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The Housing Crisis in Oakland: At What Cost?

CED Professors Carol Galante and Karen Chapple comment on the housing crisis in the Bay Area in a new feature piece in Architectural Record Magazine. Read More »

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2018 CED Soirée

Tickets to CED's annual Soirée gala are now on sale. Your ticket purchase helps support the next generation of world-class designers and planners. Read More »

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YBCA’s “Bay Area Now” Exhibition Features Nicholas de Monchaux and Neyran Turan

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is expanding its popular triennial exhibition to feature notable architects including two CED professors. Read More »

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Two CED Alumni-Led Firms Win 2018 AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards

David Baker Architects and DAO Architecture were recently recognized by AIA and HUD for their contributions to affordable, accessible, and well-designed housing projects and complexes. Read More »

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Walter Hood Gives TED Talk on Building Community in Urban Spaces

Can public spaces both reclaim the past and embrace the future? Professor Walter Hood explores this question in his 2018 TED Talk. Read More »

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Professor Ronald Rael’s 3-D-Printed Cabin Pushes Construction Boundaries in Oakland

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 »

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CED Faculty Co-Author New Assessment of Bay Area Climate Impacts

A new report on the state of climate change in the Bay Area included input from CED Professors John Radke and Paul Waddell.

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CED Graduate Architecture Program Ranked #1 Public Program, #8 Overall in 2019 DesignIntelligence Survey

CED's Masters program in Architecture was again ranked the #1 public program and the #8 program across all universities in DesignIntelligence’s 2019 Top Architecture Schools ranking.

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Fall 2018 Design for Sustainability Colloquium

Friday, 08/24/18 10:00am – 11/09/18 11:00am 112 Wurster Hall

FRIDAYS, 10-11am, Aug 24 through Nov 9, 112 Wurster Hall

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ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION: PLACE, CULTURE, TIME - DESIGN IN DRASTICALLY CHANGING CHINA

Wednesday, 08/29/18 – 10/21/18 210 Wurster Hall

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. Free and open to all!

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Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands

Tuesday, 09/11/18 – 11/16/18 Richmond Art Center (2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA)

ON VIEW: SEPT 11-NOV 16 @ the Richmond Art Center. The exhibition, co-curated by Professors Michael Dear & Ronald Rael, explores representations of the US-Mexico ‘borderlands’ in contemporary art. Free & open to all!

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LAEP ALUMNI RECEPTION AT THE 2018 ASLA MEETING AND EXPO

Saturday, 10/20/18 5:30pm – 7:30pm 701 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

SAT, OCT 20 - Open to LAEP Alumni. Come reacquaint yourself with fellow colleagues and classmates over drinks and delectable appetizers as we celebrate your achievements!

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GUH Lecture: MY BAD ATTITUDE TOWARD THE PASTORAL - THE COUNTRY AND THE CITY IN THE POETRY OF C.S. GISCOMBE

Tuesday, 10/23/18 12:00pm – 1:30pm 170 Wurster Hall

This lecture investigates representations of the country and city in C.S. Giscombe's book-length poem "Here."

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SCREENING SERIES: URBAN RIGHTS IN BRAZIL

Tuesday, 10/23/18 5:30pm – 7:30pm 112 Wurster Hall

Organized by Laura Belik, Ph.D. Student in Architecture

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ARCHITECTURE LECTURE: Mark Cavagnero

Wednesday, 10/24/18 6:30pm – 8:00pm 112 Wurster Hall

WED, OCT 24, 6:30pm. Please join us for a talk with the Fall 2018 Howard A. Friedman Visiting Professor of Practice, CED alumnus, and founding principal of Mark Cavagnero Associates. Open to all!

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ARCHITECTURE IN DETAIL LECTURE: DARIN C. COOK

Friday, 10/26/18 4:00pm – 5:00pm 172 Wurster Hall

FRI, OCT 26, 4pm. Please join us for a lecture on the making of the Transbay Terminal. Open to the CED community!

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2018 CED Soirée

Saturday, 10/27/18 6:30pm – 9:30pm Contemporary Jewish Museum

Celebrate the next generation of designers and planners at CED Soirée, the College's marquee fundraising event.

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GUH Lecture: A Metropolis in Ruins. Berlin’s Interval of Time, 1943-1947

Tuesday, 10/30/18 12:00pm – 1:30pm 170 Wurster Hall

What happens after the deportations of Jews, delusions of imperial domination, and ravages of urban warfare create, in a shockingly short time, a deserted ruin landscape where there was once a world city? This lecture focuses on Berlin from 1943-1947.

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SCREENING SERIES: URBAN RIGHTS IN BRAZIL

Tuesday, 10/30/18 5:30pm – 8:00pm 112 Wurster Hall

Organized by Laura Belik, Ph.D. Student in Architecture

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arch News - October 17, 2018

Alumna Allison Grace Williams Receives AIACC’s Norma Sklarek Award

The American Institute of Architects, California Council (AIACC), recognized College of Environmental Design alumna Allison Grace Williams, FAIA (M.Arch ‘76) as the 2018 Norma Sklarek Award Recipient.

ced News - October 17, 2018

CED IIT Manager Team Wins Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award

CED's IIT team won the Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award, which is among the the highest honors bestowed upon staff by the Chancellor.

arch News - October 16, 2018

CED Alumnus Sben Korsh Named Emerging Curator by Canadian Centre for Architecture

College of Environmental Design alumnus Sben Korsh (M.S. Arch '16) was awarded the Emerging Curator Fellowship by the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Quebec.

city News - October 11, 2018

Two M.C.P. Students Win 2018 APA Foundation Scholarships

CED graduate students Diego Rentería (M.C.P./M.L.A. ‘20) and Lily MacIver (M.C.P./M.P.H. ‘22) were recipients of the American Planning Association (APA) Foundation’s Judith McManus Price Scholarship

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The Housing Crisis in Oakland: At What Cost?

CED Professors Carol Galante and Karen Chapple comment on the housing crisis in the Bay Area in a new feature piece in Architectural Record Magazine.

arch News - October 10, 2018

Assistant Professor of Architecture Andrew Atwood Publishes New Book, “Not Interesting”

Assistant Professor of Architecture Andrew Atwood released a new book in September titled Not Interesting: On the Limits of Criticism in Architecture

land News - October 10, 2018

Do Rising Seas Disproportionately Affect Poor Neighborhoods?

Housing is already a major issue for the Bay Area's economically vulnerable. Now, the rising sea level is compounding worries about environmental contamination and housing scarcity.

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