UC Berkeley
College of Environmental Design

Landscape Architecture + Environmental Planning

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First Annual Excellence in Landscape Design Awards Presentation

This was the inaugural year of the department's Excellence in Landscape Design Award funded by a generous contribution of the Narayanan Family Foundation. Read More »

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A Conversation with Alum Chris Torres, a Landscape Architecture Foundation Leader in Landscape

Chris Torres (MLA ‘12) has recently been interviewed by the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) after being named a "Leader in Landscape". Read More »

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Bill’s Beach Featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine

In the May issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine, Peter Walker explains the inspiration behind Bill's Beach. Read More »

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LAEP Alumnus Ed White Receives Glenn T. Seaborg Award

College of Environmental Design alumnus Ed White (BLA ‘70) was awarded the 2017 Glenn T. Seaborg Award from Cal Athletics for his distinguished career in football, coaching, public service and his subsequent career as a sculptor and artist. Read More »

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LAEP Student Megan Bradley Wins the 24 Hours of Adrenalin Race

LAEP senior Megan Bradley, member of Team Kareen, won the 24 Hours of Adrenalin mountain bike race this summer. 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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Karl Kullmann Publishes Essay That Reimagines Landscape Parliaments

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Karl Kullmann recently published an essay titled "The Shape of Things: Reimagining Landscape Parliaments in the Anthropocene" in Forty-Five, a journal of outside research.

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Matt Kondolf Suggests Water Optimization in Light of Future California Droughts

College of Environmental Design professor Matt Kondolf and UC Berkeley alum Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute are investigating the ways in which California can weather climate aberrations and improve water storage methods.

News - September 21, 2018

Two LAEP Student Groups Win 2018 ASLA Student Awards

Two student groups from the Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning at the College of Environmental Design were honored in the 2018 ASLA Student Awards earlier this month.

News - September 20, 2018

Kristina Hill Warns About Rising Tides and the Future of Real Estate

Professor Kristina Hill says affluent, high-density areas should be the focus of intense adaptation measures, because they’ll have resources to perfect these new systems.

News - September 06, 2018

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.

News - August 29, 2018

Alumnus and Landscape Architect Richard Haag Passes Away

Haag was known for several projects that remain as icons in the field of landscape architecture, including Seattle's Gas Works Park and the Bloedel Reserve.

News - August 27, 2018

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.

News - August 15, 2018

San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center Opens at Last

For the past decade, the transit center that will replace San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal has been the subject of grand plans and political controversies, struggles to stay on schedule and squabbles over costs. This week, all that changed.

News - August 09, 2018

CED student Sam Gebb awarded fellowship for her work on kinesthetic agency and the built environment

The American Association of University Women awards funding to scholars tackling barriers women face in education. Gebb aims to build connections within the humanities through CED’s Global Urban Humanities Initiative.

News - July 09, 2018

Landscape Architecture Alumnus Ron Herman Passes Away

We are saddened to report that alumnus and award-winning landscape architect Ron Herman (B.L.A. ‘64) passed away in July.

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Open House for Prospective Master’s Students

Monday, 10/08/18 9:00am – 12:00pm Wurster Hall

Prospective master's students are invited to attend classes, meet professors and explore Wurster Hall at this CED Open House.

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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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LAEP Lecture Series: Dorothée Imbert

Monday, 11/05/18 6:00pm – 7:00pm 112 Wurster Hall

Mon, Nov 5, 6:00pm - Dorothée Imbert has carried out extensive research on landscape modernism with an emphasis on Europe and California.

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LAEP Lecture Series: Nadia Amoroso

Monday, 11/26/18 6:00pm – 7:00pm 112 Wurster Hall

Mon, Nov 26, 6:00pm - Nadia Amoroso has dedicated years of research on topics related to creative mapping, visual representation in landscape architecture, and GeoDesign.

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