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Climate Solutions

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Architecture grad studio project; bright red cube-shaped sculpture with a circular opening sits in an outdoor plaza next to a building with many windows.

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Aerial view of fire and smoke in wooded area

Thu | Mar 5, 2026

New automated mapping approach has potential to revolutionize fire suppression, research from UC Berkeley shows

Mad River Mass Timber dowel laminated timber stack

Fri | Mar 20, 2026

UC Berkeley’s mass timber research is impacting the decarbonization of California’s construction industry

Thu | Feb 19, 2026

CED alums elevated to 2026 class of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows

Stefano Schiavon

Fri | Mar 20, 2026

Stefano Schiavon appointed inaugural associate dean for research and design at CED

Open Architecture Li HU and Huang Wenjing and Chapel of Sound

Fri | Mar 20, 2026

Li Hu and Huang Wenjing of OPEN appointed Friedman Visiting Professors

Rendering and Anya Domlesky

Fri | Mar 20, 2026

Anya Domlesky named spring 2026 Lifchez Visiting Professor of Practice in Social Justice

Fort Funston Landscape Bay Area UC Berkeley LAEP Public Land Space Discourse Lecture Series

Mon | Jan 5, 2026

Public Land, Public Space, Public Discourse: Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning announces spring lecture series

LEVER Architecture, Albina Yard, Portland, Oregon, 2016. Right: Thomas Robinson

Mon | Jan 5, 2026

LEVER Architecture founder Thomas Robinson (BA 1991) named Friedman Visiting Professor of Practice

Arcus Fellows Elizabeth Garcia, Rashida Jones, and Sam Rodriguez make an impact

Wed | Nov 5, 2025

Arcus Fellows make meaningful social justice impact, drive community change

UC Berkeley Master Urban Design Alum Bageshri Thakar

Wed | Oct 22, 2025

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.

Mon | Nov 24, 2025

Gift from alum Karen Swett Conway catalyzes exploratory design and teaching at CED

California Assembly member Buffy Wicks in conversation with Ben Metcalf, managing director of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation. Photo Brittany Hosea-Small

Fri | Nov 21, 2025

Terner Center celebrates 10 years of policy research tackling the housing crisis, homelessness

Lawrence Scarpa and affordable housing

Fri | Mar 20, 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)

Thu | Jan 8, 2026

In memoriam: Professor Emeritus of City & Regional Planning Michael Teitz, institution builder

In Memoriam: Professor Emerita Clare Cooper Marcus, expert in user-centered design and healing landscapes

Tue | Jan 20, 2026

In memoriam: Professor Emerita Clare Cooper Marcus, expert in user-centered design and healing landscapes

Robert S. Cornish Chair AJ Kim

Thu | Jan 1, 2026

AJ Kim, environmental justice scholar and community organizer, appointed 2026 Cornish Chair

Sketch of Oxford Street with cyclist showing bus and bike lanes from Oxford for All proposal

Tue | Dec 2, 2025

UC Berkeley city planning students pave the way for Oxford Street improvements

Ronald Rael earthen architetcure desert X

Mon | Jun 23, 2025

Ronald Rael on why earthen architecture is the future | Video

Architectural history graduate student Luke Leuschener and Haven's house apartment

Wed | Nov 12, 2025

Architectural history graduate student opens Berkeley’s eyes to its legacy of modern architecture

UC Berkeley Ben Metcalf 101 in 101 housing affordability

Tue | Dec 16, 2025

101 in 101: Terner Center’s Ben Metcalf on affordable housing

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Top row shows maps of US transportation networks: roads, rail, rivers, and ports. Bottom row is a cross-section of the US landscape illustrating major routes from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.

Natural Brilliance Easy Flow: The Landscapes of Infrastructure Adaptation | Lifchez Exhibition

Wed | Mar 18, 2026 – Fri | Apr 3, 2026

10 am – 5 pm

108 Bauer Wurster Hall

Keynote speakers for the 'From Interface to Agency: A New Discourse for Design and AI' event are Andrew Pickering, Maggie Gram, Liz Danzico, and Bruce Sterling. Their portraits and brief biographies are displayed.

From Interface to Agency: A New Discourse for Design and AI | MDes Forum

Fri | Mar 20, 2026

9 am – 5 pm

Sibley Auditorium

Archives blueprint in hands

Research Fellow Talks | Environmental Design Archives

Fri | Mar 20, 2026

1 – 2 pm

Online, via Zoom

Louise Mozingo and Silicon Valley aerial shot

Louise Mozingo: The Technocapitalist Metropolitan Landscape, The Silicon Valley as Place | Public Land, Public Space, Public Discourse

Mon | Mar 30, 2026

6 – 7:30 pm

112 Bauer Wurster Hall

Lau Grant exhibition

The Weather To Come: Forest, City, Fire, Cloud | Just Climate Futures Exhibition

Tue | Apr 7, 2026 – Tue | Apr 21, 2026

10 am – 4:30 pm

Bauer Wurster Gallery

Karen M’Closkey and Keith VanDerSys join in conversation with Iryna Dronova and Karl Kullman

Mediating Landscapes: UC Berkeley + UPenn Faculty in Conversation | Public Land, Public Space, Public Discourse

Mon | Apr 13, 2026

6 – 7:30 pm

112 Bauer Wurster Hall

NAAB exhibition

hose extruding adobe mud in a zig-zag wall pattern in a field

Research + Design

Blake Garden, rectangular reflecting pool with concrete edges is surrounded by a manicured lawn and mature trees. In the background, a stone structure with an archway is visible, set into a hillside amidst lush greenery.

A tall clock tower stands amidst trees and buildings as the sun sets, casting a soft, purple hue over the distant hills and water.

TERNER CENTER FOR HOUSING INNOVATION

A horizontal drawing of a large, white neoclassical building with a dome and columns, displayed on a table in a room with rows of filing cabinets and shelves.

Environmental Design Archives

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Fabrication + Materials

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CED AMBASSADORS

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ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN LIBRARY

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Undergraduate student smilining at the College of Environmental Design's 2025 Commencement ceremony

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