Galen Cranz is a Professor of the Graduate School, Architecture at the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley,[1] who studies the social and cultural bases of architectural and urban design.
She is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, a kinesthetic educational system, who founded the new field "Body Conscious Design."
Paying close attention to social practices can inspire architectural innovation.
Her approach to teaching is learning-centered, rather than teaching-centered, so she emphasizes experiential learning.
As a teacher of the Alexander Technique, she is passionate about bringing experience of the unified self back into the classroom and workplace.