University of Colorado - Boulder - Environmental Design Program

Degrees Offered: BEnvd Minor Certificate - The discipline of design and its fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and planning deal with formulating solutions to many of the problems people face in their homes and cities, as well as suburban and natural environments. Architecture focuses on the design of buildings, while planning is concerned with the formulations of policies guiding the development of neighborhoods, cities and regions. Landscape architecture and urban design resolve challenges that cross these scales.