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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”