News
May 4, 2020
Professor Emeritus Raymond Lifchez Makes $2.5 Million Gift to CED for Professor of Universal Design
Coinciding with Lifchez’s 50th anniversary of teaching at UC Berkeley, the endowed Professor of Practice in Universal Design will honor Professor Lifchez’ legacy and life’s work by elevating the importance of incorporating accessibility and disability jus
Jan 2, 2020
Ronald Rael receives Fleishhacker Foundations Eureka Fellowship
Ronald Rael, Acting Chair and Professor of Architecture, was awarded a $30,000 Eureka Fellowship by the Fleishhacker Foundation. Given to Bay Area artists, the Fellowship funds the future work of artists by “supporting more uninterrupted creative time.”
Nov 26, 2019
CED student spotlight: Brenna Castro Carlson (MLA 2020) researches urban city sustainability amid climate change
“For an urban ecology project, the need to observe the site during different times of year is a given, and your support eases the financial burden of this research.” Carlson will use her 2019 Excellence in Landscape Design Award to support her project.
Jul 8, 2019
EDA utilizes NEH Grant to celebrate Professor Walter Hood’s work
The Environmental Design Archives is preserving the projects and designs of former chair of Landscape Architecture, Walter Hood for future generations of scholars interested in the impact of Hood’s design on the environment.
May 15, 2019
Iryna Dronova awarded California Delta Stewardship Council Grant for wetland restoration
Iryna Dronova was part of a multi-institutional research team that was awarded a major grant from California’s Delta Stewardship Council last month