News
Jun 6, 2020
Zachary Lamb joins CED as Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Adaptive Urban Transformation
Welcome to new City & Regional Planning faculty Zachary Lamb, whose research focuses on the role of urban planning and design in shaping uneven vulnerability and resilience in the face of climate change.
May 22, 2020
Applications Are Open for the 2020 Arcus/Places Prize
The biennial prize is a unique collaboration between the Diversity Platforms Committee of the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley and Places.
May 19, 2020
Berkeley grads win big with proposal to bring affordable housing to Sacramento Armory
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.
May 6, 2020
A $1 million dollar pledge will make possible a focus on social housing in the Department of Architecture at UC Berkeley
Donated by CED Professor Emeritus Daniel Solomon (M.Arch ’66), 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.
May 4, 2020
Professor Emeritus Raymond Lifchez Makes $2.5 Million Gift to CED for Professor of Universal Design
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