News
Oct 30, 2023
Danielle Rivera’s work on low-income communities’ recovery after disasters honored by JAPA
Rivera’s prize-winning article argues that engaging local histories of racism and prejudice in Texas’s Río Grande Valley is key to redressing post-disaster inequities.
Oct 30, 2023
New gift to CED supports innovation in housing and urban design
We are pleased to announce a $1M gift from Joseph O. Wong, FAIA (BA Architecture 1972, MArch 1974) and Dr. Vivian Lim to strengthen CED’s work in the areas of housing and urban design.
Oct 27, 2023
Walter Hood receives 2023 WSJ. Magazine Innovator Award
Professor Walter Hood, chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, receives the 2023 WSJ. Magazine Innovator Award for Design. Innovator awards honor creators whose originality has led to meaningful change and offers inspiration to others.
Oct 25, 2023
The chair everyone wants to sit in: Competition call for entries
We invite CED students to enter the Environmental Design Archives’ chair competition, Form Follows, for a chance to have your design fabricated and then installed in the library.
Oct 17, 2023
Researchers pilot a low-energy cooling solution for office buildings
Senior author Stefano Schiavon, professor of architecture and researcher at the Center for the Built Environment, says that this pilot program for hybrid cooling in Singapore exceeded his expectations.