In this issue:

• UPCOMING EVENTS
• IN THE NEWS
• AWARDS

30 April 2008 | CED e-news

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ARCH LECTURE - Fernando Romero, Translations

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

Join us for an evening with Fernando Romero, who has a M.Arch. from Princeton and is an architect in Mexico City.

SPECIAL EVENT -Leslie E. Robertson, Great Buildings From the Minds of the Architect and the Structural Engineer

May 1 . | . 2:10 - 3 p.m. . | . Sibley Auditorium, UC Berkeley

Leslie E. Robertson, B.S. Civil Engineering '52, will use examples from the past, and illustrate and discuss where the structural engineer has provided a profound impact into the form, aesthetic, and function of important buildings. By integrating the skills of architects and structural engineers, great buildings can be created, both large and small.

SPECIAL EVENT - Places25

May 3 . | . 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. . | . Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley

Join us in celebrating the 25th anniversary of Places journal! This symposium will include presentations, commentary, and plans for the future and is co-sponsored by the College of Environmental Design and Places. Registration is $35 and includes attendance to the symposium, a box lunch, and a one-year introductory subscription to Places. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the event Web site or e-mail designarchives@berkeley.edu.

SPECIAL EVENT - Faces and Places: Gala Celebration in Honor of Professor Donlyn Lyndon

May 3 . | . 5-10 p.m. . | . Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley

Mark your calendar! Donlyn Lyndon, FAIA, CED's Eva Li Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Urban Design, is retiring at the end of the 2007-2008 academic year. Join us in celebrating his career on May 3. This event will include a talk by Donlyn Lyndon, a performance by Gregory Moore, and dinner outside in the Wurster Hall courtyard. The patron sponsor of this event is the ROMA Design Group. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Lawrence Lawler or visit the event Web site.

SPECIAL EVENT - Berkeley Spring House Tour and Reception

May 4 . | . 1-5 p.m. . | . Benvenue and Hillegass avenues, Berkeley

Join the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association on its spring tour of Berkeley's "brown-shingle" neighborhood. Visit more than a dozen houses in Willard Park, most of which were built between 1896 and 1914. Tickets are $35 for general admission and $25 for BAHA members. For more information, visit berkeleyheritage.com.

ON TV - Watch to see if CED professor wins national award!

May 5 . | . On TV

CED associate architecture professor Lisa Iwamoto won the History Channel's City of the Future contest in January for her design of what San Francisco should look like in 100 years. Now, Iwamoto's design is going up against other regional winners from Washington, D.C. and Atlanta to determine which design is the best in the country! People across the country cast their ballots in an online competition to determine the winner. Don't forget to tune in to the season finale of "Cities of the Underworld" on May 5 at 9 p.m. EST to find out who wins!

SPECIAL EVENT - The 4th Annual California Water Symposium

May 10 . | . 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. . | . 112 Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley

This symposium presents results from graduate student research in hydrology applied to environmental restoration and conservation in California. It includes a panel discussion by experienced professionals, who will comment on the student research papers and the broader themes raised by their results. The symposium begins with a talk by a well-known authority on water issues. This year, B.J. Miller presents “ Science and Activism: Fish Protection in the Bay-Delta of California”. Program and abstracts will be posted online here.

SPECIAL EVENT - CED Alumni Reception at the AIA National Convention in Boston

May 15. | . 6-8:30 p.m. . | . Salon A, Boston Marriott Copley Place, 110 Huntington Avenue, Boston

 Join us to reacquaint yourself with fellow colleagues and classmates and learn about what is new at Wurster Hall. This event is hosted by Mary Cocoma, M.A. '78, who is CED's director of alumni relations. She joins CED Dean Harrison S. Fraker Jr., who will give remarks at 7:45 p.m. Please RSVP by May 9 to Lawrence Lawler at lawler@berkeley.edu or (510) 643-4875.

SPECIAL EVENT - CED Alumni Reception at the AIA National Convention in Boston

May 15. | . 6-8:30 p.m. . | . Salon A, Boston Marriott Copley Place, 110 Huntington Avenue, Boston

 Join us to reacquaint yourself with fellow colleagues and classmates and learn about what is new at Wurster Hall. This event is hosted by Mary Cocoma, M.A. '78, who is CED's director of alumni relations. She joins CED Dean Harrison S. Fraker Jr., who will give remarks at 7:45 p.m. Please RSVP by May 9 to Lawrence Lawler at lawler@berkeley.edu or (510) 643-4875.

SPECIAL EVENT - Reception and Dedication of the new CED Distinguished Alumni Lounge

May 23 . | . 2-4 p.m. . | . 2nd floor lobby, Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley

The newly completed CED Distinguished Alumni Lounge, on the 2nd floor of Wurster Hall, is ready for its public debut. Designed by Ratcliff, the Alumni Lounge has a sleek, minimalist, yet welcoming appearance. Steel plates envelop the space to distinguish its setting as well as create a feeling of intimacy. The lounge also features a large plasma screen television set that will display interactive material about the distinguished alumni, student projects, and what’s new at the college. A floor-to-ceiling glass wall with the names of Distinguished Alumnus Award recipients etched into it encloses the lounge. Please RSVP by Friday, May 16 to Lawrence Lawler at lawler@berkeley.edu or call (510) 643-4875.

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Green Design, The New York Times Magazine, 20 April 2008
CED Artist Gyongy Laky, M.A. Design '71, brings her sculpture to the pages of the New York Times Magazine's Green Issue. The magazine commissioned Laky to create sculptures for its annual Green Issue.

Distinguished Teaching Awards 2008, Media Newswire
Media NewsWire writes about the four 2008 Distinguished Teacher Award recipients, including CED professor Nezar AlSayyad.

Natural Phenomenon by Matt Trynauer, Vanity Fair, May 2008
This fall, after eight years and almost half a billion dollars, world-famous architect Renzo Piano will complete the greenest museum ever built—the new California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park—housing its aquarium, planetarium, and natural-history museum under a two-and-a-half-acre “living roof.”

UC Berkeley Appoints Lawrence Rinder As Director of Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, 25 April 2008
Robert J. Birgeneau, UC Berkeley chancellor, announced the appointment of distinguished curator, critic, and educator Lawrence Robert Rinder as the new Director of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA). Mr. Rinder, who has held prominent museum positions on both coasts, joins the organization at an important period in its forty-five-year history, as it finalizes plans for a new building and expanded programming.

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Congratulations to the CED faculty and alumni who recently were named recipients of the AIA-San Francisco's excellence in architecture awards!
To view a complete list of award winners, visit the AIA-SF's Web site.
To read a San Francisco Chronicle story about the awards, click here.

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