2023 Urban Expo Ceremony and Student Projects
On Thursday, March 16, 2023, UC San Diego's Urban Studies and Planning Department hosted the 33rd Annual Urban Expo event with a Keynote, by Mai Nguyen, UC San Diego Professor and Director of the Design Lab, and Awards Ceremony.
WATCH THE 2023 CEREMONY
CHECK OUT THE 2023 EXPO PICTURES
The Expo is a unique event that brings together students, faculty, staff, and the San Diego community to celebrate the research capstone projects of Urban Studies & Planning and Real Estate & Development graduating students.
Student Research Exhibits Focus on:
- Real Estate & Development
- Architecture & Urban Design
- Community & Economic Development
- Environment
- Food Systems and Urban Agriculture
- Housing & Homelessness
- Infrastructure and Public Facilities
- Transportation Planning
- US Mexico Border
Awards
The USP Department is proud to offer a number of awards to both our graduating seniors as well as our continuing students. Award Descriptions are available and indicate which student levels are available for each award type. Most awards are nominated.
SAVE THE DATE: The 34th Annual Urban Expo will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Here is the link to view past award Expo Winners.
Past Ceremonies and Project Galleries
The Project Galleries are composed of posters, papers, and media created from by students for their senior projects.

Archived Project Galleries
2021 RED Student Projects
2021 USP Student Projects