UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design

Coordinates: 37°52′13.98″N 122°15′17.58″W / 37.8705500°N 122.2548833°W / 37.8705500; -122.2548833

University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design
Type Public Professional School
Established 1959 (1894)[1]
Dean Jennifer Wolch
Academic staff
 100[2]
Students 944
Undergraduates 653
Postgraduates 291
Location Berkeley, California, U.S.
Website www.ced.berkeley.edu

The College of Environmental Design, also known as the Berkeley CED, or simply CED, is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley. The school is located in Wurster Hall on the southeast corner of the main UC Berkeley campus. It is composed of three departments:

The CED is consistently ranked as one of the most prestigious design schools in the U.S. and the world. The Graduate Program in Architecture is currently ranked No. 4 in the world[3] through QS_World_University_Rankings subject rankings. The Architecture program has also been recognized as the top public program by the journal 'DesignIntelligence' and is currently ranked No. 6 in the United States.[4] The Urban Planning program is currently ranked No. 2[5] by Planetizen.

History

Wurster Hall

The School of Architecture at Berkeley was developed by John Galen Howard in 1894 followed by the School of Landscape Architecture which began instruction in 1913 and City Planning in 1948. In order to encourage an atmosphere of interdisciplinary study, the three schools were brought under one roof and the College of Environmental Design was founded in 1959 by, William Wurster, T.J Kent, Catherine Bauer, and Vernon DeMars. Originally, the school was located in North Gate Hall. Wurster Hall, the building which currently houses the college was built 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.[6] 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.

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' high 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]

Alumni and faculty

Graduates

Current faculty

Former faculty

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The CED traces its history back to architecture instruction by Bernard Maybeck in 1894.
  2. ↑ See The Annual Report PDF for figures
  3. ↑ http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2015/architecture#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search=
  4. ↑ "DesignIntelligence Rankings".
  5. ↑ "The Top Schools For Urban Planners".
  6. ↑ ACSA Architecture Education brief: https://www.acsa-arch.org/students/education.aspx
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