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Students who graduate from Berkeley’s Master of Urban Design program take the lessons they learned in California and apply them in other parts of the country — and the world — that are also seeking sustainable forms of human-centered urban development.

The College of Environmental Design announces $10.8 million gift from alum Jon Stryker to extend social justice fellowships.

Research projects involving faculty from the Departments of City & Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning received seed grants from a new program sponsored by UC Berkeley’s Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.

The National Building Museum selected LAEP Chair Walter Hood for the prestigious prize, noting that his “illustrious career embodies the affirmative spirit of Vincent Scully’s perspective; that of melding art, history, landscape, and urbanism.”

Ben Metcalf, managing director of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation, reports his findings from a research trip to Rome as a recipient of CED’s Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. The fellowship is made possible by Professor Emeritus of Architecture Daniel Solomon and Robert Davis, founder of Seaside, Florida.