
News + Events
Jun 27, 2025
Bay Area Community Air Quality Map protects students, families in polluted Bay Area communities
Kristina Hill, Institute of Urban & Regional Design Research Director and associate professor, alongside five Bay Area environmental justice organizations launches the Bay Area Community Air Quality Map, a new tool designed to provide real-time estimates of air quality across the Bay Area for students and their families.
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.
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.
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.
Upcoming Events

Out of the Wild and Into the Garden | Environmental Design Archives Exhibition
Thu | May 1, 2025 – Mon | Sep 1, 2025
Environmental Design Library, 210 Bauer Wurster Hall