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The ASAI Architecture in Perspective 29 Conference starts in 4 weeks! The ASAI conference is being held in Dallas, TX on October 15-19, 2014. Here are a few reasons that we think your practice would benefit from attending the conference. Saturday, October 18, is the day we host our seminar series. The day will start with the Modular Perspective presentation, a FREE Lunch & Learn with Vray, holograph printing, non-photorealistic rendering practices, and architecture for entertainment and film. The silent auction will run all day and the evening will end with the AIP 29 awards banquet. Thursday and Friday, we have scheduled 6 urban sketch tours throughout the city to practice your drawing skills and, if you wish, donate your drawings to the silent auction. We welcome you to attend all or some of the events. Here is a short explanation of some of the events scheduled. I’ve also attached the event booklet which has conference and registration information. You can view a...

Freshman and Sophomore Seminars with Seats Available as of January 16, 2013: Seminar descriptions are available online at  http://fss.berkeley.edu  and via the links attached to the titles above. Seminars open to Freshmen: ·        Anthropology 24-1: The Imagined Past: Archaeology in Film (1 unit, P/NP) ·        Anthropology 24-2: Student Life at Cal: Documentary and Archaeological Perspectives (1 unit, P/NP) ·       Computer Science 39P: Photographing History in the Making (2 units, P/NP) ·        English 24-2: Mark Twain’s Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court and The Prince and the Pauper (1 unit, P/NP) ·        Integrative Biology 24-4: Animal and Human Navigation: Which Way Is Home? (1 unit, LG) ·        Mathematics 24-1: Mathematical Lives (1 unit, P/NP) ·        Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology 24-1: Fiat Lux: Mem...

Special Seminar with Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000-2006) "Latin American Development After the Crisis: The Emerging Middle Classes" This course is co-sponsored by CLAS and the UC Berkeley School of Law. GEOG 198/298 1 unit, pass/no pass Time: Tues/Thurs, 4:00-6:00 pm Dates: Aug 28-Sept 18 *Note: on Sept 13 the class will take place from 6-8pm  Graduate and advanced undergraduate Berkeley students are welcome to apply. No auditing.  To apply, go to: http://clas.berkeley.edu/ Academics/courses/center/ fall2012/lagos.html   APPLICATION DEADLINE: 12:00 pm, Monday August 13, 2012   Ricardo Lagos was president of Chile from 2000-2006 and the former UN special envoy for climate change. In 2006 Chancellor Birgeneau awarded him Berkeley's hig...