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Now Open in Wurster Hall…Rice & Bones!

Award-winning culinary innovator, Charles Phan, partnered with CED to launch his newest endeavor — Rice & Bones — at the west entrance to Wurster Hall. Read More »

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Chancellor Christ Recognizes Y-PLAN, Center for Cities + Schools at Community Leaders Breakfast

On Friday, September 29, Chancellor Christ recognized three Bay Area programs, giving special recognition to the Center for Cities + Schools (CC+S) and its award-winning educational program Y-PLAN for its strong social justice and health equity focus. Read More »

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Professor Emeritus Charles C. Benton’s Images Infiltrate the Fashion Industry

Photographs taken by Professor Emeritus of Architecture Charles C. Benton have been featured on a line of sweatshirts by eco-conscious apparel brand, EIWIL. Read More »

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College of Environmental Design Launches Masters in Real Estate Development + Design

The newly launched Masters in Real Estate Development + Design is an 11-month interdisciplinary degree program incorporating finance and cutting-edge design to prepare real estate professionals to build sustainable, equitable, and prosperous cities. Read More »

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LAEP Associate Professor Kristina Hill Writes Op-Ed on Hurricane Harvey

Associate Professor Kristina Hill's blog post details the environmental consequences of Hurricane Harvey. Read More »

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UC Berkeley Spearheads New Methods of Studying Cities With Global Urban Humanities Certificate

New Undergraduate and Graduate Certificates in Global Urban Humanities will accelerate experiments in studying urban life through disciplines ranging from anthropology and architecture to music and rhetoric. Read More »

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Welcome

Welcome to the College of Environmental Design (CED), UC Berkeley’s home for built environment design theory and research, innovation, and practice! CED puts you at the forefront of creating a sustainable future. Read More »

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IwamotoScott Wins 2017 National AIA Award for Interior Architecture

IwamotoScott Architecture is awarded the 2017 AIA National Award for Interior Architecture for its design of the Pinterest headquarters in San Francisco.

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CED Archives receives joint grant to digitize Sea Ranch collection

New National Historic Publications grant has been awarded to the CED Archives and the Architectural Archives @ UPenn for digitization of historic photos from Sea Ranch in northern California.

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Fall 2017 Architecture Sustainability Colloquium

Friday, 08/25/17 – 12/01/17 112 Wurster Hall

FRIDAYS - AUG 25 through DEC 1. CHECK THE SCHEDULE FOR SPEAKERS. Bay Area Leaders discuss topics in sustainability.

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Ecocity Berkeley: Thirty Years On

Friday, 09/15/17 – 12/15/17 210 Wurster Hall

Exhibit -- Ecocity Berkeley: Thirty Years On September 15 - December 15, 2017

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Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting

Monday, 10/23/17 – 10/26/17 Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA

“The ULI Fall Meeting brings together more than 6,000 leaders from every sector of the real estate industry. By attending, you will meet developers, investors, architects, planners, brokers, academics, attorneys, decision makers, and public officials.

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DCRP Lecture: Erwin Chemerinsky

Tuesday, 10/24/17 5:00pm – 8:00pm 112 Wurster Hall

TUE, OCT. 24 ,5:00 – 8:00 PM. When is speech protected on campus? And when can campuses restrict speech because it is hateful or it endangers public safety?

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Survival by Design: A Panel Discussion on Natural Restoration, Vernacular Architecture, & Ecocities

Tuesday, 10/24/17 7:00pm – 8:30pm 210 Wurster Hall

Hurricanes, earthquakes, extreme heat and climate change necessitate positive visions. Three thinkers will discuss their work in environmental design, architecture, and urban planning.

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M.Arch Admissions Webinar and Q&A Session

Wednesday, 10/25/17 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Prospective applicants to the Master of Architecture degree program at UC Berkeley are invited to participate in an informational admissions webinar hosted by the M.Arch graduate advisor.

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ARCH Lecture: Philippe Block

Wednesday, 10/25/17 6:30pm – 8:00pm 112 Wurster Hall

WED, OCT 25, 6:30pm. Please join us for a lecture with Philippe Block, Professor at the Institute of Technology in Architecture at ETH Zürich and Director of the Block Research Group which develops innovative structural design strategies.

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DIVA Day 2017

Friday, 10/27/17 – David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

Hosted by the Center for the Built Environment and the Department of Architecture, DIVA Day annual symposium on the use of environmental analysis tools in design practice.

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Hands-On 10: Artists’ Books on Architecture

Friday, 10/27/17 4:00pm – 6:00pm 210 Wurster Hall

Artist's Books on Architecture

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ARCH Lecture: Amanda Williams

Wednesday, 11/01/17 6:30pm – 8:00pm 112 Wurster Hall

WED, NOV 1, 6:30pm. Please join us for a talk with Amanda Williams, a visual artist who trained as an architect at Cornell University and whose practice uses color to highlight the complexities of race, place, and value in cities.

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LAEP Lecture: Ferdinand Ludwig

Monday, 11/06/17 5:30pm – 7:00pm 112 Wurster Hall

Monday, Nov 6, 6:00PM, Wurster Auditorium

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arch News - October 23, 2017

Architecture Alumna Ipek Türeli Publishes Book on Urban Modernity in Istanbul

College of Environmental Design alumna Ipek Türeli (Ph.D Architecture '08) recently published a book titled Istanbul, Open City: Exhibiting Anxieties of Urban Modernity.

arch News - October 23, 2017

Architecture Alumnus Max Levy Received O’Neil Ford Medal for Design Achievement

College of Environmental Design alumnus Max Levy, FAIA, (BA Arch '71) has been named the 2017 honoree for the Texas Society of Architects O’Neil Ford Medal for Design Achievement.

arch News - October 23, 2017

Architecture Alumnus John Cary Publishes New Book: Design for Good

College of Environmental Design alumnus John Cary (M.Arch '03) recently published a book titled Design for Good: A New Era of Architecture for Everyone .

land News - October 19, 2017

LAEP Professor Matt Kondolf Authors Paper on the Ills of Sediment Buildup in Reservoir Storage

College of Environmental Design (CED) Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Matt Kondolf recently co-authored a research paper with visiting scholar Rafael Schmitt on the impacts of sedimentation on reservoir storage.

city News - October 19, 2017

Activists Advocate for Improved Urban Cycling Infrastructure in East Bay

Cycling advocates are prompting city officials to adopt plans to replace some traffic lanes with bike lanes in an attempt to increase safety for cyclists and pedestrians, ease congestion, give a boost to local businesses, and improve air quality.

ced News - October 18, 2017

Urban Displacement Project Releases New Video on Displacement’s Lasting Impacts

The Urban Displacement Project recently created an explainer video titled “Pushed Out: Displacement Today and Lasting Impacts” that helps paint a clearer picture of displacement’s long-term impacts.

arch News - October 18, 2017

CED Alumnus Greg Johnson Named New Managing Director for Perkins+Will San Francisco Office

College of Environmental Design (CED) alumnus Greg Johnson (BA Architecture ‘86) was named the new managing director of global architecture and design at Perkins+Will’s San Francisco studio.

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