News + Events
Dec 5, 2025
The California Home Insurance Challenge in Eight Charts | Terner Center Report
A newly published Terner Center for Housing Innovation report highlights data and trends in home insurance costs for California homeowners. It finds that insurance challenges are most acute for some of the state’s vulnerable homeowners, including those living in mobile homes or high-risk locations.
Dec 4, 2025
Paul Mayencourt on the energy-saving benefits of solar kilns | Podcast
Paul Mayencourt talks to Climate Break host Ethan Elkind about solar kilns as a low-energy alternative for drying lumber for construction.
Dec 3, 2025
UC Berkeley city planning students pave the way for Oxford Street improvements
The City of Berkeley greenlights a street redesign based on the work of Master of City Planning students’ plan, Oxford for All, continuing the College of Environmental Design’s tradition of making tangible impacts in our community.
Nov 24, 2025
Gift from alum Karen Swett Conway catalyzes exploratory design and teaching at CED
The College of Environmental Design is pleased to announce it has received an innovative gift from alum Karen Swett Conway (BA Architecture 1982) that aims to position CED at the forefront of creative new modes of design practice and teaching. “Giving CED faculty the opportunity to explore new forms of practice is essential for sustaining the quality and rigor of design education and the profession,” says Conway.
Upcoming Events
Modern Vernacular: Asian American Architects and the Built Environment of Postwar Northern California | Exhibition
Wed | Oct 1, 2025 – Sun | Feb 1, 2026
Lifchez / Stronach Exhibition Cases, Environmental Design Library, Bauer Wurster Hall
CED Commencement 2026
Tue | May 19, 2026
9 am – 12 pm
Hearst Greek Theater, 2001 Gayley Road