2013-05-25T03:51:41-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/57078712/new-york-architect-deborah-berke-selected-for-berkeley-rupp-prize Alexander Walter 2012-09-11T17:36:00-04:00 >2012-09-17T18:12:42-04:00 <img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/a9/a98wksua0dqy8moy.jpg" width="514" height="514" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Architect Deborah Berke, founder of New York City-based firm Deborah Berke Partners, has been selected as the first recipient of UC Berkeley&rsquo;s College of Environmental Design (CED) inaugural 2012 Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize.</p></em><br /><br /><p> The Berkeley-Rupp Prize will be awarded biannually to a distinguished practitioner or academic who has made a significant contribution to promoting the advancement of women in the field of architecture, and whose work emphasizes a commitment to sustainability and the community.</p>