| March 2017
Scyma presenting a proposal for child-centered disaster risk reduction using art therapy and visual media.
Rebuild x Design: It Takes a Town
| February 2017
Scyma working with Rebuild x Design, Oakland on the third workshop for community engagement design processes intended for mitigating and preparing for Sea Level Rise in West Oakland. Summaries from the past two workshops can be found below:
http://www.rebuildbydesign.org/news-and-events/events/resilient-oakland-workshop-iii
http://www.rebuildbydesign.org/news-and-events/updates/oakland-february-2017-update
AIA Resilience Education Working Group
| December 2016
Zahraa Saiyed of Scyma Consulting will be joining AIA National's Resilience Education Working Group, developing resilience curriculum for design professionals.
https://www.aia.org/press-releases/12026-architects-to-create-resilience-curriculum-f
Building Simulation 2017
| November 2016
Check out the Building Simulation Conference held in San Francisco, August 2017. Scyma will be supporting the international student design competition this year!
Scyma recognized for Community Service
| September 2016
Scyma awarded for community service for designs of religious and community spaces in Fremont, CA.
San Pablo Area Revitalization Collaborative (SPARC)
| July 2016
Scyma working with a resident-led group to build a creative strategy for awareness with City Slicker Urban Farms in Oakland:
Market Street Prototyping Festival
| July 2016
Presenting the PREPHub Incubator project by MIT's Urban Risk Lab at the Market Street Prototyping Festival. Check out other prototypes at http://marketstreetprototyping.org/
Project Scientist: Girls for STEM futures
| July 2016
Scyma participating with Project Scientist's summer program to encourage young girls to learn about careers in STEM. Check out Project Scientist's impactful work here: http://www.projectscientist.org/
School Earthquake Safety Initiative - EERI
| May 2016
Scyma is collaborating with a dedicated group of EERI members to promote school tsunami hazard mitigation and preparedness. To be presented at the World Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Chile, 2017!
2016 EERI Annual Meeting
| April 2016
Scyma will be presenting at the 68th Annual Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Conference in San Francisco - Beyond the Epicenter, Expanding Our Risk Perspective
Dallas Residence
| March 2016
Scyma is pre-designing a unique, modern single-family bungalow in Dallas, TX. Stay tuned!
Branding + App Design
| February 2016
Scyma assisting with branding for an exciting new application offering dynamic spatial exploration and learning developed by Stanford University.
Community Centers - Bay Area
| January 2016
Scyma embarking on two new projects for tenant improvement of community centers in the Bay Area.
Public Artwork, City of Fremont
| November 2015
Scyma participating in public beautification with the boxArt program in Fremont. Check out 1965 , by Scyma!
Lunch and Learn, City of San Francisco
| October 2015
Offering overview of Resilience by Design - Department of Public Works brown bag lunch talk.
International System Dynamics Conference
| July 2015
Scyma presenting at the ISDC in Summer 2015 - systems thinking, resilience ahead!