Environmental Design University of Colorado Boulder

08/20/2026

ENVD is excited to introduce one of our new Assistant Professors, Pol Fité Matamoros. ✏

Pol Fité Matamoros is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Design at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research explores the intersections of design, visual culture, fascist studies, and racial geographies. His current book project, Fascist Spatial Imaginaries, examines fascism as a spatial matter and as the boomerang effect of colonialism through the Spanish case. He is also the co-editor, with Anna Livia Brand, of a forthcoming volume in the Urban Affairs: Rights to the City book series on urban greening and racial inequality in the United States. Before joining CU Boulder, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, where he completed his Ph.D.

Find Pol's LinkedIn Profile here:
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08/19/2026

ENVD is excited to introduce one of our new Assistant Professors, Sophie Chien. 📚️

Sophie Weston Chien is a designer-organizer. Her practice and research involve organizing in the design fields, participatory textile research and fabrication, theorizing contemporary design practice, and teaching. She often does this work in collaboration—Sophie is a leader in the Design As Protest Collective, Dark Matter U, and the partnership just practice. With these collectives, she aims to infiltrate institutions to proliferate anti-racist design. Her work is in the permanent collection of the MIT Museum and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. She is an Assistant Professor in Environmental Design at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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08/12/2026

This summer in Medellín, at the Global Seminar: The Medellin Practicum/Studio (Medellin, Colombia), our greatest lessons didn't come from the classroom—they came from the community. Through collaboration, listening, and learning together, students discovered the true power of community-engaged design.

Learn all about our program here: https://abroad.colorado.edu/_portal/tds-program-brochure?programid=10069.



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08/04/2026

The next destination for students of the Global Seminar: Urban Site Analysis and Design program was the beautiful city of Rome, Italy!

🌍️Learn all about the program in this link: https://abroad.colorado.edu/_portal/tds-program-brochure?programid=857

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07/22/2026

Crafted in the heat of summer!

Our ENVD 3100 students wrapped up their intensive summer studio with a showcase displaying all their hard work. Swipe through to see some of the highlights from the exhibit.

07/17/2026

BRB, studying oversees!

We just got an update on the Urban Site Analysis and Design Rome Global Seminar, directed by Teaching Professor Marianne Holbert. ENVD students are soaking up the summer sun in Sicily, Italy.

Learn more about the seminar: https://abroad.colorado.edu/_portal/tds-program-brochure?programid=857.

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07/07/2026

Only 45 days until ENVD is back in action! ⁠
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Looking forward to welcoming our new and returning students for another year of creative learning.⁠
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07/06/2026

07/06/2026

Welcome, New Buffs! 🦬💛
Kick off orientation at the Info Fair and score a FREE lanyard or decal!
*One per student, while supplies last. Not available in stores.

07/06/2026

Happy Fourth of July weekend, Buffs! 🇺🇸

As we celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary during CU Boulder’s 150th anniversary year, we hope you take time to relax, have fun and enjoy the holiday safely.