2025 Fall
ENVDES 1 001 - LEC 001
Introduction to Environmental Design
Thomas R Chastain, Kristen Alexandra Patino, Reetu Pethani, Krystel Cortez Jacinto, Isabella Serrano Lasmarias
Class #:20739
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Institute of Urban & Regional Development
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
1
Enrolled: 199
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 200
Waitlist Max: 50
Open Reserved Seats:
106 reserved for College of Environmental Design Students with 1-4 Terms in Attendance
3 reserved for Urban Studies Majors: New Transfer Students
7 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
Hours & Workload
2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 4 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
WED, DECEMBER 17TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Genetics & Plant Bio 100
Other classes by Thomas R Chastain
Other classes by Kristen Alexandra Patino
Other classes by Reetu Pethani
Other classes by Krystel Cortez Jacinto
Other classes by Isabella Serrano Lasmarias
Course Catalog Description
This course will teach anyone how to start to be a designer, not just of drawings and objects, but also buildings, landscapes, and urban spaces. And not just in isolation, but in the complex web of ecological and man-made systems which makes up our shifting environment. You will take from the course first-hand experience of drawing, measuring, and design — which form the basis of the professions of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning— and which culminate in a final design project in the course. The course is open to all undergraduate students.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for ENV DES 1 after completing ENV DES 4.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
106 reserved for College of Environmental Design Students with 1-4 Terms in Attendance
3 reserved for Urban Studies Majors: New Transfer Students
7 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
Terms in Attendance:
Undergraduate Classifications Information
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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