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23 January 2008 | CED e-news

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OPEN HOUSE - OLLI winter session begins January 28

January 22 | 10 a.m. | Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) brings together a community of older adults who are eager to explore a renaissance of ideas and connect to the intellectual and cultural excellence of UC Berkeley. OLLI @Berkeley’s winter session (January 28 – March 15, 2008) will cover such topics as Bay Area environmentalism, the biosciences, scientific theories about parallel universes, social movements, Shakespearean insights into today’s politics, energy politics, and singing. Courses are taught by renowned Berkeley faculty members and other local experts.
The Open House for the winter session will be on January 22. The doors will open at 9:30 a.m., and the program will begin at 10 a.m. RSVP at (510) 642-9934 or berkeley_olli@berkeley.edu. Visit olli.berkeley.edu for course details and registration.

SPECIAL EVENT - CED Dean Search Town Hall Meeting

January 30 | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | 112 Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley

The search is on for a new College of Environmental Design dean, and the committee in charge of selecting current dean Harrison S. Fraker Jr.'s successor wants to hear your thoughts and concerns about the criteria for selecting the new dean. This is not intended to be a debate about past issues, but a friendly discussion about your vision of the ideal dean to lead CED into the future.
If you are unable to attend the meeting or prefer to express yourself in writing, please send an e-mail with your ideas to lpart@berkeley.edu. The committee also welcomes nominations for the new dean until February 15. Nominations should be sent to ced_dean_search@berkeley.edu.

LAEP LECTURE SERIES - Kenneth Helphand, Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime

February 4 . | . 7-8:30 p.m. . | .112 Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley

Kenneth I. Helphand is a graduate of Brandeis University and Harvard's GSD. He has taught courses in landscape history, theory and design at the University of Oregon since 1974 and is the recipient of distinguished teaching awards from the University of Oregon and the CELA. Kenneth served as editor of Landscape Journal from 1994-2002 and is the author of many award-winning books. He is a recipient of the Bradford Williams Medal and a Graham Foundation Grant and is a Senior Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks and an Honorary Member of the Israel Association of Landscape Architects.
This lecture is part of the Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Spring 2008 Lecture Series. For more information, visit the CED Web site.

ARCH LECTURE SERIES - Greg Lynn, Giant Robot Architecture

February 4 . | . 7:30-9 p.m. . | .Kroeber Hall (room TBA), UC Berkeley

Greg Lynn is an architect in Los Angeles and a professor at UCLA. His Web site says he has defined how architects use computers as a design medium. He has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Innovators for the Next Century.
This lecture is part of the Architecture Spring 2008 Lecture Series. It is co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for New Media. For more information, visit the CED Web site.

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.

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. Raveevarn Choksombatchai, Associate Professor of Architecture teaches studio and seminar courses on the theory and practice of design. In January 2005, Raveevarn re-invented a new independent practice. Veev, based in San Francisco, which focuses on contemporary issues and discourse through experimentation with the performative possibilities of materials and the incorporation of elements from various types of media. This event is free for AIA NY members and UC Berkeley alumni; it is $20 for non-members. To RSVP, visit aiany.org.

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CITY OF THE FUTURE: Envisioning the San Francisco of 2108 by John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 January 2008 CED associate architecture professor Lisa Iwamoto and Craig Scott, her partner at IwamotoScott Architecture, won $10,000 and beat out eight other teams in City of the Future, a competition to envision how San Francisco should look 100 years from now. The duo's design includes tunnels dug by robots, towers that grow algae and geothermal steam baths "sprout(ing) atop Twin Peaks." The contest, sponsored by the History Channel, names one winner each from San Francisco, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.; the top three teams will go head to head in February in an online public voting contest to name the national winner.
Envisioning the San Francisco of 2108 by John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 January 2008 This story previews the City of the Future competition, in which eight architecture teams competed for a $10,000 cash prize and a chance to propose how San Francisco should look 100 years from now. CED associate architecture professor Lisa Iwamoto and her firm partner won the competition. CED associate architecture professor Mark S. Anderson also competed, as did CED alum Peter Pfau, B.Arch. '80.
Meeting of the Minds Redux by Jade Chang, Metropolis magazine, 16 January 2008 CED Dean Harrison S. Fraker, Jr. is mentioned in this story on last fall's Meeting of the Minds Conference in Oakland, which brought together urban planners and transportation innovators to discuss smart cities and smart transportation in the context of the 21st century. Fraker's whole-systems design approach is currently being used in China.
Why Treasure Island is the Super-Green City of the Future by Logan Ward, Popular Mechanics magazine, January 2008 issue CED Dean Harrison S. Fraker, Jr. is quoted in this story on Treasure Island, sustainable design and CED students' plans for a future urban community near Qingdao, China.

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COMPANY: Pfeiffer Partners, pfeifferpartners.com Pfeiffer Partners is a national architectural, interiors and planning firm that specializes in cultural and educational projects for both public and private-sector clients. Current projects include performing arts centers, libraries, museums, religious spaces and higher-education buildings. The firm offers competitive salaries and benefit programs. JOB TITLE: currently seeking candidates to fill senior, intermediate and intern-level positions LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA REQUIREMENTS: The ideal candidates will be creative and self-motivated professionals committed to achieving design excellence. Successful candidates will be involved in all phases of work from programming, planning, and schematic design through construction administration. The firm strives to provide excellent opportunities for individuals to excel in a dynamic collaborative environment where personal growth is encouraged. Candidates must have a passion for design, have excellent interpersonal abilities, have strong organizational skills, and enjoy working in a team-oriented studio environment. Knowledge and interest in BIM is encouraged. CONTACT: All inquiries are kept strictly confidential. E-mail cover letter, resume and work samples to resumes@pfeifferpartners.com.
COMPANY: Union of Concerned Scientists, ucsusa.org JOB TITLE: California Climate Campaign Director - Under the direction of the Climate Program Director, and in close coordination with relevant Program, California and Federal Climate Campaign staff, develop, lead, and manage UCS efforts to advance climate policy in California and the western region. LOCATION: Berkeley, CA REQUIREMENTS: The Union of Concerned Scientists, a leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world, seeks a dynamic leader with high-level knowledge of climate change policy, politics, science and economics; strong ability to understand the role of technical analyses and advocacy in shaping public opinion and policy debates; excellent public and media relations capabilities; a demonstrated ability to work and interact effectively in teams; exceptional oral and written communication skills; and the leadership ability needed to effectively manage an action-oriented campaign and multidisciplinary team. Work requires a strong background in climate change policy and/or research, at least five years of progressively responsible related experience, including communicating climate policy and/or science to non-specialists and leveraging scientific and technical expertise to support economy-wide and sectoral climate policies. Supervisory and/or team leadership experience along with budget and project management experience is essential. CONTACT: For a complete job description, contact Eric Misbach at emisbach@ucsusa.org. To submit an application, forward cover letter, resume and salary history to cajobs@ucsusa.org and include “CA Climate Campaign Director” in the subject line. E-mail application by Word documents only.

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