainable materials and including an array of green technologies. It is also home to the award winning Gather Restaurant.
Since 2009, the Brower Center has highlighted the work of many talented artists, including Sebastião Salgado, Daniel McCormick, David Liittschwager, Laura Cunningham, Isabella Kirkland, Chris Jordan, David Maisel, Jeffrey Long, Bill Curtsinger, Joseph Holmes, and more recently, Richard Misrach and Douglas Gayeton. The work of all of these artists shares a common thread--a commitment to shedding light on natural places, environmental or social issues. The Brower Center staff partner with these artists to plan relevant public programming for the community around each of these exhibits.
The David Brower Center is home to dozens of noteworthy organizations who occupy the three floors of office space, including Earth Island Institute, Friends of the Earth (both of which were founded by David Brower), as well as Citizen Engagement Lab, Equity Community Builders, Impact Hub, Strategen, Wilderness Torah and several others.
References
- ↑ "U.S. Green Building Council | U.S. Green Building Council". Usgbc.org. Retrieved 2014-02-06.