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Nov 4, 2024
Sim Van der Ryn, pioneer of ecological design, passes away at 89
We mourn the loss of Professor Emeritus of Architecture Sim Van der Ryn, often called “the father of green architecture,” who aimed to create buildings and communities that were sensitive not only to place, but to the flow of human life.
Oct 25, 2024
Computational design can lead to more sustainable architecture, new research shows
Newly published research from Ramon Weber demonstrates that spatially efficient floor plans, produced through computational design, result in sustainable high-performance buildings.
Oct 24, 2024
MRED+Ds win Hack-A-House competition, advance to grand prize summit at Harvard
A team of MRED+D students won their category in the 2024 Ivory Innovations Hack-A-House competition and are on their way to the Grand Prize event. Learn more about their innovative idea, and how MRED+D helped lead them to victory.
Oct 23, 2024
Undergrad team wins international sustainable urban design competition
A multidisciplinary team of Berkeley undergrads, including students from CED, has won the 2024 Students Reinventing Cities sustainable urban design competition for the city of Curitiba, Brazil.
Oct 23, 2024
Timber Education Prize awarded to MAAD curriculum
The Softwood Lumber Board and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture have named a new studio for Berkeley’s Master of Advanced Architecture Design program as a winner of its 2024 Timber Education Prize.