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Faces of ENVD

Faces of ENVD | Caitlin Anderson

“When we think about what it means to be a critical part of this community,... Read more

Faces of ENVD | Ali Beach

She has gone out of her way to bring in speakers from around the world, work to get our studio a grant, and has extended so much of her time to our class. Read more

This is an individual that defies the norms constantly. Whether it’s dressing up as Guy Fieri, making a foot out of clay or designing shelters with a needle and thread, she is a creative mind we should all look towards. Read more

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

Environmental Design launches online student work gallery

To continue the tradition of student work exhibits, in a time when in-person experiences must be redesigned, ENVD is excited to launch a new online ENVD Gallery. Read more

How to Build In Space

During the spring semester, CU Boulder's space minor featured its first design course hosted by ENVD, How to Build in Space, led by Instructor Azhar Khan. Read more

Designers Without Boundaries announce winner of design competition

From June through the end of July, environmental design students were sent out to design with a community rather than for a community. Read more

Our faculty

ENVD Assistant Professor to co-guest edit MAS Context with University of Miami Assistant Professor

In July, Environmental Design Assistant Professor Shawhin Roudbari was invited to co-guest edit issue 33 of MAS Context with Germane Barnes, assistant professor and director of The community, Housing and Identity LAB (CHIL) at the University of Miami. Read more

Liberatory Vigilante. © Photo by Blair Reid. Courtesy of the authors.

ENVD assistant professor to guest edit issue 33 of MAS Context

Assistant Professor Shawhin Roudbari will guest-edit the next issue of MAS Context, collaborating with Germane Barnes, assistant professor and director of The Community, Housing & Identity Lab (CHIL). Read more

ENVD instructor donates homemade masks

While teaching remotely, Environmental Design Instructor Betsy Johnson and her family are volunteering their time to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

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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Meet our students and faculty

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

Faces of ENVD | Caitlin Anderson

Faces of ENVD | Ali Beach

Faces of ENVD | Katy Keenan

Claudia O’Herron

Sara Taketatsu

Anna Cook

Kyle Burds

Student work and awards

Environmental Design launches online student work gallery

How to Build In Space

Designers Without Boundaries announce winner of design competition

Our faculty

ENVD Assistant Professor to co-guest edit MAS Context with University of Miami Assistant Professor

ENVD assistant professor to guest edit issue 33 of MAS Context

ENVD instructor donates homemade masks

Brian Muller

Emily Greenwood

Marcel de Lange

Danielle Rivera

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Meet our students and faculty

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

Claudia O’Herron

Sara Taketatsu

Anna Cook

Kyle Burds

Student work and awards

Our faculty

Brian Muller

Emily Greenwood

Marcel de Lange

Danielle Rivera