Archinect - News 2024-11-21T15:51:58-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150202168/architect-provides-downloadable-black-lives-matter-street-mural-template-amid-cities-adding-the-piece-to-its-centers Architect provides downloadable "Black Lives Matter" street mural template amid cities adding the piece to its centers Sean Joyner 2020-06-11T12:33:00-04:00 >2021-10-12T01:42:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/33/334b0345a11b6e347e77218b3dcb3e4a.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Following the now famous Black Lives Matter street mural in Washington D.C., activists later painted one in Oakland, California. This urban activism has garnered the attention of another city as well, Berkeley, <a href="https://www.berkeleyside.com/2020/06/08/berkeley-to-paint-black-lives-matter-mural-on-downtown-street" target="_blank">who plans to paint a new street mural</a> on Martin Luther King Jr. Way, in front of Old City Hall.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Berkely architect Yes Duffy was one of many participants who helped paint the Oakland mural and after learning his city was considering a mural, created a template that he sent to Berkeley's mayor and councilmembers, reports&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.berkeleyside.com/2020/06/08/berkeley-to-paint-black-lives-matter-mural-on-downtown-street" target="_blank">Berkelyside</a>.</em></p> <p> </p>