Cities

The role of the arts in the future of cities is a vibrant topic, and a fraught topic. Explore past and contemporary debates on the design of cities, on place-making, and on gentrification, whether in our own Bay Area or in urban destinations throughout the world. 

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Berkeley Forum announces fall 2021 lineup of diverse speakers, panels

Annika Constantino and Mallika Seshadri, The Daily Cal

The Berkeley Forum announced its fall 2021 lineup of 12 events featuring panels and speakers from a variety of different fields and disciplines.

UC Berkeley student Heidi Dong sitting next to the art installation she co-created at the Albany Bulb.

Cal students build artistic ‘monument to extraction’ at Albany Bulb

Dhyana Levey, Berkeleyside

Much of the Bay Area’s history exists out of sight. Or at least out of notice.  

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Berkeley Journalism lecturer, students and alumni honored in 2021 Pulitzer Prizes

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

The work of a Berkeley Journalism lecturer, five students and two alumni was honored in the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes, in the Breaking News, National News and Public Service categories, Columbia University announced.

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Environmental Design gift gives students debt relief, path to public service

Sarah Fullerton, Berkeley News

UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design (CED) today (June 10) announced a transformative $5.3 million gift, from Berkeley alumnus Jon Stryker, that will fund a four-year fellowship program aimed at providing debt relief to more than 100 graduate students.

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Summer 2021 Courses in the Arts + Design

Berkeley Arts + Design

Immerse yourself in Berkeley's creative landscape by enrolling in a summer course.

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Lift Our Gazes: UC Berkeley Summer Reading List for New Students, 2021

UC Berkeley Summer Reading

Dear New Cal Students,

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Spring 2021 Schedule Archive: Arts + Design Thursdays

Berkeley Arts + Design

Spring 2021 Schedule
Arts+Design Thursdays: Time-Based Media Art

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Spring 2021 Schedule Archive: Arts + Design Mondays

Spring 2021 Schedule
Arts + Design Mondays: Together: Reinventing Politics, Reimagining Health
 

YOYOGI FUKAMACHI MINI PARK TOILET, TOKYO, JAPAN, ONE OF THE MANY SITES ARI BIBLE WILL VISIT DURING THEIR TRAVELS.

2021-2022 Branner, Stump, and Beckerman Fellows Announced

CED

The College of Environmental Design is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 John K.

The three 2021 Architecture & Design fellows, in alphabetical order. Jennifer Bonner (left), Walter Hood (middle), and Olalekan Jeyifous (right).

Jennifer Bonner, Walter Hood, and Olalekan Jeyifous named 2021 USA Fellows

Jonathan Hilburg, The Architect's Newspaper

The Chicago-based nonprofit United States Artists has unveiled its list of 2021 USA Fellows, awarding 60 creatives from across the country $50,000 in no-restriction grant