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Alum Ramon Ramirez (BA Architecture 1993, MArch 1997), who taught and practiced architecture for two decades, has turned to painting full-time. His paintings have traveled nationally and represent the architecture of Los Angeles — bridging Chicanx identity, urban form, and the poetic urgency of place.

UC Berkeley alums Lou Tamiye (MArch 2019) and Cooper Rogers (MArch 2019) designed and opened Good Hot, a collection of five outdoor saunas nestled in a semi-industrial corner of Richmond. The site supports a deconstructed bathhouse, an unfolding series of saunas, changing cabins, and more.

Drawing on research developed by Paul Mayencourt’s team at the UC Berkeley Wood Lab, Mad River Mass Timber has emerged as California’s first producer of dowel-laminated mass timber, which has the potential to improve forest health, mitigate wildfire risk, and accelerate the production of affordable housing — while also contributing toward the long-term goal of decarbonizing the environment.

Clare Cooper Marcus was known for pioneering work translating empirical research on user behavior into practical design recommendations for architects, landscape architects, and city planners.

“How do perceptions of public space and land impact the disciplines of landscape architecture and environmental planning?” That is the central issue of Public Land, Public Space, Public Discourse, a semester-long lecture series presented by UC Berkeley’s Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning that aims to spark critical thinking about public realms. The series is anchored by two keynote events: a conversation between renowned landscape designers Walter Hood and Laurie Olin, paired with a screening of a new film portrait of Olin, and a lecture by acclaimed writer Rebecca Solnit.