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University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design
Bauer Wurster Hall
TypePublic professional school
Established1959 (1894)[a]
DeanRenee Y. Chow[2]
Academic staff
100[3]
Students1107
Undergraduates641
Postgraduates466
Location
Berkeley, California
,
U.S.

37°52′13.98″N 122°15′17.58″W / 37.8705500°N 122.2548833°W / 37.8705500; -122.2548833
Websiteced.berkeley.edu

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 three departments: the Department of Architecture, the Department of City and Regional Planning, and the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning.

History

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

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

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  • Bachelor of Arts, Architecture
  • Bachelor of Arts, Landscape Architecture
  • Bachelor of Arts, Sustainable Environmental Design
  • Bachelor of Arts, Urban Studies

Graduate programs

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  • Master of Architecture
  • Master of Design
  • Master of Urban Design[10]
  • Master of City Planning
  • Master of Landscape Architecture
  • Master of Real Estate Development and Design
  • Master of Science, Architecture
  • Master of Advanced Architectural Design
  • Ph.D., Architecture
  • Ph.D., City and Regional Planning
  • Ph.D., Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

Alumni and faculty

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Notable alumni

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Former faculty

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See also

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References

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Notes
  1. ^ The CED traces its history back to architecture instruction by Bernard Maybeck in 1894.[1]
Citations
  1. ^ a b "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".
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