UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design

You can make a real impact as an environmental designer!

Explore how design might fit into your future this summer at UC Berkeley, the nation’s top public university for architecture and environmental design. Programs in architecture, city planning, landscape architecture, and sustainable environmental design will fire your imagination, stretch your mind, and set you on the path to achieving your goals.

In College of Environmental Design (CED) Summer Programs, you’ll explore multiple aspects of environmental design & learn how to conceptualize & communicate your ideas in both 2D & 3D. Engage in a transformational learning experience through drawing, digital representation, and hands-on model building, as well as lectures, discussion groups, and field trips throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Each program is known for its engaged teaching style — highly skilled instructors & accomplished professionals review your work one-to-one and in small groups. You’ll also meet and collaborate with students with similar passions and build a strong portfolio of design work. In addition, you’ll gain college-level credit for passing the program.

More than 3,300 students have attended CED Summer Programs since 2008. The majority of our alums have gone on to pursue design or architecture degrees at top-rated schools and embark on fulfilling design careers—and it all started with an extraordinary and empowering summer experience at Berkeley!