What could Oakland look like 1,000 years from now?
In a new exhibit opening today at the Oakland Museum of California, architect June Grant challenges people to think about the future of The Town — not just within our lifetimes, but for many generations to come.
“I try not to be shackled by the weight of history, but to use history as a launch pad to fly above,” Grant said in introducing the exhibit. “You will see a vision for the year 3000 and my challenge to all of us is to look at the year 3000 and design and plan our cities for that. I challenge us to always think about not 10 years, not 15, but 1,000 or 10,000 years out … because I saw a billboard that said there are Black people in the future.”…