This year’s building project offered a twist. The students designed and built a small one-person apartment located on the same lot as a stand-alone home.
Yale School of Architecture Dean Deborah Berke has been awarded the Topaz Medallion, the highest honor given for architectural education in the United States.
By Mike Cummings
May 10, 2021
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Dean Deborah Berke
In September 2015, Deborah Berke was named dean of the Yale School of Architecture, becoming the first woman to lead the world-renowned institution.
As dean, Berke has led efforts to expand financial aid, established programs examining issues concerning environmental sustainability, recruited top-flight faculty, and forged collaborations with other schools and departments on campus. She was recently reappointed to a second five-year term as dean.
Berke, an accomplished architect who has taught at Yale for more than 30 years, recently spoke to YaleNews about her plans for her next term, which begins July 1. The interview has been edited and condensed.