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CED honored four distinguished alumni at this years's Commencement: Joseph O. Wong, Miriam Chion, Clark H. Wilson, and ZHU Pei.

Claude Stoller (1921–2023) joined the newly formed College of Environmental Design in 1957 at the invitation of founding dean William W. Wurster and he remained on the faculty until his retirement in 1991. In his teaching and his architectural practice, Stoller stressed energy-efficient design and social issues such as housing.

City & Regional Planning students worked with the City of Napa to explore ways to expand access to the Napa River. Read about the project and view the final presentation on the Napa RiverLine website.

CED's interdisciplinary Boyce Housing Studio proposes strategies for newly identified housing element sites in Menlo Park and Piedmont.

CED professor Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, of Emerging Objects, receive the 2023 Jeff Harnar Social & Environmental Justice award for their project Casa Covid, which combines 3D printing with Indigenous building methods and materials.