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Bauer Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley

The College of Environmental Design, also known as CED, is one of 15 schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley. The college is housed in Bauer Wurster Hall at the southeast corner of the main UC Berkeley campus. It is composed of four departments: the Department of Architecture, the Department of City & Regional Planning, the Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, and the Institute of Urban & Regional Development.

History

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The College of Environmental Design was founded in 1959, when Dean William W. Wurster brought together four existing campus units to create a multidisciplinary approach to the built environment: the School of Architecture (founded 1903 by John Galen Howard), the School of Landscape Architecture (founded 1913 by John William Gregg), the Department of City Planning (founded 1948), and the Department of Decorative Arts. Wurster Hall, designed by CED faculty Joseph Esherick, Vernon DeMars, and Donald Olsen to house the new college, opened in 1964; the building was renamed Bauer Wurster Hall in 2020 after archival documentation came to light revealing that the building name was intended to recognize both William W. Wurster and Catherine Bauer Wurster, associate dean of the college, for their contributions to the founding of CED.[1]

One of 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.[2] 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.[3][4]

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20 People's Park (1969)
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19 California Memorial Stadium (1923)
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18 School of Law (Boalt Hall, 1951)
18 School of Law (Boalt Hall, 1951)
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13 Haas Pavilion (1933)
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12 Haas School of Business (1995)
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11 Sather Tower (1914)
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10 South Hall (1873)
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9 Doe Memorial Library (1917)
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6 Hearst Greek Theatre (1903)
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5 Hearst Memorial Mining Building (1907)
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4 Evans Hall (1971)
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3 Founders' Rock (1860)
3 Founders' Rock (1860)
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1 University House (1911)
1 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)

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[5]
  • 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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Deans of the College of Environmental Design[6]

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Notable alumni

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Former faculty

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Affiliated Research Centers

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References

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Notes
Citations
  1. ^ "History of the College of Environmental Design - UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design". 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  2. ^ "Architectural Education". ACSA. Archived from the original on July 22, 2007.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "About Us". Center for the Built Environment. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  5. ^ "Master of Urban Design". 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ "History of the College of Environmental Design - UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design". 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
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