UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design

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University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design
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Bauer Wurster Hall
Type Public professional school
Established1959 (1894) [a]
Dean Renee Y. Chow [2]
Academic staff
100 [3]
Students1107
Undergraduates 641
Postgraduates 466
Location,
U.S.

37°52′13.98″N122°15′17.58″W / 37.8705500°N 122.2548833°W / 37.8705500; -122.2548833
Website ced.berkeley.edu
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The College of Environmental Design, also known as the Berkeley CED, or simply CED, is one of fifteen schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley. The school is located in Bauer Wurster Hall on the southeast corner of the main UC Berkeley campus. It is composed of five departments: the Department of Architecture, the Department of City and Regional Planning, the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, and the Institute of Urban & Regional Development.

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History

In 1894, Bernard Maybeck was appointed instructor in drawing at the Civil Engineering College of the University of California. A school of architecture did not yet exist. [1] The School of Architecture at Berkeley was developed by John Galen Howard in 1903 followed by the School of Landscape Architecture, established by John William Gregg, which began instruction in 1913 and City Planning in 1948. In order to encourage an atmosphere of interdisciplinary study, the three schools, with the Department of Decorative Arts, were brought under one roof and the College of Environmental Design was founded in 1959 by, William Wurster, T.J Kent, Catherine Bauer Wurster, and Vernon DeMars. Originally, the school was located in North Gate Hall. Bauer Wurster Hall, the building which currently houses the college opened in 1964 and was designed by Joseph Esherick, Vernon DeMars, and Donald Olsen, members of the CED faculty.

One of the CED's early innovations during the 1960s was the development of the "four-plus-two" ("4+2") course of study for architecture students, meaning a four-year non-professional Bachelor of Arts in Architecture degree followed by a two-year professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree. [4] The 4+2 program was meant to address the shortfalls of the traditional 5-year professional Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) program, which many architecture educators felt was too rushed and neglected the undergraduate's intellectual development in favor of a strong emphasis on practical design knowledge. The 4+2 program allowed one to receive a broader education including exposure to the liberal arts as an undergraduate and thus a deeper and more thorough education in architectural design as a graduate student. CED was also an early proponent of design for disability and green architecture, and is home to the Center for the Built Environment. [5] [6]

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Selected locations on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley  
  •  Buildings and venues 
  •  Landmarks 

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University House (1911)
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North Gate Hall (1906) and North Gate (1990)
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Founders' Rock (1860)
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Evans Hall (1971)
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Hearst Memorial Mining Building (1907)
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Hearst Greek Theatre (1903)
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Crescent Lawn (1929) and Springer Plaza (1964)
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Valley Life Sciences Building (1930)
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Doe Memorial Library (1917)
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South Hall (1873)
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Sather Tower (1914)
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Haas School of Business (1995)
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Haas Pavilion (1933)
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Sather Gate (1908)
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Sproul Plaza (1962)
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Hearst Memorial Gymnasium (1927)
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College of Environmental Design (Bauer Wurster Hall, 1964)
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School of Law (Boalt Hall, 1951)
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California Memorial Stadium (1923)
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People's Park (1969)

In 2009–2010, the College of Environmental Design marked its 50th anniversary with a year-long series of events that paid tribute to CED's history and legacy, and engaged the college community in a lively discussion about its future.

In March 2015, the college unveiled a 9-foot-tall (2.7 m) 3D-printed sculpture, entitled "Bloom", which was composed of an iron oxide-free Portland cement powder. This was the first printed structure of its type. [7] [8] [9]

Undergraduate programs

Graduate programs

Alumni and faculty

Notable alumni

Former faculty

See also

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References

Notes
  1. The CED traces its history back to architecture instruction by Bernard Maybeck in 1894. [1]
Citations
  1. 1 2 "Maybeck's First House Was a Design Laboratory". Berkeley Landmarks. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  2. "RENEE Y. CHOW". UC Berkeley Environmental Design.
  3. "Annual Reports". UC Berkeley Environmental Design.
  4. "Architectural Education". ACSA. Archived from the original on July 22, 2007.
  5. Waverly, Lowell; Elizabeth, Byrne; Betsy, Frederick-Rothwell (2009-01-01). Design on the Edge: a Century of Teaching Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, 1903–2003. College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley. ISBN   978-0-9819667-3-1. OCLC   940646191.
  6. "About Us". Center for the Built Environment. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  7. "Researchers at UC Berkeley Create 'Bloom' – First Ever 3-D Printed Cement Structure That Stands 9 Feet Tall". 2015-03-06.
  8. Lofgren, Kristine (June 20, 2016). "UC Berkeley unveils 3D-printed "Bloom" building made of powdered cement".
  9. Fixsen, Anna (March 6, 2015). "First Powder-Based 3D Printed Cement Structure Unveiled".
  10. "Master of Urban Design". 11 December 2021.