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Ronald Rael’s Emerging Objects Featured in The New York Times

Professor of Architecture Ronald Rael and his partner Virginia San Fratello were featured in the New York Times. Read More »

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Architecture Alum James Garrett Jr. Wins 2019 AIA Young Architect Award

CED Alumnus, James Garrett Jr. excellence within the field of architecture earned him a 2019 AIA Young Architects Award in early February. Read More »

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The Art of Storytelling: Environmental Design Library Features Art Book Exhibit

Launched in early February, "The Book as Place" event displays the work of 25 artists. The exhibition emphasizes the utilization of appropriate structures to represent coinciding ideas all within the pages of a book. Read More »

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UC Berkeley Ranked #3 in North America, #6 Worldwide in Architecture/Built Environment by QS Ranking

The College of Environmental Design's architecture program was ranked #3 in North America and #6 worldwide in the "architecture/built environment" subject area by QS World University Rankings for 2019. Read More »

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Alumna Alda Ly Redesigns Parsley Health Offices With Patient Wellness in Mind

Alumna Alda Ly visually bridges the gap between wellness and medicine in her revamp of the Parsley Health Offices in New York. Read More »

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Ronald Rael gives TED Talk on the reimagining of the US-Mexico border wall

What is a border wall? An overly simplistic response to that complexity, says Professor or Architecture Ronald Rael. In a moving, visual talk, Rael reimagines the physical barrier that divides the United States and Mexico. Read More »

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Alumna Kate Gordon Named Director of California’s Office of Planning and Research

College of Environmental Design alumna Kate Gordon (M.C.P. '02) was named Director of the Governor of California's Office of Planning and Research in January.

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How to Be with Phoebe Lam

Design Voice Podcast interviews alumna Phoebe Lam as she shares her story as an emerging female architect working with William Duff Architects in San Francisco.

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The Book as Place: Visions of the Built Environment

Tuesday, 01/15/19 – 05/17/19 210 Wurster Hall

This exhibition of artists' books centers on ideas about the built environment, curated by Berkeley-based book artist Julie Chen for CED's Environmental Design Library.

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ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION: OTHER OBJECTIVES

Thursday, 03/07/19 10:00am – 04/13/19 5:00pm 121 Wurster Hall

ON VIEW: MAR 7-APR 13. MON-FRI 10am-5pm. Featuring recent work by SAW // Spiegel Aihara Workshop. Opening Reception on MAR 13 at 6pm. Free and open to all!

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Reading the City: Signals, Markings, and Indicators in the Urban Landscape

Wednesday, 03/27/19 6:00pm – 8:30pm Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery, Pier 15, Embarcadero and Green St., San Francisco

LAEP Professor Walter Hood and Global Urban Humanities Director Susan Moffat will speak on a panel at the Exploratorium.

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Too Much ART Men Exhibition of Visual Wonders and Delights

Thursday, 03/28/19 5:00pm – 8:00pm 735 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR

Thur, March 28, 5pm - Join Chip Sullivan, Joe Slusky, and Shannon Wheeler for an Artists Talk and Opening Reception at Place Galeria in Portland.

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Terra Infirma: Critical Studies of Land and Housing

Tuesday, 04/09/19 5:30pm – 6:30pm 370 Wurster Hall

TUE, APR 9, 5:30pm. Join the conversation on housing and land rights with colleagues and invited guests! Coordinated by Laura Belik, PhD Architecture & Robert Stahl, PhD Anthropology.

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ARCHITECTURE LECTURE: Caroline O’Donnell

Wednesday, 04/10/19 6:30pm – 8:00pm 112 Wurster Hall

WED, APR 10, 6:30pm. Join us for a talk with the Director of the M.Arch program at Cornell University about 'dynamic' architecture and recent work from her practice CODA. Sponsored by the Joan Draper Architectural Research Endowment. Open to all!

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Department of City & Regional Planning Alumni Reception

Friday, 04/12/19 4:00pm – 6:00pm 111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna Street

Connect with DCRP alumni and current students over appetizers and drinks, hear the latest news and updates from the department, and meet other professionals in your field.

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LAEP Spring 2019 Alumni-Graduating Students Reception

Friday, 04/12/19 6:00pm – 8:30pm 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley CA

Fri, April 12, 6:00PM - Graduating students are eager to meet LAEP alumni and hear their perspectives as they begin their careers, and alumni will get a chance to learn what these students are designing, writing, and thinking.

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Cal Day Keynote: Story Telling, Design, and Social Change

Saturday, 04/13/19 4:00pm – 6:00pm 112 Wurster Hall

Eric J. Cesal is a designer, writer, and noted post-disaster expert who has led on-the-ground reconstruction programs after the Haiti earthquake and Superstorm Sandy. This talk will explore using the art of storytelling and design for social change.

GUH Symposium: “Techniques of Memory: Landscape, Iconoclasm, Medium and Power”

Wednesday, 04/17/19 – 04/18/19 David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA

Before World War II, Robert Musil famously claimed that there was nothing in this world as invisible as a monument. Yet, recent events in Charlottesville, New Orleans, and elsewhere signal Musil might have been mistaken: monuments and memorials can be...

GUH Lecture: “Contested City: Art and Public History as Mediation in Manhattan Urban Renewal”

Monday, 04/22/19 6:30pm – 8:30pm 170 Wurster Hall

Artist, activist and urbanist Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani will speak about her five years of work with community members and urban planning students at a 14-square-block area in lower Manhattan that remained vacant for many years after being cleared for...

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land News - March 18, 2019

Kristina Hill Quoted in SF Chronicle Article on Rising Tides at Howard Terminal

LAEP Associate Professor Kristina Hill was quoted in a SF Chronicle article profiling the environmental concerns facing the redevelopment of the redevelopment of Howard Terminal into a new stadium for the Oakland A’s.

arch News - March 18, 2019

How to Be with Phoebe Lam

Design Voice Podcast interviews alumna Phoebe Lam as she shares her story as an emerging female architect working with William Duff Architects in San Francisco.

arch News - March 18, 2019

Ronald Rael’s Emerging Objects Featured in The New York Times

Professor of Architecture Ronald Rael and his partner Virginia San Fratello were featured in the New York Times.

Real Estate News - March 13, 2019

Greg Morrow Pens Op-Ed for the Center for California Real Estate

Executive Director of the MRED+D program Greg Morrow recently authored an op-ed for the Winter 2019 issue of the Journal of Case Study Research, a publication of the Center for California Real Estate.

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From Construction to Cannabis: Alum Brendan Kennedy Leads First Medical Marijuana Company to Go Public

Brendan Kennedy (B.A. Architecture '93) is the founder of Tilray, the first medical marijuana firm to have an IPO on the U.S. stock market.

arch News - March 11, 2019

How to Sit Better: Galen Cranz Profiled in California Magazine

California Magazine interviews esteemed CED Professor Emertia of Architecture Galen Cranz. Cranz has taught at Berkeley for 43 years while authoring books and establishing her idea of body conscious design.

arch News - March 11, 2019

Architecture Alum James Garrett Jr. Wins 2019 AIA Young Architect Award

CED Alumnus, James Garrett Jr. excellence within the field of architecture earned him a 2019 AIA Young Architects Award in early February.

ced News - March 06, 2019

The Art of Storytelling: Environmental Design Library Features Art Book Exhibit

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