On Thursday, March 13th, 2025, UC San Diego's Department of Urban Studies and Planning hosted the 35th Annual Urban Expo.
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. Urban Expo also showcases work from additional Department of Urban Studies and Planning courses.
Check out the 2025 Urban Expo Event Photos
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- The link to the professional headshot photos was emailed to those who signed in for the professional photos.
Capstone Projects 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
The 2025 Urban Expo included student work and displays from:
- Real Estate Finance and Development Studio (USP 185B)
- Urban Studies and Planning Senior Sequence Research Project (USP 187)
- Urban Design Practicum (USP 177A)
- Advanced Urban Design (USP 177B)
- Advanced Special Topics in Sustainability: Tech with the Community (USP 165B)
- Introduction to Global Architecture (USP 6)
- History of Urban Planning and Design (USP 173)
- Alleys in Action Initiative
- Updating Land Use Regulations for Coastal Resilience Project
- UCSD Homelessness Hub
- Architecture at UCSD
- Roger's Community Garden
- Triton Real Estate Organization (TREO)
- USP Student Representatives
- Urban Changemakers
- Young Planners Society (YPS)
- Global Action Research Center
Awards
The Department of Urban Studies and Planning is proud to offer a number of awards to both our graduating seniors as well as our continuing students. Most awards are nominated. Award winners will be celebrated during an Awards Banquet on Friday, April 4th, 2025.
Link to view past award winners.
Past Ceremonies and Project Galleries
- Check out the 2024 Urban Expo Event Photos
- Watch the 2023 Ceremony
- Check out the 2023 Urban Expo Event Photos
- Watch the 2022 Ceremony
- Check out the 2022 Real Estate & Development Student Projects
- Check out the 2022 Urban Studies & Planning Student Projects
- Check out the 2021 Real Estate & Development Student Projects
- Check out the 2021 Urban Studies & Planning Student Projects
