Alejandra Cordero

BFA in Photography and Imaging — Photography and Imaging

Course:

TDS: Trails For All

Faculty:

Joshua Halstead & Stella Hernandez

Term:

2025 Fall

Collaborators:

Sabrina Z, Vicky H, Joan C

Alejandra Cordero

Accessible Pathways & Cultural Narratives: A Holistic Approach to Lower Arroyo Seco

A project reimagining the Lower Arroyo Seco as an inclusive, educational, and culturally resonant space by integrating:

Wider hoggin-surfaced slopes for improved accessibility
Seeds of the Seco: A Gabrielino Garden of Stories, a living fence gallery celebrating and reviving Native culture.
Land Stewardship principles ensuring ecological and social accountability

Process:

The process for this project required all of the elements of what consists of a great design process, empathy, define, ideation etc. I broke my leg and that was not going to stop me. In fact I was able to experience the design and approach it from first hand experience of what is like to navigate nature with limited mobility.

Learning Outcomes:

Trails for All changed my perspective in how I See, Feel and Experience nature. ~ Alejandra C

Project Website:

https://www.alejandracordero.net/designing-for-social-impact

Tags:

Design Thinking,

Environmental Design,

Photography,

Research-Based Design,

Social Innovation