Despite investment in affordable housing, more than 170,000 Californians experience homelessness any given night. Carolina Reid, a CED professor and Terner Center researcher, discusses the structural roots behind that number — and why it’s growing: ced.berkeley.edu/news/understan…

Cross-laminated timber (CLT), an engineered wood product, is just emerging as a building material in the U.S. Read about its potential to revolutionize construction, from supply and material manufacture to design — even the role of the architect: ced.berkeley.edu/news/how-clt-i…

Thamesmead Expansion is a series of proposals for a large, transit-oriented site in London. Students at UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design won a Student Merit Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category of the 2023 Charter Awards. #2023CharterAwards #CNU31 cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design assistant professor Danielle Zoe Rivera urges for climate justice, saying “If you look at who is emitting the most carbon into the atmosphere versus who is on the receiving end of the worst impacts of climate change, there’s no parity.” bit.ly/3N4Ooe9

Berkeley StEP Showcase Day is underway Haas School of Business 💙🐻 10 student teams from across UC Berkeley UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design Berkeley School of Information UC Berkeley Law UC Berkeley MEng are pitching for bragging rights. 💪 Big themes: #Sustainability #AI #FamilyHealth #mentalhealth

Moran has a ton of good research on mobility. See the College of Environmental Design UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design website at ced.berkeley.edu/people/marcel-…

From #StarWars' "Millennium Falcon" to #TheMandalorian's "Razor Crest," U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design fuels groundbreaking special effects in amazing sci-fi shows & movies. bit.ly/3ATFeKj 📷: A. Kitterman/NSF/Star Wars ©/™ Lucasfilm Ltd. #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Congrats to Hannah! UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design

"Saying 'no' to housing is no longer an option in California." California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks inspired us at CED today with her keynote address at the Boyce Housing Studio Symposium. Later on, students presented strategies for building housing in Menlo Park and Piedmont.

Opinion: California has passed more than 100 housing laws since 2016. Are any of them working? latimes.com/opinion/story/…

"California’s housing crisis should indeed serve as a cautionary tale for other states... But the important work of creating a new housing paradigm in California should not be discounted." New op-ed in Los Angeles Times from @dagarciajr & Bill Fulton latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Next week! Join our webinar on the emergency housing voucher program. An expert panel will highlight strategies for public housing authorities to ensure EHVs are being successfully leased up. Register here: ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/emergency…

Just announced! We're now accepting applications for the 2023 Arcus | Places Prize, our collaboration with UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design. #socialjustice #genderstudies #publicscholarship Details here: placesjournal.org/news/applicati…

Applications are live now for 2023 Arcus | Places Prize!

Rising groundwater levels propelled by higher seas are a more imminent and wide-ranging threat to the Bay Area than sea level rise itself, according to a new study from UC Berkeley. trib.al/JFdLmhp

MAP: More Than 5K Toxic Sites Along SF Bay Threatened by Rising Groundwater, @kzhill UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design “It’s like a graveyard. Everything we’ve done in the past is coming up with that groundwater to haunt us in the present.” @kqedscience @kqednews kqed.org/science/198310…

The landscape architect for Charleston’s International African American Museum wanted to show visitors history in a new and provocative way, one that depicts the pain and beauty of perseverance simultaneously. postandcourier.com/news/charlesto…

🚨We’re still accepting proposals for the 2023 Arcus | Places Prize, a collaboration with Places Journal supporting public scholarship on gender, sexuality, and the built-environment. Mid-career and senior scholars can apply through September 15!

'The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis' is now available for free open access download: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monog… Get the print edition at 20% off with code 'READMIT20': penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763333/t… The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social