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Ronald Rael earthen architetcure desert X
Jun 23, 2025

Ronald Rael on why earthen architecture is the future

In this 101 in 101 video, Professor of Architecture Ronald Rael gives a primer on earthen architecture and explains why our future homes could be made using the soil beneath our feet. Soil is a material so compelling that it has long been a central pillar of Rael’s work and teaching.
Richard Hindle
Jun 9, 2025

Richard Hindle steps in as interim chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning

Associate Professor Richard Hindle, whose research and teaching center on the histories and future of landscape technology with an emphasis on the design of living systems, will begin his term as interim chair this summer.
Raveevarn Choksombatchai
Jun 9, 2025

Professor of Architecture Raveevarn Choksombatchai to retire from UC Berkeley

Professor of Architecture Raveevarn Choksombatchai is retiring from the university after 30 years of teaching in the College of Environmental Design. Founder and principal of VeeV Design, Raveevarn will continue to pursue her creative practice after retiring from teaching.
Portland street scene
Jun 5, 2025

Terner Center finds Portland, Seattle among metro areas building housing in walkable neighborhoods

A new report from the Terner Center for Housing Innovation finds that some metro areas have outperformed national trends in building housing in walkable neighborhoods. Understanding what these cities have done may help others make similar progress.
Mango Commons rendering
Jun 2, 2025

Berkeley student teams place first and second in national affordable housing competition

For the first time, Berkeley teams came out on top in the 2025 Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition. The theme for this year’s competition, which received entries from schools across the country, was “designing for disasters.”
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