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BDA is a membership community for Berkeley residents passionate about good urbanism and committed to advocating for it. Members include designers, architects, landscape architects, planners, and local community advocates who are passionate about good urbanism. BDA aims to promote excellence in the built environment of Berkeley.
Benefits of membership
Monthly gatherings featuring presentations on urbanism, urban design, and upcoming changes in Berkeley
Participation in dialogue about pressing design and planning issues in our community
Networking opportunities with local designers, architects, planners, and community advocates
How to join
Everyone is welcome to get our newsletter for free. You can subscribe to our newsletter even if you haven’t paid your membership fee yet. We’ll email you when upcoming meetings are scheduled. We’d love to see you there!
To become a full member, please submit your $50 Membership Fee. Membership is good for one year from the date you join. Cancel anytime via the link in your receipt email.
Questions? Contact berkeleydesignadvocates@gmail.com for membership inquiries or further information.
Land acknowledgment: Berkeley was built on the territory of xučyun/Huchiun, the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo-speaking Ohlone people, the ancestors and descendants of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. We recognize that Berkeley’s residents have and continue to benefit from the use and occupation of this unceded stolen land since the City of Berkeley’s incorporation in 1878. We recognize the history of this land, and recognize that the Ohlone people are present members of Berkeley and other East Bay communities today.