Berkeley: The Latest Architecture and News

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• Architects

  Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners

• Location

  Berkeley, CA 94720, United States

• Category

  University

• Architect in Charge

  Mario Violich

• Partner

  Buzz Yudell

• Design Principal

  Mario Violich

• Interiors

  Stanley Anderson

• Area

  267.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Bruce Damonte, Alan Karchmer

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• Architects

  Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

• Location

  United States, Space Sciences Laboratory at University of California, 7 Gauss Way, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

• Category

  University

• Area

  24000.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Tim Griffith

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• Architects

  Hewitt Studios

• Location

  Berkeley GL13, United Kingdom

• Category

  Industrial Architecture

• Area

  4500.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Paul Younger , Martin Cleveland

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.

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With schools around the country starting back up again, it’s time for the latest edition of DesignIntelligence’s yearly rankings of the Top Architecture Schools in the US for both undergraduate and graduate programs. This year, CEOs, managing partners, and human-resource directors from more than 2,000 firms were asked to list the 10 programs from each category they felt best prepared students for success in the profession of architecture.

This information, along with detailed accounts on the best programs that teach skills in design, computer applications, sustainability and construction methods & materials, factored into the creation of the 2017 rankings. In addition, over 2,785 students were polled on the quality of their program and their plans for post-graduation. The two top schools, Cornell for undergraduates and Harvard for graduates, were once again named the best programs to attend, according to the study.

Read on to see the list of the top 10 undergraduate and graduate programs in the US.

Founded by Harvard and MIT, edX offers more than 800 free, online courses as well as certificates from top universities around the world, including Harvard, MIT and UC Berkeley. The courses cover everything from literature to poetry, medicine, biology, urban planning, engineering, history and architecture.

Taught mostly in English, the courses have different weekly requirements, and generally require participants to be online at designated times of the day. There are also classes offered in other languages like Chinese, French, Spanish and Portuguese. They also offer certificates that can be purchased at the end of the course, costing between $50-$70.

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• Architects

  Diller Scofidio + Renfro

• Location

  2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704

• Category

  Museum

• Area

  83000.0 ft2

• Photographs

  Iwan Baan

DesignIntelligence has released their 2016 rankings of the Best Architecture Schools in the US for both undergraduate and graduate programs. Nearly 1500 professional practice organizations were surveyed this year, as part of the survey's 16th edition, and were asked the following question: “In your firm’s hiring experience in the past five years, which of the following schools are best preparing students for success in the profession?”

This information, along with detailed accounts on the best programs that teach skills in design, communication, sustainability and technology, resulted in the 2016 rankings. The two top schools, Cornell for undergraduates and Harvard for graduates, held their positions as the best programs to attend, according to the study.

Without further ado, the top 10 undergraduate and graduate programs in the US are...

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• Architects

  SmithGroup

• Location

  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA

• Category

  University

• General Contractor

  McCarthy Building Companies

• Area

  39000.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Bruce Damonte

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• Architects

  Baran Studio Architecture

• Location

  Berkeley, United States

• Category

  Houses

• Collaborators

  REO

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Peter Lyons

As construction continues on its new home across from the UC Berkeley campus, the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) is finalizing plans for its first exhibition - Architecture of Life - in this location. The curvilinear structure, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with EHDD as executive architect, fuses old and new, outfitting what was the UC Berkeley printing plant with modern exhibition space, offices, and theaters to make it a focal point in Berkeley's downtown arts district.

More on the $112 million project after the break.

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• Architects

  Anderson Anderson Architecture

• Location

  Berkeley, United States

• Category

  Houses

• Architect in Charge

  Mark Anderson, Peter Anderson

• Design Team

  Anderson, Peter Anderson, Johnson Tang, Yevgeniy Ossipov, Gennifer Muñoz, Yingying Xue, Jia Wu, Chris Campbell

• Project Manager

  Yevgeniy Ossipov

• Area

  3700.0 ft2

• Photographs

  Anthony Vizzari

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• Architects

  Baran Studio Architecture

• Location

  Berkeley, United States

• Category

  Houses

• Development

  Dogtown

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Scott Hargis

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• Architects

  WA Design Inc

• Location

  Berkeley, United States

• Category

  Houses

• Design Team

  David Stark Wilson, Chris Parlette, Frank Eyerly, Tom Peebles, Angela Wong

• Consultants

  SDC (engineering); Artistic (lighting); Meline Engineering (mechanical)

• Landscape Design

  WA design

• Area

  4880.0 ft2

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• Architects

  Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects

• Location

  Berkeley, California, USA

• Category

  University

• Architect

  Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects

• Associate Architect

  Heery International, Inc.

• Project Team

  Merrill Elam (Principal-in-Charge), Mack Scogin (Collaborating Principal), Lloyd Bray (Collaborating Principal), Brian Bell (Project Architect), Tim Harrison (Project Architect), John Trefry, Penn Ruderman, Kevin Gotsch, Juan Du, Ted Paxton, Barnum Tiller, Charlotte Henderson, David Yocum, Jennifer King, Margaret Fletcher, Helen Han

• Landscape Architect

  PGAdesign inc., Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

• Civil Engineers

  Brian Kangas Foulk

• Slate Consultant

  CF Slating

• Shelving Consultant

  Ross McDonald Company

• Security / Telecommunications

  TeeCom Design Group

• Specifications

  Marc Chavez

• General Contractor

  DPR Construction

• Area

  28775.0 m2

• Photographs

  Timothy Hursley

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• Architects

  Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

• Location

  Berkeley BART Station, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

• Category

  Higher Education

• Architect in Charge

  Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

• Photographs

  Tim Griffith