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Thu | Mar 5, 2026
New automated mapping approach has potential to revolutionize fire suppression, research from UC Berkeley shows
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Fri | Mar 6, 2026
UC Berkeley’s mass timber research is impacting the decarbonization of California’s construction industry
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CED alums elevated to 2026 class of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows
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Stefano Schiavon appointed inaugural associate dean for research and design at CED
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Li Hu and Huang Wenjing of OPEN appointed Friedman Visiting Professors 
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Anya Domlesky named spring 2026 Lifchez Visiting Professor of Practice in Social Justice 
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Mon | Jan 5, 2026
Public Land, Public Space, Public Discourse: Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning announces spring lecture series 
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Mon | Jan 5, 2026
LEVER Architecture founder Thomas Robinson (BA 1991) named Friedman Visiting Professor of Practice
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Wed | Nov 5, 2025
Arcus Fellows make meaningful social justice impact, drive community change
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From thesis project to reality: A Q&A with Master of Urban Design alum Bageshri Thakar
Gift from alum Karen Swett Conway (BA Architecture 1982) catalyzes exploratory design and teaching, sustaining the College of Environmental Design's leadership in design.
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Mon | Nov 24, 2025
Gift from alum Karen Swett Conway catalyzes exploratory design and teaching at CED
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Terner Center celebrates 10 years of policy research tackling the housing crisis, homelessness
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Fri | Mar 6, 2026
Lawrence Scarpa, a leading architect of well-designed affordable housing, named JW&VL Visiting Professor of Practice 
Professor Emeritus of City & Regional Planning Mike Teitz (1935–2025)
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In memoriam: Professor Emeritus of City & Regional Planning Michael Teitz, institution builder
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Tue | Jan 20, 2026
In memoriam: Professor Emerita Clare Cooper Marcus, expert in user-centered design and healing landscapes
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Thu | Jan 1, 2026
AJ Kim, environmental justice scholar and community organizer, appointed 2026 Cornish Chair
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UC Berkeley city planning students pave the way for Oxford Street improvements
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Wed | Nov 12, 2025
Architectural history graduate student opens Berkeley’s eyes to its legacy of modern architecture
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101 in 101: Terner Center’s Ben Metcalf on affordable housing
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Luis Flores: Remaking Landed Economic Security in America | City & Regional Planning Lecture

Luis Flores: Remaking Landed Economic Security in America | City & Regional Planning Lecture
Thu | Mar 5, 2026
3:30 – 5 pm
106 Bauer Wurster Hall
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Lu Liang: Geospatial Intelligence for Environmental Design | Public Land, Public Space, Public Discourse
Mon | Mar 9, 2026
6 – 7:30 pm
112 Bauer Wurster Hall
Renee Y. Chow : A Call to Architects | Architecture Lecture

Renee Y. Chow: A Call to Architects | Architecture Lecture 
Wed | Mar 11, 2026
7 – 8:30 pm
112 Bauer Wurster Hall
Anna LIvia Brand and Public Land Space Discourse

Anna Brand: Abolitionist Archive | Public Land, Public Space, Public Discourse
Mon | Mar 16, 2026
6 – 7:30 pm
112 Bauer Wurster Hall
Lawrence Scarpa, JW&VL Professor of Practice | Brooks + Scarpa The Power of Beauty: Why it Matters

Lawrence Scarpa: The Power of Beauty: Why it Matters | Architecture Lecture
Wed | Mar 18, 2026
6 – 7:30 pm
112 Bauer Wurster Hall
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When Repair Isn’t Enough: Architecture and the Right to Heal | Architecture Symposium
Thu | Mar 19, 2026
12 – 2 pm
Geballe Room, Townsend Center for the Humanities, Stephens Hall
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