Harvard Graduate School of Design

All Academic Programs

Urban Planning and Design

Rahul Mehrotra
Chairman of the Department of Urban Planning and Design

Ann Forsyth
Director of the Master in Urban Planning Degree Program

Felipe Correa
Director of the Master of Architecture in Urban Design Degree Program

Jackie Piracini
Assistant Dean, Academic Services

Caroline P. Newton
Department Administrator

Nicole Sander
Assistant to the Chair

Erica George
Program Coordinator

Alla Armstrong
Financial Manager

The Department of Urban Planning and Design is located at:

48 Quincy Street
Gund 312, 3rd floor
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone: 617-495-2521
Fax: 617-496-1292

The department's hours of operation are from 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.

Please visit the Admissions section of our website for information on how to apply, or contact the Admissions office at 617-495-5453.

Architecture

With an international faculty prominent across the breadth of the field, the Department of Architecture offers students an educational experience rich in diversity, creativity and scholarship.

Architecture
Landscape Architecture

The Department of Lanscape Architecture is among the most significant centers in the world for the production and dissemination of landscape knowledge at the intersection of design culture, urbanization, and environment.

Landscape Architecture
Urban Planning and Design

Urban Planning and Design
Master in Design Studies (MDesS)

The Master in Design Studies (MDesS) enables students to pursue advanced studies in the areas of history and philosophy of design, technology, urbanism, landscape, ecology, energy, conservation, art, design and the public domain, risk and resilience, and real estate.

Master in Design Studies (MDesS)
Doctoral Programs

Doctoral Programs
Research

The GSD integrates professional education with the academic pursuits of a research university in addressing emerging topics of common interest.

Research
Loeb Fellowship

Loeb Fellowship
Executive Education

Executive Education programs at Harvard GSD focus on a wide range of topics that are of paramount importance to today's real estate executives and design professionals.

Executive Education
Undergraduate Concentration

Undergraduate Concentration
Career Discovery

Career Discovery