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Berkeley Space Center trellis aerial view of the central courtyard, rendering by Field Operations and HOK

Environmental Review Process Starts for UC Berkeley Space Center Campus, Mountain View

5:30 am on June 27, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

UC Berkeley has published the notice of preparation for the Berkeley Space Center in the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Santa Clara County. The university is working with NASA to create a $2 billion 36-acre research campus of academic and research facilities in the heart of the historic Moffett Field. UC and San Francisco-based SKS Partners have entered a joint venture, Moffett Partners LLC, to pursue development.

Anchor House from the Crescent Lawn road, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Construction Wrapping Up For UC Berkeley Dorm, Downtown Berkeley

5:30 am on May 17, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is wrapping up for the 14-story student dorm at 1950 Oxford Street in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project, named the Helen Diller Anchor House, is expected to open in time to welcome UC Berkeley transfer students for the Fall semester this year.

UC Berkeley Innovation Zone South Building, rendering courtesy UC Regents

Renderings Revealed for UC Berkeley Innovation Zone South Building

5:00 am on May 15, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Plans have been published for the UC Berkeley Innovation Zone South Building before a UC Berkeley Regent’s meeting today in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The Regents are expected to approve a $29 million budget for site preparation, with $19 million from campus funds and $10 million from external funding.

UC Berkeley Innovation Zone location, image by Google Satellite

UC Berkeley Innovation Zone Could Become Tallest Building in City

5:30 am on February 15, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

UC Berkeley has published the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Innovation Zone, a two-structure laboratory along the western edge of the university’s campus. New details shared in the document reveal that the proposed North Building is the latest to become the tallest building in Berkeley, and construction could start as early as this summer. Details about the tower design and financing have not been published.

UC Berkeley Announces $2 Billion Space Center At NASA Ames Research Center

5:30 am on October 17, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been revealed for a $2 billion research center run by UC Berkeley at the NASA Ames Center in Mountain View, Santa Clara County. The Berkeley Space Center, as it will be called, will reshape 36 acres on the sprawling Ames Research Center, providing a hub for future companies to collaborate with the school and NASA scientists & engineers to improve technology for aviation, space exploration, and how people live and work in space.

2200 Bancroft Way context map, image courtesy UC Berkeley campus master plan

Predevelopment Funding for Student Housing at 2200 Bancroft Way, Southside, Berkeley

5:30 am on September 27, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The UC Board of Regents has dedicated $7 million to kick-start the pre-development of a new student housing complex at 2200 Bancroft Way in Southside, Berkeley. The project will replace a two-story structure and surface parking with a 1,400-bed dormitory to satisfy the city’s insatiable demand for housing UC Berkeley students.

UC Berkeley’s Gateway Building, rendering by Weiss Manfredi

Construction Progress for UC Berkeley’s Gateway Building

5:30 am on July 19, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is moving forward on Gateway, the future home for UC Berkeley’s first new college in over half a century. The College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, or CDSS, will occupy the new structure on the northwest edge of the parcel. Weiss/Manfredi is responsible for the design.

UC Berkeley Engineering Center establishing view, rendering by Skidmore Owings and Merrill

Construction Starts for SOM-Designed Bechtel Engineering Center, UC Berkeley Campus

5:30 am on April 26, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

UC Berkeley has celebrated the official groundbreaking for their latest campus expansion, the UC Berkeley Engineering Center. The $95 million project makes adaptive reuse of the existing building, transforming the concrete structure into a prominent lightweight glass and steel skin centerpiece designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill. The new engineering center is expected to open in Berkeley by early 2025.

Anchor House seen from UC Berkeley campus, rendering by Morris Adjmi Architects

New UC Dorm Rising in Downtown Berkeley

5:30 am on March 31, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Concrete has reached the 10th floor of the Helen Diller Anchor House, a mixed-use student dorm for UC Berkeley at 1921 Walnut Street in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The $300 million project is rapidly approaching its 14-floor peak, with plans for 772 apartment-style bedrooms and university facilities. Morris Adjmi Architects is responsible for the design.

Anchor House establishing view, rendering by Morris Adjmi Architects

Excavation Underway for UC Berkeley Dorm, Anchor House

5:30 am on May 18, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Excavation work is nearly finished for the Helen Diller Anchor House, a new UC Berkeley student dorm. The $300 million project will create 772 apartment-style bedrooms and additional facilities for the university and community at 1921 Walnut Street in Downtown Berkeley. Morris Adjmi Architects is responsible for the design.

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