On any given day, residents can grab a coffee (served with animal crackers) at Tryst, arguably the
most popular cafe in the neighborhood, stroll along the wide sidewalks, browse a few boutiques such as Urban Dwell, enjoy a meal on the balcony at
Roofers Union while looking out over the city, and finally catch a live band or DJ playing at Songbyrd Music House.
In fact, construction labor ranked 244th out of 250 professions in the
most recent edition of the Jobs Rated Almanac, trailing stevedores and
roofers, but beating out fishermen and lumberjacks.
«Value and Viability,» Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago, IL, December 10, 2015 «Theaster Gates «Sanctum»,» St. George's, Bristol, UK, October 31, 2015 «The Gail Silver Memorial Lecture: Theaster Gates,» Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI, October 14, 2015 «To Build a Bank: Notes from the Construction Site,» Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, October 8, 2015 «Panel Discussion: The Art of Architecture — David Adjaye's Collaborations with Artists,» The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, September 19, 2015 «Theaster Gates: Trustees» and Governors» Speaker,» Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME, July 15, 2015 «The
Most Inspired Among Us, a conversation with Carrie Mae Weems,» Opening Celebration: Radical Presence, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA, June 15, 2015 «San Francisco Art Institute Commencement,» Nourse Theater, San Francisco, CA, May 17, 2015 «Theaster Gates + Lisa Lee on Doris Salcedo,» Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 16, 2015 «Learning from
Roofers: Theaster Gates in conversation,» Tate Modern, London, UK, April 27, 2015
I have been hearing from customers that many
roofers are still backed up over a month, as Rick referenced, but since we have an office and crews in San Antonio and Houston we do have a little more flexibility in our schedule than
most companies (can bring a Houston crew to San Antonio for a project if needed, etc.).