http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Thu, 23 May 2013 18:07:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/21/architecture-student-among-11-us-recipients-of-new-sustainability-fellowship/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/21/architecture-student-among-11-us-recipients-of-new-sustainability-fellowship/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 22:30:00 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34835 By updating and expanding California’s utility-allowance calculator, Berkeley grad student Antony Kim hopes to make sustainable architecture more available to low-cost housing developers. He and his faculty mentor, Galen Cranz, are winners of the first-ever Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship, which encourages the design of sustainable products and processes.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/21/architecture-student-among-11-us-recipients-of-new-sustainability-fellowship/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/07/julia-morgan-celebration/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/07/julia-morgan-celebration/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:03:08 +0000 Steven Finacom http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33386 The work of Julia Morgan, one of the University of California’s most distinguished alumnae, will be showcased during a local architectural tour on Sunday, Nov. 18.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/07/julia-morgan-celebration/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/new-prize-awarded-to-recognize-sustainability-women-in-architecture/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/new-prize-awarded-to-recognize-sustainability-women-in-architecture/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:00:43 +0000 Mary Cocoma http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32848 Deborah Berke, a New York City-based architect known for her design excellence and commitment to architectural innovation, is the first recipient of the College of Environmental Design's inaugural Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/new-prize-awarded-to-recognize-sustainability-women-in-architecture/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/19/professor-leads-national-roundtable-on-integrated-disaster-recovery/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/19/professor-leads-national-roundtable-on-integrated-disaster-recovery/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:00:07 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26034 Northern California experts, including UC Berkeley architecture professor Mary Comerio, are heading up a national roundtable on improving responses after major disasters.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/19/professor-leads-national-roundtable-on-integrated-disaster-recovery/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/19/hong-kong-businessman-honors-father-woo-hon-fai-with-major-gift-to-uc-berkeley/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/19/hong-kong-businessman-honors-father-woo-hon-fai-with-major-gift-to-uc-berkeley/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:55:55 +0000 José Rodríguez http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=22489 David Woo, who began his career in 1967 as an architect working on the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, has chosen to honor his late father, Woo Hon Fai — and to celebrate the now-historic structure — with a major gift to the campus. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/19/hong-kong-businessman-honors-father-woo-hon-fai-with-major-gift-to-uc-berkeley/feed/ 0 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/garden/in-a-san-francisco-home-a-vibrant-live-work-mix-on-location.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Berkeley&st=nyt http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/garden/in-a-san-francisco-home-a-vibrant-live-work-mix-on-location.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Berkeley&st=nyt#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:47:48 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21591 Thai-born designer/artist Raveevarn Choksombatchai replaced a ramshackle San Francisco teardown with a prize-winning urban home. The New York Times' Home & Garden section offers a brief profile and a multimedia tour.]]> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/garden/in-a-san-francisco-home-a-vibrant-live-work-mix-on-location.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Berkeley&st=nyt/feed/ 0 http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/news/2011nov09leslietom http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/news/2011nov09leslietom#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:26:33 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=20675 I School grad student Leslie Tom was recently named one of the American Institute of Architects’ inaugural knowledge scholars. Under that mantle, Tom will use her IT skills to gather, organize and communicate architectural knowledge and best practices from November's AIA “Crafting the Future” conference in Japan.]]> http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/news/2011nov09leslietom/feed/ 0 http://doe100.berkeley.edu/index.html http://doe100.berkeley.edu/index.html#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:03:00 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=15479 Doe Library's centennial celebration is going live, with a new website with images of the library under construction as well as of students and others attending a special event.]]> http://doe100.berkeley.edu/index.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/25/architect-fulbright-nexus-scholar/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/25/architect-fulbright-nexus-scholar/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:57:45 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=10212 María-Paz Gutierrez, a University of California, Berkeley, assistant professor of architecture, has been named to the 2011-2012 Fulbright Regional Network for Applied Research (NEXUS) Scholar Program as part of a 20-member team working to promote best practices in fighting poverty and inequality in the Western Hemisphere. She will be focusing on building a sustainable, affordable housing prototype for deployment in an emergency, especially flooding. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/25/architect-fulbright-nexus-scholar/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/29/border-wall/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/29/border-wall/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:22:13 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=8065 Ronald Rael envisions a wall dotted with multi-purpose installations that include a life-saving water collection site, a treatment plant for toxic wastewater from the New River, a swing, a volleyball court, a solar farm and even a confessional.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/29/border-wall/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/08/02/simmons/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/08/02/simmons/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:18:54 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://dev-newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=1694 Kenneth Harlan Simmons, a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, died of cancer in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 6 at the age of 77. He was known for his work in equal rights, urban planning and community development from San Francisco to Detroit, Harlem and South Africa. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/08/02/simmons/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/06/23/bampfa_architect/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/06/23/bampfa_architect/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:48:41 +0000 Ariane Bicho http://dev-newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=2116 Following a national search, the world renowned New York City-based design firm of Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) has been chosen to design the new Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) at the University of California, Berkeley. The new museum complex is targeted for completion by late 2014. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/06/23/bampfa_architect/feed/ 0