DCRP is thrilled to offer their own department swag online for the first time! Support the Planning Students Association and the Berkeley Urban Studies Student Association by rocking their brand new, student-designed logo!
DCRP is thrilled to offer their own department swag online for the first time! Support the Planning Students Association and the Berkeley Urban Studies Student Association by rocking their brand new, student-designed logo!
Tackling the complexities of bringing people safely back to the office is a defining challenge of our uncertain times. Dean Chakrabarti goes beyond and discusses what, where, and how office spaces will look like post-COVID.
"Landscape architecture and environmental design is an incredibly important, fascinating and also incredibly complex field. Entering this area becomes more than a profession - it becomes a vocation, a mindset, a lifestyle."
Are you interested in applying to the College of Environmental Design? Join us for a virtual information session for prospective freshmen and transfer applicants this Fall!
This Fall 2020, Our LAEP Diversity + Representation Taskforce (DRT) is excited to collaborate with CED Students of Color (CEDSOC) this year to expand the Peer Review Program into our MLA program.
Abdul-Mateen graduated from CED's undergraduate architecture program in 2011. Born in New Orleans, the actor is also familiar to the Bay Area where he went to high school and spent post-grad life before leaving for L.A. to pursue acting.
The Olmsted Scholars Program recognizes and supports students with exceptional leadership potential who are using ideas, influence, communication, service, and leadership to advance sustainable planning and design and foster human and societal benefits.
Sponsored by Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design Diversity Fund, the three-day event included more than 20 participants, some as young as age 6 and from local elementary schools.
“The grant serves as both catalyst and mandate for structural changes towards equity in our departmental pedagogy and infrastructure that will lead to inclusivity and diversity in the field of architecture," said Architecture Chair, Renee Chow.
Cooper is an assistant professor in the Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning department. Currently, she is on remote research leave as a Mellon Fellow in Urban Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C.
Aaron Betsky reviews Neyran Turan's, Associate Professor of Architecture, compelling new monograph, "Architecture as Measure" in Architect Magazine
Meet Deborah McKoy, a lecturer in City & Regional Planning, the Executive Director of the Center for Cities + Schools and our first fall faculty feature! Fun fact: McKoy is a UC Berkeley alumna as she earned her Ph.D. Education Policy at Cal in 2000.
The prestigious Silver SPUR Awards recognize outstanding individuals whose achievements exemplify the highest aspirations of the San Francisco Bay Area. Bonner is an an architect and planner known for leading the redevelopment of the city of Emeryville.
From September 25-28, Emma Tracy (SED '20) and Natalie Musick invite the community to participate in Berkeley's Dia de Madonnari, a street chalk art festival. In-progress and finalized works will be displayed on the project's virtual gallery.
Associate Director for Berkeley's Center for the Built Environment and Architecture Professor, Gail Brager joined hosts Kira Gould and Lindsay Baker, CED alumna, to discuss her work at CBE as well as "meaningful mentorship and the power of collaboration"
This exhibit invites a new understanding of Catherine Bauer’s contributions to the modern housing movement by looking through the lens of photography. Bauer was an American public housing pioneer and the spouse of William Wurster, namesake of Wurster Hall
An interview with Benjamin Ulrey (M.C.P. '22), one of the members of the Slow Streets project, another summer paid-internship experience initiated by the DCRP Summer Projects Program
This summer, six students, in collaboration with CED alumni, aided Berkeley's Office of Economic Development in helping local businesses and services navigate pandemic-related challenges. Read about one of the projects DCRP set up as internships halted.
The CED Admissions Ambassadors are excited to welcome incoming students to the college for the Fall 2020 semester!
Space Industries, led by four Architecture alumni, is a California-based design firm "interested in what architecture is and more interested in what it can do: provoke change."
The project involves large-scale architectural work with 3D printing, that simultaneously examines the past while presaging potential building techniques of the future, in a sophisticated blend of cultural anthropology and speculative architecture.
The grant awards include monetary and in-kind support for projects that engage emerging technologies. Rael and co-recipient, Virginia San Fratello, plan to use the grant to reexamine Indigenous mud-based building materials through 21st-century robotics.
Election to the ASLA Council of Fellows is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and is based on their works, leadership/management, knowledge, and service.
A little over one year ago, the Environmental Design Archives successfully exceeded their fundraising goal that enabled Edith Heath: Philosophies. Now, the EDA is working intently on editing the third design draft for its fall publication. Stay tuned!
"Nearly 15 years after earning an M.Arch degree from the University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design, architect, educator, and author Vishaan Chakrabarti has taken the reins of the college as its new Dean." Archinect News writes.
Lecturers, James Leng (B.A. Arch '07) and Jennifer Ly (B.A. Arch '07), and Professor Greg Castillo were recently named recipients of the 2020 Graham Foundation Grant. This year the Foundation awarded $320,800 to 52 projects, according to their website.
"Tomás McKay (M.L.A '17), Kushal Lachhwani (M.L.A '16) and Pablo Alfaro’s (M.L.A '16) winning project 'The Mantle and the Plinth' for the public park in Pachacamac, Peru integrates heritage and ecology in its design."
"As we talked with restaurant owners, we learned how much they were suffering due to the closures...We didn't want to just stand by and watch our favorite restaurants disappear, so we started designing low cost flexible outdoor spaces," Abby Yue Gao said.
On July 25 and 26, CED Faculty and Alum Jason Campbell (M.Arch), Kevin Bernard Moultrie Daye (M.Arch ‘18), Brenda (Bz) Zhang (M. Arch ‘19), and Celeste Martore (B.A. SED ‘17) participated in UTOPIAA— a virtual global festival for radical architectural vis
Our tumultuous world needs to be infused with hope for all as we fight to remake the future of human habitation...and because of who we are and what we stand for, we, my friends, are the tip of the spear.
Jain, a spring 2020 CED graduate, won recognition for her capstone thesis, “Identity Politics and Cultural Placemaking: The Americanization of Portsmouth Square, San Francisco, CA”. The prize is open to students from various departments and disciplines.
A 1964 graduate of CED's Master of Architecture Program, Allen passed away on July 7. Throughout his lifetime, Allen was an influential, decorated architect, educator, and author.
Emily B. Marthinsen, John J. Parman, and Richard Bender ditch the binary of place and placeless, using the pandemic as a time to reframe and rethink how the university can best support the relationships that advance knowledge, whether in person or at home
Support the latest publication of the Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning Student Journal. Issue 09: Onward features a myriad of voices-- such as international architects, CED alumni and current Berkeley students.
On July 13, Self-eSTEM kicked off their first Virtual STEM Exploration Camp, themed "Adapting to a Virtual World." Young participants learned first-hand about environmental design, smart cities, autonomous cars and micro-mobility and AR/VR technology.
"My interest lies in how we can more broadly measure the built environment impact, both positive and negative, and how can we use this knowledge creatively to start envisaging a different approach to our built environment."
DCRP Professor Teresa Caldeira and Judit Carrera discuss the future of cities with a lens on the global south, presented by the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona.
On July 5, 2020, 60 Minutes re-aired the story of architecture alumnus and former CED lecturer, Chris Downey— whose career in architecture did anything but halt despite the loss of his sight from a 2008 brain tumor surgery.
"What's Wrong With: The Podcast" sits down with Dean Chakrabarti for an all-encompassing Q&A about Chakrabarti's non-linear career, sustainable design, advice to future architects, and more.
In a recent NYT opinion piece, VIshaan Chakrabarti and his practice, PAU, reimagine the streets of Manhattan and possibly all of America. One of the biggest changes in PAU's proposal for the most densely populated borough: a ban of private automobiles.
In this time of growing anxiety and uncertainty, on behalf of CED, we want to let our international students and scholars know that you are valued members of our community.
Karen Chapple, Director of UDP and Chair and Professor of the Department of City & Regional Planning, discusses how her team is mapping out how cities are becoming more exclusionary
Catch up with the newest member of the Architecture faculty as he discusses his professional practice, teaching, and his appeal to CED in a Q&A.
Karen Chapple, professor and chair of city and regional planning, will lead an interdisciplinary project to track housing evictions during and after the outbreak in an effort to better understand housing precarity and to inform public policy regarding U.S
The Ghost Ship tragedy has raised concerns about Oakland’s industrial and warehouse DIY spaces, which are unique and affordable live-work spaces belonging to the community’s artists, makers, and other producers of culture.
Gary has taught generations of architects and engineers in structural design while maintaining his practice, Integrated Structures, Inc.
As a teacher and researcher, Ubbelohde has always been at the cutting edge of building performance and sustainable design. Her retirement is effective July 1, 2020.
When Rojas took over the reigns in early June, the company celebrated its the first-ever Latina to Latina leadership transition. Dr. Carmen Rojas is the youngest and only Latina President of a nationally endowed foundation in the United States.
Mozingo, Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, will return to the College of Environmental Design this July as the department chair. In her more than 25 year tenure teaching at CED, this will be her second time serving as chair.
Meet one of CED's newest faces!
Welcome to a new DCRP Faculty!
On the need to do more at CED to confront racism.
Antiracism at DCRP
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Welcome to a New DCRP Faculty: Sai Balakrishnan
Welcome to a New DCRP Faculty: Zachary Lamb
Joe Krovoza will bring life-long passions for community planning, sustainability and public education to CED and is thrilled to have the opportunity to increase the impact of CED’s mission in partnership with college faculty and Dean Chakrabarti.
Three CED architecture graduate students, Pitchayut Kingkaew, Qihui Bao, and Shuang Yan, claimed one of the ten winning projects with their proposed renovation of the San Francisco State University, Romberg, Tiburon campus.
The biennial prize is a unique collaboration between the Diversity Platforms Committee of the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley and Places.
DCRP Professors Daniel Rodriguez and Daniel Chatman are members of a research project collecting mobile phone data to compare pre and post COVID household activity patterns amongst varying demographics.
Read Carol Galante's letter to the New York Times. Galante, CED alumna and professor and faculty director of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation, talks about the importance and benefit of loosening restrictive zoning for the future post-pandemic U.S.
In early May, CED Students from multiple departments claimed first place in the James R. Boyce Housing Studio Challenge. Their project centered on new housing in Sacramento as the competition aimed to bring affordable housing to state-owned land.
We invite you to watch your commencement speech from Professor Walter J. Hood; read a message from Dean Renee Chow; read special essays prepared by your classmates; download the student showcase CIRCUS pdf; and browse through profiles submitted by your pe
Read about the "mind-blowing" model of UC Berkeley and other heartfelt tributes such as the CED Yearbook. The CED Yearbook includes speeches, student essays and CED’s annual CIRCUS showcase of exemplary student work.
Do received first place in Columbia University's third annual Avery Review Essay Prize for her essay, The Language of Efficiency: A Misreading of the Industrial Era. Do is in the final year of CED’s Master of Architecture Program.
CED Alumna, Vivanco died in her home after a year-long battle with cancer. Vivanco's passionate advocacy for the Latin American community led her work as an architect and founding member and principal of A + D Architects.
Ettore Santi and Thomas Oommen, Architecture Ph.D. candidates, were awarded a 2020 Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF), funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of the Social Sciences Research Council (SSRC).
Donated by CED Professor Emeritus Daniel Solomon (M.Arch 1966), FAIA, and filmmaker, Shirley Sun, the pledge will provide seminars and studios connected with the idea of Social Housing-- designs that embrace and embody their local history and community.
Coinciding with Lifchez’s 50th anniversary of teaching at UC Berkeley, the endowed Professor of Practice in Universal Design will honor Professor Lifchez’ legacy and life’s work by elevating the importance of incorporating accessibility and disability jus
Participants can now engage in CED's Summer Programs from anywhere. Program directors will confirm details of the virtual curricula in the coming weeks. Applications accepted at cedberkeley.slideroom.com. No prior design experience is necessary to apply.
The competition invites students to respond to a real-world housing problem and propose their ideas for addressing social, economic, environmental, design, financial, and construction issues. This year, three CED students were on the Berkeley team.
While all classes on campus have gone virtual, Wurster Hall staff have kept busy working together to help others. Projects have included the production of respirators and face masks as well as delivering food to those in need.
CED Graduate students Tina Piracci and Dylan Arceneaux teamed up with other UC Berkeley students to create "C19 Bayshield", an initiative to 3D print PPE parts.
Do you have a project that could use the help of a talented MRED+D student? Sign your organization up here to connect with CED students or volunteer to be a mentor!
Judith E. Innes, Professor Emerita of City and Regional Planning, died of lymphoma at her home in Davis, CA on Tuesday, April 14. Throughout her time at Berkeley, Innes was a highly-respected teacher, colleague, and mentor.
Join us in remembering the life and legacy of William "Bill" Menking: cofounder of "The Architect's Newspaper", the singular architectural newspaper in the US. Menking graduated from UC Berkeley in 1973.
Image by Jiwan kim. Congratulations CED Class of 2020! This yearbook is for you — an encapsulation of and tribute to your hard work and accomplishments at CED!
The EDA received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Collections and Reference Resources Grant to organize, preserve, and make accessible materials generated by architect Cathy Simon and urban designer Karen Alschuler of the firm SMWM
Feel free to apply for Internship and Capstone Opportunities!
In light of the 150th anniversary honoring the first admittance of women, UC Berkeley and the CED honor Julia Morgan, a prolific architect who worked on over 700 admissions- 100 of which were designed and constructed specifically for women.
Narula, a senior in CED's Sustainable Environmental Design program, recently represented CED at the Forbes Under 30 Scholars Program and as a visiting researcher at Harvard Graduate School of Design.
The College of Environmental Design is pleased to announce the 2020-2021 John K. Branner Traveling Fellowship, Harold Stump Memorial Traveling Fellowship, and Andrew Beckerman Travel Fellowship winner.
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is excited to release the 27th volume of Connections: The EERI Oral History Series, featuring Professor of Architecture Mary Comerio (M.EERI,1988).
UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation has employed Ben Metcalf as their new managing director. Previously, Metcalf served as the director of the California Division of Housing and Group Improvement.
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning and Urban Design Kristina Hill was announced as a presenter for the 2020 ASLA Central States Conference in Omaha that will be taking place April 22-24, 2020. The conference will focus
CED faculty and celebrated landscape architect, Walter Hood will address the Class of 2020 at the College's Commencement Ceremony on May 17, 2020 at 7 PM. Hood is the founder of Hood Design Studio and a recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Grant.
Interested in developing the UC Berkeley's sustainability? Apply to Berkeley's Green Initiative Fund to sponsor your green project; applications due by Friday, March 20th, 2020.
DCRP Associate Professor Carolina Reid weighs in on the housing crisis in California. "We are not going to solve the homelessness crisis if what people are expecting is that cities are going to build affordable housing for every one of those individuals."
Take an active role in envisioning the future of environmental design and add design to your portfolio this summer through one of three CED programs. The college offers options for individuals of all talent, experience, and age group.
Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning Marta Gonzalez shares "Urban Computing for Planning Energy Efficient and Healthier Cities" at the NASA Berkeley Aviation Data Science Seminar, which uses data to classify how humans interact with environment
Michael Mendez (Ph.D City & Regional Planning '15) has published his book about the role Latinx and other communities of color are leading on climate change.
Yifeng Wang (MArch '21) and his team won the "Best in Tools" prize at the MIT Reality Hack. The team developed "TalkAI," which assists speakers to understand and predict the effectiveness of their speech through AI-driven techniques and AR-enabled tools.
Safia Dziri (MArch '21), Megan Stenftenagel (MArch '19), Matt Turlock (MArch '19), & Emiel Cockx (MArch '21) announced as winners of Laka Competition. They propose a project that preserves urban fabrics at risk of flooding while expanding existing spaces.
“The state of California is at the beginning of the process of doing real housing legislation. We’re going to have to get smarter.” Chair and Professor of City & Regional Planning Karen Chapple shares her thoughts on California's housing crisis and ADUs.
On January 29, 2020, Karen Kensek, a graduate of CED's Master's of Architecture and former faculty, was named a "Distinguished Professor" by the ACSA. The honor recognizes individuals who continually inspire and motivate the next generation of architects.
Kriken was an Adjunct Professor of Urban Designer at the CED. Recognized across the Bay and the globe, join us in celebrating the accomplished architect's life and legacy.
Gray Area announces its first large-scale immersive exhibition, The End Of You You can find the work of CED Alums — Kevin Bernard Moultrie Daye (M. Arch '18), Brenda (Bz) Zhang (M. Arch '19), and Celeste Martore (B.A. '17) — and other artists Feb 7-Mar 1
Sben Korsh (M.S. Arch '16) released an audio documentary with the Canadian Centre for Architecture that explores landscape architecture, climate change, finance, and the role of designers in the making of the Anthropocene
Associate Professor of the Department of City & Regional Planning Karen Trapenberg Frick talks about the difficulties of building mega-projects in the Bay Area