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Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship And Prize
The Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize is a prize awarded every two years by the University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design (UEC). The cash portion of the prize includes $100,000 awarded to the recipient. Recipients also earn a semester-long professorship at UC Berkeley. The prize is intended to honor a "distinguished design practitioner or academic who has made significant contributions to advance gender equity in the field of architecture, and whose work exhibits commitment to sustainability and community." History Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp created the idea of the prize prior to her death in 2004, in order to "foster a holistic approach to architecture and professional practice." Jennifer Wolch, Dean of UEC, helped lead the effort to establishing the prize. The inaugural year for the prize was 2012. The physical representation of the prize, created by Associate Professor Ronald Rael (Berkeley) and Associate Professor Virginia San Fratello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UC Berkeley College Of Environmental Design
The College of Environmental Design, also known as the Berkeley CED, or simply CED, is one of fourteen schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley. The school is located in Bauer Wurster Hall on the southeast corner of the main UC Berkeley campus. It is composed of three departments: the Department of Architecture, the Department of City and Regional Planning, and the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. CED is consistently ranked as one of the most prestigious design schools in the United States and the world. The Graduate Program in Architecture is currently ranked No. 6 in the world through QS World University Rankings subject rankings. The Architecture program has also been recognized as the top public program by the journal ''DesignIntelligence'' and is currently ranked No. 6 in the United States. The Urban Planning program is currently ranked No. 2 by Planetizen. History In 1894, Bernard Maybeck was appointed instructor i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |