Truth is Beauty

June 16, 2015

Imagine a World Where Women Are Safe

Truth is Beauty by Marco Cochrane. Photo courtesy of Eleanor Preger. Westlake Urban has a long history of including public art at its properties. This month, we’re proud to continue the tradition with the announcement that Truth is Beauty, the 55-foot steel and LED sculpture by local Bay Area artist Marco Cochrane, will be arriving […]

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Truth is Beauty

June 3, 2015

55-foot Tall Woman Sculpture to be Installed at San Leandro Tech Campus

TREASURE ISLAND, Calif. (KGO) — Although women still make up a small number of tech workers, a new tech campus going up in San Leandro is going to have a prominent woman at the front. A 55-foot steel sculpture of a woman that lit up Burning Man four years ago is being re-assembled by the […]

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Truth is Beauty

June 2, 2015

Popular Treasure Island Sculpture “Truth Is Beauty” Moves to San Leandro

A popular piece of local art is on the move, but don’t worry, it’s not going too far. The 55-foot steel sculpture “Truth is Beauty” is moving to the San Leandro Tech Campus from Treasure Island. The sculpture, which weighs 13,000 pounds, has 2,500 individual LED lights. Truth is Beauty first made its full appearance […]

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San Leandro Tech Campus

April 6, 2015

Real Estate Deals 2015: OSIsoft deal helps transform former East Bay cannery site

Office Lease, East Bay Finalist: OSIsoft In the 1 970s, developer Westlake Urban bought an old cannery plant next to the San Leandro BART station. The building sat vacant for decades. Housing was planned on the site, but three years ago, office development gained favor. San Leandro’s central location in the East Bay, with access […]

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Public Art

January 26, 2015

Connect Through Public Art

Imagine walking through an urban neighborhood and suddenly coming across a giant ogre emerging from the earth. The angry giant clambers out of the lawn and seems to shout, surprising and welcoming visitors. Source: inhabitat.com Perhaps you’re on your way to San Francisco. It’s nighttime. You’re driving west from Oakland, across the Bay Bridge, and […]

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