Cal Poly Pomona - College of Environmental Design

🏆 BIG AWARD NEWS TODAY: Francis Kéré, the Burkinabè architect and 2022 Pritzker Prize winner, has been named the 2025 recipient of Cal Poly Pomona’s Richard Neutra Award for Professional Excellence. @cppenv @fuergando archinect.com/news/article/1…

Designed for greatness 🎓 We couldn't be more proud of our graduates from @cppenv. We're humbled to have been part of your journey and we can't wait to see what's next for the Class of 2025! #CPPgrad

Cal Poly Pomona Professor Aaron Cayer has been awarded a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship — one of just 26 recipients nationwide. His work focuses on architecture, labor, and politics. @cppenv @calpolypomona cpp.edu/news/content/2…

Happy #EarthDay Broncos! 🌎 For the last 30 years, the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies has been an environmental leader at CPP, demonstrating how sustainability, education, and community can thrive together! 💚 🌱 Located on 16 acres on CPP's campus, the Lyle Center offers a dedicated space for faculty, staff, and students to support the environment while advancing academics, research, and leadership development. The community is invited to celebrate during #EarthWeek at an open house April 25 from 10am-1pm with a rededication ceremony at 5pm. Learn more about the Lyle Center: bit.ly/42LWRJG

Join us at the Lyle Center for student-led tours and free paletas on Friday, April 25th from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in celebration of 30 years! Please use the campus shuttle as parking at the center is very limited.

At CPP, you don’t just learn by doing. You #BecomeByDoing. Our students get hands-on experience and support from faculty and staff as they learn, do, and become. 🚀 Laila is becoming an engineer by working in CPP’s state-of-the-art liquid rocket lab. 🏨 Ryan is becoming a resort executive by leading a team at our student-run restaurant. 🏗️ Jayvion is becoming an architect by designing buildings. See how Broncos become by doing: cpp.edu/become-by-doing

How do you #BecomeByDoing?  
 
At CPP, when you learn by doing, you become by doing as you achieve your dreams of success.  
 
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Join us in celebrating YOU and the new “Become by Doing” campaign with free swag, food, and events during Green & Gold Week (Jan 27 - Feb 1).  
 
💚 See full list of events: bit.ly/42tHGGk  💛FAQs about the “Become by Doing” campaign: bit.ly/CPPbrand

Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning @calpolypomona, Nicole Lambrou, shared her studies on wildfires and the displacement that happens in their wake in this Vox article.

Ancient builders stayed cool w/o #electricity -thick walls, shaded designs, & passive cooling. Dr. Pablo La Roche (@CalPolyPomona, @ArcadisGlobal) shows how these methods inspire #sustainable, low #energy architecture today. #SustainableLiving tinyurl.com/4cfwfm4u

This just in: The Richard Neutra Award for Professional Excellence goes to Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee this year! @cppenv archinect.com/news/bustler/1…

Great news! CPP was selected as the new home for the immersive @calstate Summer Arts 2025-2029 seasons. Launched in 1985, the CSU Summer Arts program provides innovative arts education to anyone in the community over 16 years old, offering two-week courses on topics such as visual art & design, dance, music, theatre, writing, animation production, and much more! The 2025-2029 seasons will be led by @ClassCpp and @cppenv and supported by faculty and staff across the university. More details coming soon. Read more: bit.ly/3Ye5FqP

More than 20 planning professionals joined SCAG for a two-and-a-half-day GIS training program last week in Imperial County, led by SCAG's Local Information Services Team and @cppenv's Urban and Regional Planning Department. Sign up for future trainings: ow.ly/fS2u50S8SQt

Our cities don't happen by accident. 🌎 🏙️ 🌳 🛣️ ⛲ 👷‍♀️ That was one of the main messages delivered to middle school campers thinking like architects, landscape architects and urban planners this week as they built their own city @cppenv. 'ENV Summer Camp: Design Your Future' hosted students from underrepresented communities, introducing them to college and career paths at one of the nation’s top architecture and design schools. Read more: bit.ly/3zDV3re

Join a 2.5-day GIS training program run by SCAG and @cppenv. The program will cover ArcGIS Pro and SCAG tools and resources, in addition to providing AICP CM credits. Sessions are tailored to specific counties in the region, starting next week! More info: ow.ly/utvl50RG6SQ

#ScholarshipFest is happening now! There are hundreds of scholarships available and the university is awarding millions of dollars. CPP scholarships close April 2 so get started now so you don’t miss this opportunity for 💰 💰💰 Visit cpp.edu/scholarships to get started.

We're thrilled to announce that the winner of this year's Richard Neutra Award, presented by @cppenv, is remarkable landscape architect, James Corner! 🏆 📢 Learn more about this prestigious award and Corner's incredible work here ➡️ 🔗 bit.ly/3uduRRk

Field Operations founder James Corner to receive 2023 Richard Neutra Award arcnct.co/477z4V9 @fieldoperations @cppenv #LandscapeArchitecture #NeutraAward

George Proctor, chair of the Department of Architecture at @cppenv, once built his own home! 🏡 He brings learn-by-doing into the classroom, immersing students in the culture of an architecture firm. More from @calstate: bit.ly/3HDQApI

ENV Health and Wellness Design Colloquium: Don't miss the opportunity to be part of a transformative dialogue on the future of community health through design. crowdfund.cpp.edu/project/39404?…