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CCA’s Interior Design program awarded $75k Donghia Foundation grant
Media coverage / Sept. 22, 2021
Andrew Kudless and Adam Marcus on “Drawing Codes: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation, Volume II”
Press release / Sept. 21, 2021
Wattis Institute’s 2021–2022 research season is inspired by the work of Lorraine O’Grady
Media coverage / Sept. 20, 2021
CCA faculty member Terri Friedman wins 2021 Artadia Award
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Alum spotlight: Architect Nastaran Mousavi
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Alumni Spotlight: Video game designer and animator Babak Saadat
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Three MFA Fine Arts students win Cadogan awards
Katayoun Bahrami, Ester Karnoski, and Bryce LeFort honored at September 10 ceremony and featured in annual SOMArts Cultural Center exhibition.
Press release / Sept. 8, 2021
CCA launches new Bachelor in Fine Arts in Comics in fall 2022
Media coverage / Sept. 3, 2021
Fashion Chair Lynda Grose on the future of fashion education
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) interviewed Lynda Grose and Simon Ungless about the future of fashion education and what they’re excited about in fashion education.
Media coverage / Sept. 3, 2021
Forbes covers Rachel Berger's exhibition, "Shooter Box"
Graphic Design Chair Rachel Berger spoke with Forbes about Shooter Box, an exhibition of designed objects protesting the U.S. military’s use of Microsoft Xbox controllers as battle equipment.
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Which graduate Design degree is right for me?
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From CCA to the NBA: Dustin O. Canalin on designing his dream career
With a passion for basketball and an eye for design, this Bay Area-born alum is living what he loves.
Press release / Aug. 26, 2021
CCA’s new BFA in Game Arts program launches in fall 2021
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Listening for the future
CCA Design Futures Lab, Imperial College London, and LADdesign join forces on summer design sprints that explore the future of music experience through design.
Press release / Aug. 19, 2021
CCA presents Shooter Box at Hubbell Street Galleries
Press release / Aug. 19, 2021
CCA presents DRAWING CODES: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation, Volume II
CCA's Architecture Digital Craft Lab presents DRAWING CODES: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation, the second volume in a series organized by curators Adam Marcus and Andrew Kudless.
Press release / Aug. 19, 2021
CCA launches search for new Chief Financial Officer
Media coverage / Aug. 12, 2021
Alum Elizabeth Brunner's kids' clothing label, StereoTypes, flips gender norms on their head
Press release / Aug. 4, 2021
CCA appoints Jessica Farron, Lucille Tenazas, and Marv Tseu to Board of Trustees
Media coverage / July 28, 2021
The Best We Could Do by MFA Comics professor Thi Bui featured on the The Stacks podcast
The Stacks podcast discusses The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui with graphic memoirist, novelist, and cultural critic, Mira Jacob.