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Emma Lasky, UC Berkeley PhD candidate in landscape architecture and environmental planning, discusses her multidisciplinary research on how climate change-induced groundwater rise presents urgent challenges for public health and environmental policy.

An architect, city planner, and leader in the environmental justice movement, Anthony served on the Department of Architecture faculty in the 1970s. He was the founding director of Urban Habitat, co-founder of the Breakthrough Communities project in Oakland, and former president of the Earth Island Institute.

The College of Environmental Design remembers Professor Emeritus of Architecture Donlyn Lyndon, FAIA, a thoughtful and generous teacher and last surviving member of the original design team of The Sea Ranch. In his work there, as well as in his other projects, writings, and teaching, Lyndon was interested in how buildings interact with a particular site to create and sustain a sense of place, resonant with history, memory, and meaning. 

A report from CED’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation found factory-built housing could cut costs by up to 20% and slash building timelines in half. The findings were presented to the California State Assembly Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation in January.

Master of Landscape Architecture students presented fire-safe designs to residents of the Berkeley Hills, highlighting key strategies for adapting to new regulations without sacrificing aesthetic appeal.