On Thursday, March 14, 2024, UC San Diego's Urban Studies and Planning Department hosted the 34th 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. New for 2024 Urban Expo also showcased work from additional Urban Studies and Planning Department courses.
Date: Thursday, March 14th, 2024
Location: UC San Diego Price Center West Ballroom
Time: 4-7:15pm
- 4pm Ballroom opens, student work on display
- 5-6:30: Student and class presenters onsite to discuss their work
- 6:30-6:45: Student speaker
- 6:45-7:15: Continued reception
Capstone Projects Focused 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 2024 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 World System (USP 2)
- Introduction to Global Architecture (USP 6)
- Tech with the Community (USP 165B)
- Green New Deal Studio (USP 165D)
- Sustainable Development (USP 171)
- Urban Design Practicum (USP 177A)
- Urban Design, Theory, and Practice (USP 179)
- Field Research in Migrant Communities (USP 188)
- Inclusive Urbanism (USP 189)
- UCSD Homelessness Hub
- Architecture at UCSD
- Triton Real Estate Organization (TREO)
- USP Student Representatives
- Urban Changemakers
- Young Planners Society (YPS)
Awards
The USP Department 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 were announced during Winter quarter finals week and celebrated during an Awards Banquet on Friday, April 5th, 2024.
