California is in the middle of an affordable-housing crisis. CED alumnus Rick Holliday thinks one answer lies in an old shipyard in Vallejo, about 40 minutes northeast of San Francisco. Read More »
“How many architects can say they’ve designed a vampire headquarters, a morgue, a palace, or a plantation home?” Suzuki Ingerslev (B.A. Architecture ‘86) asked. Read More »
Allison Arieff, a lecturer in the newly launched Master in Real Estate Development + Design program, was a recipient of the 2018 Steven Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary. Read More »
Six firms led by College of Environmental Design alumni and faculty won honor, citation and special commendation awards in the architecture category of AIASF's 2018 Design Awards. Read More »
Ronald Rael's 3-D-printed Cabin of Curiosities is a research endeavor and “proof of concept” investigation into the architectural possibilities of upcycling and custom 3-D-printed claddings as a response to 21st-century housing needs. Read More »
Brian Newman (M.C.P. ‘99) was announced as the new senior associate vice chancellor of UCSF Real Estate/vice president, UCSF Health.
Carol Galante penned an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee last week on the political debate surrounding the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act.
CEO of SPUR and CED alum Gabriel Metcalf discusses the ways in which the Bay Area has changed over the past 20 years and the opportunities that await the region in an interview with the Mercury News.
The USC’s School of Architecture’s American Academy in China (AAC) has selected Walter Hood, College of Environmental Design professor of landscape architecture & environmental planning and urban design, as this year’s research fellow.
Want to design a building with realtime feedback regarding light and energy usage? CED Professor Luisa Caldas and her team are using, researching and developing technology to enhance both fantastical and pragmatic environmental design initiatives.
Master of Urban Design thesis presentations will take place in rooms 170-172 and the CED Gallery within Wurster Hall.
In the wake of Fidel Castro’s death, the ascension of a non-Castro to the Cuban presidency, and the ongoing reorganization of Cuba’s economic and cultural life, this talk examines the struggle over the infrastructure, experience, and symbolic meaning of H
ON VIEW: AUG 29-OCT 21. Works of He Jingtang over the past three decades and their profound reflections on place, culture, time, and future urban development. Panel Discussion (at Bancroft Hotel) & Opening Ceremony on AUG 30. Free and open to all!
WED, AUG 29, 6:30pm. Please join us for a talk with the Dean of the College of Architecture and President of the Architectural Design & Research Institute at South China University of Technology about global architectural innovation. Open to all!
Eduardo Marques explores the heterogeneity of urban capital and assesses its role in the production of urban space and urban policy.
WED, SEPT 5, 6:30pm. Please join us for a talk co-sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies. Go Hasegawa will speak about his practice and approach of exploring new possibilities and relationships and building new connections. Open to all!
Take advantage of the unique opportunity to view and handle 25 books from the College of Environmental Design Library's rare book vaults. This curation of artists' books relates to found objects, either drawn, collaged, or photographed. Don't miss this c
Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands / El Arte de la Zona Fronteriza México-Estados Unidos explores representations of the US-Mexico ‘borderlands’ in contemporary art, with a special emphasis on the Bay Area.
This presentation examines the working-class, punk-aesthetic choreographies created by Asaltodiario, a Mexico City troupe formed in 1987.
WED, SEPT 12, 6:30pm. Please join us for a talk titled "Beyond the Trolley: Implications of AI and Design", co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for New Media. Open to all!
Please join the UC Berkeley Master of Real Estate Development + Design (MRED+D) Admissions Office for an online information session.
An independent jury has chosen Lisa Iwamoto, a professor of architecture at the College of Environmental Design, as one of five winners of Architectural Record’s fifth annual Women in Architecture awards.
For the past decade, the transit center that will replace San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal has been the subject of grand plans and political controversies, struggles to stay on schedule and squabbles over costs. This week, all that changed.
Co-curated by Michael Dear and Ronald Rael, the exhibition explores representations of the US-Mexico ‘borderlands’ in contemporary art, with a special emphasis on the Bay Area.
The American Association of University Women awards funding to scholars tackling barriers women face in education. Gebb aims to build connections within the humanities through CED’s Global Urban Humanities Initiative.
In 2028, LA will host the Olympics for the third time. Advocates are asking: Will officials learn from the missteps of 1984 to ensure the health and safety of its most vulnerable residents?
Published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, DCRP professor Karen Trapenberg Frick's article provides compelling evidence that polarized citizens connect in agonistic and deliberative ways outside of formal planning processes.
CEO of SPUR and CED alum Gabriel Metcalf discusses the ways in which the Bay Area has changed over the past 20 years and the opportunities that await the region in an interview with the Mercury News.
