
Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
UC Berkeley’s Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning is known for the design of compelling landscapes that promote ecological integrity and social equity. We emphasize critical thinking about the ecological, social, cultural, and visual performance of landscape spaces and systems. Our research, practice, and curricula set high standards for analytical ability, creativity, aesthetics, and practical understanding. Our graduates are prepared to serve as national and international landscape design and planning leaders, building thriving communities in a world of rapid political, economic, and environmental change.
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The Landscape Architecture Foundation announced Grace Diebel (MLA 2025) as a National Olmsted Scholar Finalist. • Associate Professor Iryna Dronova has been named co-editor-in-chief of Landscape and Urban Planning, one of the few journals that explicitly links landscape science with planning and design. • Berkeley students swept the 2025 ASLA Northern California Chapter Student Design Awards! Congratulations to Jie Han (MLA 2024); Chenyi Wang, Kexin Zhang, and Jiangyi Du (MLA 2025); and Abigail Barton (MLA 2026).