cityLAB-UCLA initiative to design, develop and build starter homes expands to privately owned lots April 29, 2026 This continuation of cityLAB’s groundbreaking “Small Lots, Big Impacts” initiative will release a request for information on May 7.
UCLA Architecture and Urban Design marks 60 years with ‘Core Samples’ March 3, 2026 The interactive exhibition is drawn from the department’s archives and is part of AUD's 60th anniversary programming series.
The Shoup Shoup Song February 10, 2026 A legendary UCLA professor, Donald Shoup left a brilliant, if odd, legacy: He taught America how to park.
Underpaying and overusing our roads: The true cost of driving July 28, 2025 UCLA Luskin’s Mike Manville is challenging how we think about traffic, housing and fairness.
‘Active travel’ study identifies pathways for designing walking- and cycling-friendly cities June 9, 2025 City-level policies reduce global emissions by 6% and create about $435 billion in health benefits.
Competition winners design innovative housing models for L.A.’s vacant land May 29, 2025 They will next work with development teams to build prototypes as part of the Small Lots, Big Impacts initiative.
New initiative to design innovative starter homes on vacant land launches March 26, 2025 The competition seeks winning designs for faster, innovative, lower-cost housing for the next generation of homeowners.
UCLA partners with Urban Land Institute and USC on roadmap for rebuilding after the L.A. fires March 25, 2025 The Project Recovery roadmap provides actionable recommendations to support a more resilient future.
UCLA brings Bruin spirit to the opening of pedestrian-friendly Broxton Plaza in Westwood Village February 24, 2025 The new car-free community space will become a cornerstone of connection in the heart of the neighborhood, said Chancellor Julio Frenk.
In memoriam: Donald Shoup, 86, renowned UCLA urban planner and parking reform pioneer February 13, 2025 The global figure in transportation and land-use planning earned a dedicated following with his groundbreaking research and book “The High Cost of Free Parking.”
The Quiet Warrior February 4, 2025 Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tapped Bruin Lourdes Castro Ramírez to help solve the city’s homelessness problem.
After the fires: UCLA urban planner on disaster response and rebuilding January 18, 2025 UCLA urban planning and disaster response expert Stephen Commins answers some of the most pressing questions.
Wild megalopolis: Study shows unexpected pockets of biodiversity pepper Los Angeles May 29, 2024 UCLA researchers partnered with the city to develop an index that shows how individual wildlife species are doing.
Increasing urbanization contributes to racial and gender inequality, study shows November 21, 2023 Residents of denser, larger cities tend to have higher wage and salary incomes, but new research demonstrates that not everyone benefits equally.
$7.5 million in federal funds to establish Mobility Center of Excellence at UCLA October 20, 2023 The center will study the impacts of automated vehicles and new mobility technologies on the nation’s evolving transportation system.
What does it take to thrive in cities, if you’re a bird? May 2, 2023 A UCLA-led study finds that urban bird species tend to be smaller and less territorial and have greater ability to fly long distances.
An Idea to Dwell On March 21, 2023 Exploring how to tame urban sprawl around the world, Vinit Mukhija finds an answer in our own backyard.
Graduating architecture student Akana Jayewardene designs with the community in mind May 31, 2022 Jayewardene will serve as the graduate student speaker at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s commencement ceremony on June 11.
Six professors receive UCLA Public Impact Research Awards May 19, 2022 The Office of Research & Creative Activities is honoring faculty for work that connects campus to local and global communities.
California’s Housing Crisis March 10, 2022 UCLA minds across campus are seeking solutions to one problem: How to affordably house all the state’s residents.
In 3 California regions, big cities lag smaller cities in ‘neighborhood biodiversity’ December 17, 2021 A UCLA-led study finds that animal species are less evenly distributed in large urban areas.
Happenings for November 2021 November 4, 2021 A Bruin guide to some of this month’s most intriguing events at UCLA.
Chancellor Block shares ideas about higher education and cities with other experts at Milken Institute Global Conference October 19, 2021 UCLA’s leader joined several discussions with the aim of sharing lessons learned from recent social movements and the global pandemic.
New role for a climate justice expert September 27, 2021 Kian Goh has been named the associate faculty director of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy.
A New Day in Westwood September 9, 2021 Bruins are back, enlivening campus again. Can their spirit of renewal invigorate the village?