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Creston House / Mork-Ulnes Architects

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mork-Ulnes Architects has just completed a restoration of a Roger Lee-designed home in the Berkeley Hills, honoring its mid-century roots while thoughtfully updating the space for modern living.

Berkeley Master of Urban Design Students Engage Local Communities to Imagine the California of the Future

Rene Submissions — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 06:45:00 +0000

Fifteen UC Berkeley Master of Urban Design students watched as farmers, small business owners, government agency officials, representatives from Indigenous tribes, and interested citizens filed into the exhibition hall in the John Steinbeck Center. For months, the students had been developing ideas for dynamic agritourism in California's Salinas Valley. But they never expected so many people to show up to listen to their presentations.

Berkeley Chess School / Rangr Studio

Valeria Silva — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Berkeley Chess School was founded in 1981 as an after-school program. It has grown today to teach 7,000 children a year in the Bay Area and has produced an unmatched three grandmasters. The founder's primary goal, however, has always been to empower children by teaching them chess, a predictor of future success in STEM subjects.

Buena Vista House / Rangr Studio

Paula Pintos — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Following the firm's design philosophy of finding design solutions between landscape, climate, and client needs, Rangr Studio’s second house in the Berkeley Hills, Buena Vista House, followed the same design strategies as its first: to take advantage of the sunny yet chilly microclimate to maximize solar heat gain, and to provide direct cross-ventilation to allow the dry air to cool the trapped heat — creating living spaces that are open to the outside air throughout the year.

The Curb Cut Effect: How Accessible Architecture is Benefiting Everybody

Maria-Cristina Florian — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:00:00 +0000

The fabric of our cities is shaped by millions of small decisions and adaptations, many of which have become integral to our experience. Nowadays taken for granted, some of these elements were revolutionary at the time of their implementation. One such element is the curb cut, the small ramp grading down the sidewalk to connect it to the adjoining street, allowing wheelchair users and people with motor disabilities to easily move onto and off the sidewalk. This seemingly small adaptation has proven to be unexpectedly useful for a wider range of people, including parents with strollers, cyclists, delivery workers, etc. Consequently, it lends its name to a wider phenomenon, the “curb cut effect”, where accommodations and improvements made for a minority end up benefiting a much larger population in expected and unexpected ways.

QS World Rankings Selects Best Universities to Study Architecture in 2023

Christele Harrouk — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 04:30:00 +0000

QS- Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings just announced the 2023 top universities to study Architecture and the Built Environment. The index rates over 1,400 schools and covers a total of 54 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas, based on five indicators "to effectively reflect their performance, taking into account academic reputation, employer reputation, and faculty research".

Are School Rankings a Thing from the Past? 16 Architecture Deans Criticize these Surveys in Official Statement

Christele Harrouk — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 05:30:00 +0000

In a letter published on MIT's School of Architecture and Planning’s website, 16 deans from prominent architecture schools in the U.S, explain their position to stop participating in the annual survey that ranks universities. "Design education is not a popularity contest. Although generally our schools have been highly ranked in past DesignIntelligence reports and benefitted from the attention, we believe that it is time to stop participating", declares the statement signed by scholars, deans, and department chairs of MIT, Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, Yale, Rice, and UCLA, to name a few.

Cities from US and Europe Seek to Ban Fossil Fuels in New Buildings

Maria-Cristina Florian — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:30:00 +0000

Boston is the latest city to announce a city-wide plan that, if passed, would eliminate the use of fossil fuels in new constructions and major renovation projects. This measure expands upon the commitment to enact climate action and make Boston a Green New Deal city. Other US cities like New York, Los Angeles, San Jose, Seattle, and Berkeley have all imposed similar measures in recent years. Seven European cities - Bilbao, Bratislava, Dublin, Munich, Rotterdam, Vienna, and Winterthur - have also developed a project to phase out fossil fuel from urban heating and cooling.

Top Universities for Architecture in 2022, According to QS World Rankings

Christele Harrouk — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:30:00 +0000

The annual QS- Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings has announced the 2022 top universities. Covering 51 different subjects, the index rates universities across the globe according to academic reputation, employer reputation, and research impact. With few changes to the top 10 in the 2022 Architecture/ Built Environment category, MIT remained in the first position, for the third consecutive year, also topping the charts for the general QS World University Rankings.

House of Light / Rangr Studio

Andreas Luco — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 03:00:00 +0000

Located in the Berkeley Hills, on a steep incline facing panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay, the design of this three-level house is guided by seismic constraints, topography, micro-climate, sun path, and the property’s protected oak trees. To address the risks of earthquakes and landslides, the house is built on grade beams resting on concrete piles embedded in bedrock, avoiding the complexity and expense of excavation and retaining walls. The design includes the first use of residential seismic damper frames which slow the response of the structure in a seismic event and allow it to withstand the maximum predicted earthquake with minimal damage.

Letter From Berkeley: Campus Planning in an Increasingly Virtual World

Emily B. Marthinsen, John J. Parman, Richard Bender — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 03:30:00 +0000

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

Design Your Summer! UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design is Now Accepting Applications

Rene Submissions — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 04:30:00 +0000

Today's designers have inherited unprecedented global challenges, a legacy which will require radically new ways of fashioning the buildings, places and landscapes that harbor our diverse ways of life. The College of Environmental Design offers several introductory and advanced programs for those interested in confronting these challenges in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture and environmental planning, urban design, and sustainable city planning. Please visit Berkeley's Summer Programs website to view images of student work and learn more about the CED Summer experience.

Berkeley Way Academic Office Building / WRNS Studio

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:00:00 +0000

As increasing enrollment, fiscal constraints, and decades of underinvestment challenge public universities across California, the University of California, Berkeley models cost-effective, high-quality design by employing a private developer mindset. Berkeley Way West is a new hybrid academic and speculative office building located in the dense, bustling heart of Berkeley. The new building houses the University’s Psychology, Global Health, and Education departments, as well as numerous private companies, including Microsoft. By leasing space to private tenants, the University meets current space demands, supports revenue goals, and anticipates future growth. Berkeley Way West will eventually be occupied entirely by UC Berkeley.

Design Your Summer! UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design is Now Accepting Applications

Sponsored Post — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 02:30:00 +0000

Today’s designers have inherited unprecedented global challenges. This legacy will require radically new ways to fashion the buildings, places and landscapes that harbor our diverse ways of life.

Lower Sproul Redevelopment / Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners

Rayen Sagredo — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000

The Lower Sproul Redevelopment Project is a student based initiative that called for recasting the existing facilities at Lower Sproul Plaza into a revitalized and state-of-the-art facility combining both new construction and adaptive reuse strategies.

Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation / LMS Architects

Cristobal Rojas — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 18:00:00 +0000

The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation is devoted to introducing design innovation at the center of university life, preparing students to address some of society’s most pressing challenges. The project is a team-based, project-centric educational space and a compelling symbol to the region of the University’s commitment to sustainable innovation.

Berkeley Green Skills Centre / Hewitt Studios

Valentina Villa — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 03:00:00 +0000

Hewitt Studios LLP have recently completed the first phase of the conversion and refurbishment of a former nuclear research and engineering building at Berkeley Centre on the Severn Estuary in the UK.

Urban Ecosystem Design Named Winner of Lion Mountain Park Competition

Alyssa Wu — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 14:00:00 +0000

Berkeley-based TLS Landscape Architecture has won the Lion Mountain Park Design competition in Suzhou, China, corresponding to the Chinese government's new Urban Work Guidelines. The guidelines prioritize ecological and urban development, as well as rejuvenation of local character in public spaces. Lion Mountain Park will be the first large-scale public project to be constructed according to these values, envisioned as the core of a new urban ecosystem complex.