Meet our students and faculty

Design your ENVD Story

Our students and faculty come from many backgrounds, with unique perspectives on the world and environment. Learn how Environmental Design is helping them design their future.


Faces of ENVD

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Claudia O’Herron

environmental product design 

Sara Taketatsu

architecture

Anna Cook

environmental products design

Kyle Burds

architecture 

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Student work and awards

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Our faculty

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Brian Muller


Brian Muller is an associate professor in the Environmental Design Program at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he teaches environment and land use planning, planning history and spatial analysis. He holds an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California Berkeley. Read more

Emily Greenwood


Emily Greenwood is an Instructor in the Environmental Design Program at the University of Colorado Boulder, specializing in landscape architecture, urban planning  and ecological design. Emily’s professional work focuses on the design of sustainable native landscapes, wetland design, ecological restoration, trail and trailhead design, the design of playgrounds and learning landscapes, and meaningful residential landscape designs. Read more... 

Marcel de Lange


Marcel has a Master’s Degree in Architecture and Architectural Engineering from the Delft University of Technology. (Delft is a QS top 20  university of technology worldwide.) Marcel is a licensed contractor, creative manager and has extensive experience in file to factory processes, fabrication, construction and design. He specializes in digital design and fabrication as well as computer modeling and building information modeling. Read more

Danielle Rivera

Dr. Danielle Zoe Rivera is an urban designer and urban planner. Her research engages issues of urban informality and decolonization through both design and policy. These professional and theoretical inquiries frequently draw her to study community organizing, environmental justice, and social movements. Rivera’s current research examines urban informality in low-income Latino/a communities, primarily Mexican-American and Puerto Rican communities. Read more

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