It is with sadness that the College of Environmental Design announces the passing of Richard C. Peters, FAIA, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, on January 17, 2021. https://ced.berkeley.edu/events-media/news/ced-professor-emeritus-richard-c-peters-has-died

Richard C. Peters, FAIA, is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. Peters taught at U.C. Berkeley for 35 years and held the position of Chairman of the Department of Architecture and Director of the Graduate Thesis Studios. Peters has served as a Director of the San Francisco Chapter of the A.I.A and is a past president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture [ACSA]. He was a partner in the architectural firm Peters, Clayberg, and Caulfield which won National and Local AIA Awards for their outstanding buildings.

Peters co-authored The House of William Wurster, Frames for Living with Caitlin Lempres Brostrom (published in 2011 by Princeton Architectural Press.)