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12 December 2007 | CED e-news

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College of Environmental Design

Call for entries- EDRA/Places Awards 2008- Deadline is February 7, 2008

The 2008 EDRA/Places Awards, in cooperation with Metropolis magazine, celebrate excellent places and how people inhabit them. Awards recognize superior design, planning, research, and -- new this year -- outstanding books. Jurors will include Dennis Frenchman, MIT professor of urban design and planning; Leanne Rivlin, CUNY professor in the environmental psychology doctoral program; Fritz Steiner, dean of the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture; Susan S. Szenasy, editor in chief of Metropolis; and Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA, principal of Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects. For more information, visit edra.org or places-journal.org.

CED Alumni Board of Directors meeting

February 13 . | . 6-8 p.m. . | . 901A Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley

Mark your calendar! The next CEDAA meeting is Feb. 13. All CED alumni and others interested in the environmental-design profession are welcome to attend to find out how to get involved in the CEDAA. For more information, visit CED online.

Call for abstracts - 2008 IASTE Conference - Deadline is February 15, 2008

The 11th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, part of CED's Center for Environmental Design Research, will be held in Oxford, United Kingdom from December 12 to 18, 2008 on the theme Interrogating Tradition: Epistemologies, Fundamentalisms, Regeneration, and Practices. IASTE is now accepting abstracts. For details on the conference and submission process, visit the IASTE Web site.

CED Berkeley New York Lecture Series - Raveevarn Choksombatchai - Grey Matters

February 21 . | . 6-9 p.m. . | . Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York City

Mark your calendar and join us for this event, part of a series of lectures hosted at the Center for Architecture in downtown New York City, home to the oldest and largest chapter of the American Institute of Architects. For more information, visit CED online.

SPARK AWARDS - Deadline is March 15, 2008

The Spark Awards is a new design competition -- for designers, art directors, architects, design firms, manufacturers, institutions, ad agencies, students and novices -- and individuals and companies are invited to submit entries in graphics, mobility design, product, transportation and architecture, among others. The phase-one deadline is March 15, 2008. For more information, visit Spark Awards.

Right: Spark Awards logo

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KQED's Michael Krasny interviews CED's Karen Chapple, 3 December 2007
Karen Chapple, a DCRP assistant professor, was interviewed by KQED's Michael Krasny on the radio show "Forum." She discussed how high-property values are driving local developers to convert industrial land to housing, retail and office space.

PRAISING GREEN ARCHITECTURE By Crystal Lu, San Jose Mercury News, 2 December 2007
CED's Center for the Built Environment recently named De Anza College's Center for Environmental Studies a recipient of its first-ever Livable Buildings Awards.

DESIGNED WITH CHARACTER by Diana Mahoney, Davis Life Magazine, December 2007
Maria Ogrydziak, mother of Luke Ogrydziak and mother-in-law of Zoe Prillinger, two of CED's fall 2007 Friedman visiting professors of architecture, is profiled for her own architectural accomplishments in Davis, California.

NORTH GATE HISTORY Abridged by Jason Witmer, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, December 2007
A UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism student delves into the history of North Gate Hall, the J-school's building since 1981. The building was the original home to the department of architecture from 1906, when it was built, to 1964, when CED moved into Wurster Hall, its current home.

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COMPANY: Monterey County, co.monterey.ca.us/personnel
JOB TITLE: Planning Managers, Senior Planners, Associate Planners
LOCATION: Monterey County, CA
REQUIREMENTS: The Planning Manager reports to the Assistant Director of Planning and has overall responsibility for the work accomplished within an assigned functional team. The Planning Manager guides the work of assigned staff to ensure the team works within established department policies and in accordance with the department’s interpretation of applicable codes, ordinances, laws, regulations, guidelines, policies, and directives.  A bachelor'sin planning, geography or a related field and three years of increasingly responsible experience in a supervisory or senior role will be necessary to succeed in this role. A master's degree in planning or environmental services is desired. The position pays $73,961 to $100,951 annually. The final filing date is January 5, 2008. 

The Senior Planner is the advanced working level/lead worker in the professional planner series. Under general direction, the senior planner serves as the subject-matter resource specialist to other planners in addition to performing the most complex and controversial projects. A bachelor's degree in planning or a related discipline and approximately three years of experience performing professional planning duties comparable to an Associate Planner position in Monterey County is required. The position pays $5,004 to $6,830 monthly. Applications are accepted on an open, continuous basis.
 
The Associate Planner, under direction, performs a variety of complex land-use planning work within a team of other professional planners. The associate planner performs journey-level professional planning work requiring a thorough knowledge of county planning policies, procedures, and regulations. A bachelor's Degree in planning or a closely related field and two years of experience performing planning duties comparable to an Assistant Planner in Monterey County or four years of experience comparable to an Assistant Planner in Monterey County is required. 
The position pays $4,643 to $6,338 monthly. Applications are accepted on an open, continuous basis.
CONTACT: Apply online at jobs.co.monterey.ca.us/sigma or call (831) 755-5895

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