Environmental Design 11B with Hood or Plymale?

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I’m not sure if I want to take ED11B immediately form 11A next fall or hold it off until spring (I’m an L. Arch major, so I don’t start fulfilling major requirements until junior year). All I know is that there is a track taught by all L. Arch professors (1 -> 11A -> 11B; Jewell -> Sullivan -> Hood) and a track taught by all Arch professors (1 -> 11A -> 11B; De Moncheaux -> Guiterrez -> Plymale), so it’s natural I follow up taking 11B with Hood, but does anyone know the differences between the two professors?</p>

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<p>I took ED 11B with Walter Hood last year, and I learned more from him in a semester than I can say in my last 2 years in architecture combined. That said, be prepared to work harder than you’ve ever had in your entire life. </p>

<p>If you want an easier professor, take Plymale, but 11B with Hood was the hardest class I’ve ever taken at Berkeley, so it’s basically awesome/hard vs. easy. It really depends on your semester.</p>

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<p>Question: </p>

<p>Even if you’re an architecture major, would you say taking it with Hood is still that worthwhile?</p>

<p>Or is it a disadvantage in the long run?</p>