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Harvard GSD: Architecture News http://www.gsd.harvard.edu News from the Department of Architecture. Taking it to the streets: GSD team wins Deans’ Challenge http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/taking-it-to-the-streets-gsd-team-wins-deans-challenge.html <iframe frameborder="0" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Jri0dy_7qN8?feature=player_embedded" width="400"></iframe> Art is all around us, and a team made up of GSD students, a Loeb Fellow and a HU student is using geotechnology to connect audiences with the music, visual art and theatre in urban public spaces. Their vision excited the jury of the inaugural Deans’ Cultural Entrepreneurship Challenge, who awarded first prize to the <a href="http://museyapp.com/partners/">Musey </a>project. Architecture News 535507 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Designing Peace: Karen Lee Bar-Sinai Profiled in New Yorker http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/designing-peace-karen-lee-bar-sinai-profiled-in-new-yorker.html Karen Lee Bar-Sinai (LF 2013) and her design partner Yehuda Greenfield-Gilat, of Jerusalem-based <a href="http://www.sayarch.com/">SAYA </a>studio, are profiled in a recent blog post for the New Yorker. Architecture News 534630 Tue, 07 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Krzysztof Wodiczko projections featured at Ideas City Festival in NYC http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/krzysztof-wodiczko-projections-featured-at-ideas-city-festival.html Architecture News 534133 Mon, 06 May 2013 17:00:00 -0400 SO – IL wins UC Davis art museum competition http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/so-il-wins-uc-davis-art-museum-competition.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/florian-idenburg.html">Florian Idenburg’s</a> (adjunct associate professor of architecture) firm <a href="http://so-il.org/">SO – IL</a> has won the UC Davis competition for its new Museum of Art after a year of accolades culminating in the Architectural League of N.Y.'s “Emerging Voices” award. Architecture News 534132 Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Stoss is hot: Chris Reed racks up honors http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/stoss-is-hot-chris-reed-racks-up-honors.html Stoss Landscape Urbanism, the firm co-led by <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/chris-reed.html">Chris Reed</a> (adjunct associate professor of landscape architecture), has taken a slew of recent honors, including the Syracuse competition for <a href="http://www.movementonmain.com/test/">Movement on Main</a> and two 2013 Boston Society of Landscape Architecture Awards. Architecture News 534135 Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 A City and its Stream: Peter Rowe at the Van Alen Institute http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/a-city-and-its-stream-peter-rowe-at-the-van-alen-institute.html On 5/9 at 6:30 p.m., the Van Alen Institute in N.Y. will present a lecture by <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/peter-rowe.html">Peter Rowe</a> (professor of architecture and urban design) and conversation with <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/john-hong.html">John Hong</a> (adjunct associate professor of architecture and MArch ‘96) and <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/jinhee-park.html">Jinhee Park</a> (design critic in architecture and MArch '02) as part of the exhibit Deconstruction/Construction: The Cheonggyecheon River Project in Seoul. Alumni News 534002 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Preston Scott Cohen delivers Walter Gropius lecture http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/preston-scott-cohen-delivers-walter-gropius-lecture.html Six former chairs of architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design gathered on Tuesday to honor <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/preston-scott-cohen.html">Preston Scott Cohen</a>, the outgoing chair of the department. Architecture News 533878 Wed, 01 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Antoine Picon illuminates return of ornament in contemporary architecture http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/antoine-picon-illuminates-return-of-ornament-in-contemporary.html Antoine Picon’s recent book Ornament: The Politics of Architecture and Subjectivity highlights the return of ornament in contemporary architecture and argues the subjective and political implications of ornament throughout history.   Architecture News 533269 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400 GSD team receives top prize for Retreat in Nature proposal http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-team-selected-as-finalists-in-international-competition.html The Horizon House project created by a team of GSD students is selected to receive top prize in the Retreat in Nature competition and will be built this fall. Architecture News 531481 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400 Jose Ignacio Ábalos Vazquez Appointed Chair of the Department of Architecture http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/jose-ignacio-balos-vazquez-appointed-chair-of-the-department-of.html The Harvard Graduate School of Design has announced the appointment of Iñaki Ábalos as Chair of the Department of Architecture. Architecture News 533131 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400 Farshid Moussavi’s Folie Montpellieraine http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/farshid-moussavi-s-folie-montpellieraine.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/farshid-moussavi.html">Farshid Moussavi’s</a> (professor of architecture) firm FMA has won a competition to design a residential complex at Jardins de la Lironde in Montpellier, France. Architecture News 533134 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Double vision: twin designers profiled in NY Times http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/double-vision.html Teran & Teman Evans (both MArch ’04), design team and identical twins, exemplify an extreme form of collaboration in their lives and their work. Read the recent <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/greathomesanddestinations/twin-designers-on-making-a-home-together.html?hpw&_r=0">profile</a> in the New York Times. Alumni News 532999 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Sanford Kwinter wins Arts and Letters Award in Architecture http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/sanford-kwinter-wins-arts-and-letters-award-in-architecture.html Last week the American Academy of Arts and Letters announced the recipients of its 2013 architecture awards. Sanford Kwinter (professor of architectural theory and criticism and co-director, master in design studies program) is being recognized for contributing to “ideas in architecture through any medium of expression.” Alumni News 533001 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 John Hong and Jinhee Park at Van Alen Institute 4/25 http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/john-hong-and-jinhee-park-at-van-alen-institute-4-25.html The GSD exhibit “Deconstruction/Construction: The Cheonggyecheon River Project in Seoul” curated by Joan Busquets (professor in practice of urban planning and design) has traveled to the Van Alen Institute. On April 25 at 6:30 p.m. there will be a launch of the book Convergent Flux: Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in Korea by John Hong (adjunct associate professor and MArch ‘96) and Jinhee Park (design critic in architecture and MArch '02) to accompany the exhibit. Alumni News 533004 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Gender politics at Pritzker: the Denise Scott Brown petition http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gender-politics-at-pritzker-the-denise-scott-brown-petition.html A campaign to press the Pritzker committee to retroactively include Denise Scott Brown in the 1991 prize awarded to her creative partner and husband Robert Venturi continues to pick up steam, thanks to recent attention from the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/arts/design/bid-for-pritzker-prize-to-acknowledge-denise-scott-brown.html?pagewanted=all">New York Times</a>, the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/01/women-in-design-call-for-denise-scott-brown-pritzker-prize_n_2991734.html">Huffington Post</a> and the <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/04/what-about-denise.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA7siyiwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=BVVsi9f9EE0&usg=AFQjCNFFQNYe1YT4TbA9zfbnzMzT3gp88g">New Yorker</a>. The petition was started by Arielle Assouline-Lichten (MArch ’13) and Caroline James (MArch ‘14). Architecture News 532860 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 GSD team wins sustainable building design competition http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-team-wins-sustainable-building-design-competition.html A team of Harvard GSD students was recently announced the winner of a sustainable building design competition after presenting in Nanchang University in China with four other finalists. Architecture News 531084 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400 Carpenter Center turns 50 http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/carpenter-center-turns-50.html This spring the Carpenter Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The event is marked with lectures, public talks, and a new exhibition at the GSD's Loeb library. Architecture News 531336 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:00:00 -0400 Thomas Heatherwick’s view http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/thomas-heatherwick-s-view.html Admitted students were treated to a journey inside the mind of a protean designer when Thomas Heatherwick spoke at the conclusion of Open House last Friday. In his introduction, Dean <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/mohsen-mostafavi.html">Mohsen Mostafavi</a> called Heatherwick “one of the exciting people crossing boundaries between art, architecture, engineering. Not only is his work innovative for the different scales it represents; he gives us new ways to view daily items: from a bus to a master plan.” Architecture News 531209 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Aggregate Collaborative awarded Connection Grant http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/aggregate-collaborative-awarded-connection-grant.html The <a href="http://www.we-aggregate.org/">Aggregate Architectural History Collaborative</a>—a group of thirteen architectural historians that includes associate professors <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/ed-eigen.html">Ed Eigen</a> and <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/timothy-hyde.html">Timothy Hyde</a>—has received a Connection Grant from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. The generous funding will allow the group to launch Aggregate Online in fall 2013. Architecture News 530944 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 John Hong with Seung H-Sang at Archleague http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/john-hong-with-seung-h-sang-at-archleague.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/john-hong.html">John Hong</a> (adjunct associate professor of architecture) will be moderating a talk by Seung H-Sang at the Architectural League of N.Y. on April 10th. Seung is one of the most important Korean architects practicing today and was featured in the GSD-published book <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/projects/convergent-flux-contemporary-architecture-and-urbanism-in-korea.html">Convergent Flux</a>. The <a href="http://archleague.org/2013/04/h-sang-seung/">event</a> is at 7:00 p.m. at Cooper Union. Architecture News 530816 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Cultural Entrepreneurship finalists selected http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/cultural-entrepreneurship-finalists-selected.html Harvard recently announced the finalists in the inaugural <a href="http://ilab.harvard.edu/deans-cultural-entrepreneurship-challenge">Deans’ Cultural Entrepreneurship Challenge</a>, and GSD teams are well represented with an array of innovative ideas. The Challenge was created to support students’ exploration of entrepreneurship that sustains the arts and enhances their cultural impact. Architecture News 530165 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400 Anthony Acciavatti on Psychorheology http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/anthony-acciavatti-on-psychorheology.html Cabinet magazine features an article by Anthony Acciavatti (MArch '09) on psychorheology, a science developed in the late 1930s to explore the psychological ramifications of tactile experience. Alumni News 530167 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Amin Alsaden in WTD http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/amin-alsaden-in-wtd.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/academic-programs/doctoral-programs/phd/current-students.html">Amin Alsaden</a>’s (PhD student) article "Baghdad Modernism: Duplicity of Mirages and a Crisis of History" is featured in a special issue of the Dubai-based quarterly magazine <a href="https://monoqi.com/en/store/wtd-magazines.html">WTD</a> titled Emergent/The Iraq Issue 03. Read the <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/images/content/5/5/v3/555870/Baghdad-Modernism-Amin-Al-Saden-Pages.pdf">essay</a>. Architecture News 529536 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Florian Idenburg: Next Progressive http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/florian-idenburg-next-progressive.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/florian-idenburg.html">Florian Idenburg</a> (adjunct associate professor of architecture) and partner Jing Liu of SO - IL have been dubbed the Next Progressives by Architect Magazine. Architecture News 529540 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Timothy Hyde speaks in São Paulo http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/timothy-hyde-on-the-value-of-ugliness.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/">Timothy Hyde</a> (associate professor of architecture) was a speaker at the “Architectural Elective Affinities” conference at the <a href="http://www.fau.usp.br/index2.html">Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo of the University of São Paulo</a>. The conference, which examined the correspondences and transferences between architecture, urbanism, and other disciplines, was organized by the European Architectural History Network in conjunction with the FAUUSP. Architecture News 529543 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Toni Griffin and Mimi Hoang are Urban Influencers http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/toni-griffin-and-mimi-hoang-are-urban-influencers.html Find out why at the <a href="http://blogs.gsd.harvard.edu/loeb-fellows/">LOEBlog</a>. Alumni News 529288 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Ali M. Malkawi appointed professor of architectural technology http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/ali-m-malkawi-appointed-professor-of-architectural-technology.html The Harvard Graduate School of Design announces the appointment of Ali M. Malkawi as Professor of Architectural Technology, effective July 1, 2013. Architecture News 534129 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Ingeborg Rocker at MOMA symposium http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/ingeborg-rocker-at-moma-symposium.html Associate professor <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/ingeborg-rocker.html">Ingeborg M. Rocker</a> will be at MOMA Thursday to participate in a day-long event titled “Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light.” Architecture News 529164 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Edward Becker wins fellowship in Finland http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/edward-becker-wins-fellowship-in-finland.html Edward Becker (MArch candidate) has received an American-Scandinavian Foundation fellowship at Aalto University for his research "Helsinki 2030: The Contemporary Manifestation of Finland’s Architectural Vernacular."  Architecture News 529028 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0400 GSD at the ACSA conference http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-at-the-acsa-conference.html GSD students and faculty are addressing a spectrum of urgent issues at the ACSA 101 conference: New Constellations / New Ecologies. Alumni News 527925 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Zofnass announces Latin America sustainable infrastructure awards with IADB http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/zofnass-announces-award-and-collaboration.html The <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/research_centers/zofnass/">Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure</a>, in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank, has announced the inauguration of the Infrastructure 360° Awards, the first infrastructure sustainability awards in Latin America and the Caribbean. <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/andreas-georgoulias.html">Andreas Georgoulias</a> (lecturer in architecture and Zofnass Program research director) will be leading this effort for the GSD side. Architecture News 527929 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Toyo Ito named 2013 Pritzker Laureate http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/toyo-ito-named-2013-pritzker-laureate.html The Hyatt Foundation announced that Toyo Ito will be the recipient of the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize. The Tokyo-based architect has recently taught studios on post-tsunami reconstruction and temporary housing at the GSD. He is recognized for producing an outstanding body of work that combines conceptual innovation with superbly executed buildings. Architecture News 527933 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Penny White Fund announces awards http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/penny-white-fund-announces-awards.html The Department of Landscape Architecture has announced the 2013 Project Awards for the <a href="file:///C:/Users/software/Desktop/Dropbox/GSD-Ruby%20website/all%20tasks/gsd.harvard.edu/pennywhite">Penny White Fund</a>. Sixteen projects were selected for their originality and innovation, as well as their contribution to pressing challenges related to the fields of urbanism, landscape and ecology. Architecture News 527033 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400 A birthday nod to Career Discovery http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/a-birthday-nod-to-career-discovery.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/academic-programs/career-discovery/index.html">Career Discovery</a>, one of the oldest career immersion programs in the United States, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.  An article in USNews examines the GSD’s program’s staying power as similar programs gain traction nationwide. Read “<a href="http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/03/12/why-smart-career-changers-choose-hands-on-exploration">Why Smart Career Changers Choose Hands-On Exploration</a>.” Architecture News 527035 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Zaha Hadid, 10 Years Later http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/zaha-hadid-10-years-later.html Zaha Hadid discussed recent projects—both realized and unrealized—with a packed house at Wednesday night's lecture, "10 Years Later." Architecture News 526902 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Bechthold and Mulligan in Kyoto http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/bechthold-and-mulligan.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/martin-bechthold.html">Martin Bechthold</a> and <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/mark-mulligan.html">Mark Mulligan</a> are headed to the Kyoto International Design Symposium where they’ve been invited to present work highlighting the GSD’s pursuit of interdisciplinary design research and the role of technology as a catalyst to open new avenues for design practice and design research. Architecture News 526773 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400 The value of ugliness: Timothy Hyde on the Southbank Centre http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/the-value-of-ugliness-timothy-hyde-on-the-southbank-centre.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/timothy-hyde.html">Timothy Hyde</a> (associate professor of architecture) has published his essay <a href="http://www.anycorp.com/anycorp/article/141">“Piles, Puddles, and Other Architectural Irritants”</a> in the current issue of the journal Log. The latest in a long sequence of proposed ideas for the renovation of the Southbank Centre in London has just been presented to the public. Hyde examines this persistent desire to “fix” the brutalist icon in order to speculate on the possible significance of ugliness for a metropolitan audience. Architecture News 526778 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Marina Abramović and Shohei Shigematsu set stage for collaboration http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/marina-abramovi-and-shohei-shigematsu-set-the-stage-for-upcoming.html Performance artist Marina Abramović and architect Shohei Shigematsu discuss their vision for a new arts institute in Hudson, NY. Architecture News 526649 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Grace E. La appointed professor of architecture http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/grace-e-la-appointed-professor-of-architecture.html The Harvard Graduate School of Design announces the appointment of Grace E. La (MArch ‘95) as Professor of Architecture, effective July 1, 2013. Alumni News 534130 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0500 GSD team finalist for 2013 ULI Hines Competition http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-team-finalist-for-2013-uli-hines-competition.html The 2013 ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition announced finalists last week, and again once again a team from Harvard is on the list. James Cody Birkey (MDesS), Robert Daurio (MArch), Maynard Hayden Leon (MArch), Cara Walsh (MLA) and Andrew Wisniewski (MLA), advised by Anita Berrizbeitia (professor of landscape architecture and director of the master in landscape architecture degree programs), created Connec+ Minneapolis, a long term development plan for the Downtown East neighborhood. Architecture News 524940 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0500 Upcoming lecture: Toshiko Mori on Japan’s 2011 Disasters http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/upcoming-lecture-toshiko-mori-on-japan-s-2011-disasters.html On March 11 from 12:30-2:00 pm, <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/toshiko-mori.html">Toshiko Mori</a> (professor in the practice of architecture) will join Hirotaka Takeuchi (HBS) and Ichiro Kawachi (HSPH and HMS) for the lecture “Japan’s 2011 Disasters Remembered.” Architecture News 524944 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0500 ChinaGSD Hosts Professor Peter Rowe http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/chinagsd-hosts-professor-peter-rowe.html In a recent presentation titled “Some Snapshots,” Peter Rowe (professor of architecture and urban design and former GSD dean) gave insight into his vast research on the history of urban housing types and developments in China. The lecture was sponsored by the ChinaGSD student group. Architecture News 524946 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0500 Constitutional Modernism: new book by Timothy Hyde http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/constitutional-modernism-new-book-by-timothy-hyde.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/timothy-hyde.html">Timothy Hyde</a> (associate professor of architecture) has produced a new book, <a href="http://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/constitutional-modernism">Constitutional Modernism: Architecture and Civil Society in Cuba, 1933-1959</a>, which examines the complex entanglements between architecture, planning, and law in the Cuban Republic. The announcement is accompanied by a <a href="http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/node/1897">lecture</a> at the Center for Latin American Studies on February 27th and an exhibit of source materials at the Frances Loeb Library. Architecture News 524119 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0500 GSD Faculty speaks at [En]Coding Architecture 2013 http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-faculty-speaks-at-en-coding-architecture-2013.html The architect is no longer an organizer of matter and space, but a designer of systems with multi-layered components and complex relationships. <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/sanford-kwinter.html">Sanford Kwinter</a> (co-director MDesS and professor of architectural theory and criticism), <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/panagiotis-michalatos.html">Panagiotis Michalatos</a> (assistant professor of architectural technology) and <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/ingeborg-rocker.html">Ingeborg Rocker</a> (associate professor of architecture) were at Carnegie Mellon University February 8 and 9 to speak about the the profession's new identity and call to arms at [En]Coding Architecture 2013. Architecture News 523121 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0500 Emerging Voices: SO - IL and Mass Design Group http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/emerging-voices-so-il-and-mass-design-group.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/people/florian-idenburg.html">Florian Idenburg’s</a> (adjunct associate professor of architecture) firm SO - IL and Mass Design Group, founded by Michael Murphy (MArch '11) and Alan Ricks (MArch '10), have been named Emerging Voices 2013 by the Architectural League NY. Alumni News 522867 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0500 Melany Sun-Min Park on the new domesticity http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/melany-sun-min-park-on-the-new-domesticity.html What does it mean to be "at home" in a context where land and space are both limited and contentious?  Some answers may lie in a new publication released by Melany Sun-Min Park (MDesS ’14): HOME + BOUND: Narratives of Domesticity in Singapore and Beyond, co-edited with Lilian Chee. Architecture News 522623 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0500 Loeb J-Term roundup http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/j-term-roundup.html Loeb Fellows saw the Harvard University January term as an opportunity to dig into their interests, work closely with GSD students and - by the way - solve some thorny real-world challenges. They designed 4 dynamic courses based on their passions. Read more in the <a href="http://blogs.gsd.harvard.edu/loeb-fellows/j-term-roundup/#more-3553">LOEBlog</a> Image: Lynn Richards with students in Retrofitting Suburbia Architecture News 522489 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0500 On the Bri(n)ck of discovery: Ingeborg Rocker’s ceramic design seminar http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/on-the-bri-n-ck-of-discovery-ingeborg-rocker-s-ceramic-design.html Ceramic innovations by <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/ingeborg-rocker.html">Ingeborg M. Rocker’s</a> (associate professor of architecture) seminar “On the Bri(n)ck” are on display at TRANS/hitos 2013 Exhibition of Architecture and Interior Design in Ceramics in Spain. Architecture News 522118 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0500 Mapping the ephemeral city: GSD students and faculty at the Kumbh Mela http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/mapping-the-ephemeral-city-gsd-students-and-faculty-at-the-kumbh.html The gigantic pop-up city established for the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela is the perfect crucible for interdisciplinary research. This January 8 faculty and 20 students from the GSD and other Harvard schools are traveling to northern India for fieldwork for the project “Mapping Kumbh Mela.” The initiative is co-led by <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/rahul-mehrotra.html">Rahul Mehrotra</a> (chair of the department of urban design and planning) and <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/diana-eck.html">Diana Eck</a> (affiliated professor to UPD) with the South Asia Initiative, FAS, HBS and SPH. Read "<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-18/news/37160083_1_kumbh-mela-design-cultural-studies">Mapping the Kumbh Mela</a>" in the Times of India. Architecture News 521742 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0500 GSD students look to the future of spatial practices http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-students-look-to-the-future-of-spatial-practices.html GSD students will display the wide range of the school's research when Penn State holds its 1st "Nature of Spatial Practices" conference this Friday. The conference will examine how spatial practice, education and political discourse are responding to recent changes in technology, mobility and socio-cultural patterns. Architecture News 521609 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0500 Small is big for GSD alums http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/for-gsd-alums-small-is-big.html A partnership including several GSD alums just won a major bid for the first-of-its-kind modular building of micro-units in NYC. Alphonse Lembo (MUP '10) of Monadnock Development led the team which included Eric Bunge (MArch '96) and Mimi Hoang (MArch '98) of <a href="http://www.narchitects.com/">nArchitects</a>. Listen to an <a href="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/01/31/micro-apartments-nyc">interview with Eric Bunge</a> on WBUR's Here and Now. Alumni News 521207 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0500 Chris Reed and Eric Höweler join the Movement on Main http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/chris-reed-and-eric-h-weler-join-the-movement-on-main.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/chris-reed.html">Chris Reed</a> (adjunct associate professor of landscape architecture) and <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/eric-howeler.html">Eric Höweler</a> (assistant professor of architecture) are making news again. Reed’s firm <a href="http://www.stoss.net/news/22/detroit-future-city-released/">Stoss Landscape Urbanism</a> with partners <a href="http://hyarchitecture.com/">Höweler + Yoon</a> were just short-listed for the Movement on Main design competition in Syracuse, NY. Architecture News 519848 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0500 Fondation Le Corbusier’s new president: Antoine Picon http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/fondation-le-corbusier-s-new-president-antoine-picon.html Earlier this month, <a style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4666em;" href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/antoine-picon.html">Antoine Picon</a> (professor of the history of architecture and technology) assumed the post of president of the Fondation Le Corbusier. Architecture News 519727 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0500 GSD faculty and Loeb Fellows pitch in for Detroit http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-faculty-and-loeb-fellows-pitch-in-for-detroit.html Loeb fellows and GSD faculty are applying their talents to the challenges of revitalizing Detroit in the Detroit Works Project. <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/toni-griffin.html">Toni Griffin</a> (LF 1998 and adjunct associate professor of urban planning) led the Detroit Works’ technical team and <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/danpitera.html">Dan Pitera</a> (LF 2005 and associate professor of architecture), director of Detroit Collaborative Design Center, oversaw community outreach. <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/chris-reed.html">Chris Reed’s</a> (adjunct associate professor of landscape architecture) firm <a href="http://www.stoss.net/news/22/detroit-future-city-released/">Stoss Landscape Urbanism</a> contributed to landscape, ecology and open space planning. Read "<a href="http://blogs.gsd.harvard.edu/loeb-fellows/?p=3371&preview=true">Stepping Up for the Future of Detroit</a>" in the LOEBlog. Architecture News 519603 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0500 (Re)Mapping Health with a grant from the President’s January Innovation Fund http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/re-mapping-health-with-a-grant-from-the-president-s-january.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/courses/details.cgi?term=201230&course=INT-00037-00">“(Re)Mapping Health</a>,” a new interdisciplinary initiative of the GSD and the School of Public Health was launched last week with support from the President's January Innovation Fund. Architecture News 519479 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0500 Spatial politics: Delia Wendel and Fallon Samuels-Aidoo in Colloquy http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/spatial-politics-delia-wendel-and-fallon-samuels-aidoo-in.html PhD candidates Delia Wendel and Fallon Samuels-Aidoo believe space and politics are intertwined and essential to understanding conflict and consensus. Their research has led to a symposium, a book, and a recent article in Colloquy. Architecture News 518160 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0500 ArchRecord Editor’s Picks for 2012 http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/archrecord-editor-s-picks-for-2012.html Architectural Record’s “Editor’s Picks: Best Architecture of 2012” is studded with GSD stars. Here’s the list of their projects that “defined the year in design.” Alumni News 518163 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0500 GSD announces the launch of the Wheelwright Prize http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-announces-the-launch-of-the-wheelwright-prize.html Harvard Graduate School of Design announces the launch of the Wheelwright Prize, a 100,000 USD traveling fellowship awarded annually to talented early-career architects worldwide proposing exceptional itineraries for research and discovery. Architecture News 518028 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0500 Andreas Georgoulias presents in Dubai http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/andreas-georgoulias-presents-in-dubai.html <a href="http://execed.gsd.harvard.edu/faculty/georgoulias-andreas">Andreas Georgoulias</a> (lecturer in architecture and research director of the <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/research_centers/zofnass/" target="_blank">Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure</a>) kicked off the holiday season with a research presentation at the 3rd International Architectural Conservation Conference in Dubai earlier this month. Architecture News 517428 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:00:00 -0500 Hyuntek Yoon and Soobum You reimagine Detroit riverfront http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/hyuntek-yoon-and-soobum-you-reimagine-detroit-riverfront.html Hyuntek Yoon and Soobum You (both MArch  ’12) of Atelier WHY have won the Detroit Riverfront Competition with an urban fantasy land that bridges streetscape and river with a magical forest. Alumni News 517424 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0500 John Hong and Jinhee Park in the Design Vanguard http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/john-hong-and-jinhee-park-in-the-design-vanguard.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/jinhee-park.html">Jinhee Park</a> (design critic in architecture and MArch ’02) and <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/john-hong.html">John Hong</a> (adjunct associate professor and MArch ‘96) are in the Architectural Record “2012 Design Vanguard.” The honor comes right on the heels of a <span style="font-family: ff-din-web-1, ff-din-web-2, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.98666763305664px; background-color: #f4f4f4;">Chicago Athenaeum<span style="font-family: ff-din-web-1, ff-din-web-2, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.98666763305664px; background-color: #f4f4f4;"> <span style="font-family: ff-din-web-1, ff-din-web-2, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.98666763305664px; background-color: #f4f4f4;">American Architecture Award for their <span style="font-family: ff-din-web-1, ff-din-web-2, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.98666763305664px; background-color: #f4f4f4;">White Block Gallery. Alumni News 516696 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Farshid Moussavi a finalist for Moscow Museum http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/farshid-moussavi-a-finalist-for-moscow-museum.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/farshid-moussavi.html">Farshid Moussavi</a> (professor of architecture) is a finalist for the competition to design a new science museum and educational center in Moscow. Architecture News 516327 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Leena Cho (MLA ’09) and Matthew Jull (MArch ’08) shortlisted for MoMA PS1 YAP http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/tempagency.html <a title="www.tempagency.co" href="/content/sitemap/www.tempagency.co">TempAgency</a>, a design/research collaborative between <a title="www.kutonotuk.com" href="http://www.kutonotuk.com">Kutonotuk</a> (Leena Cho, MLA ’09 and Matthew Jull, MArch ’08) and mcdowellespinosa, is selected as one of the five finalists for the prestigious <a title="momaps1.org/yap" href="http://momaps1.org/yap/">MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program 2013</a>. Alumni News 515826 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:56:00 -0500 Florian Idenburg competes for UC Davis art museum http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/florian-idenburg-competes-for-uc-davis-art-museum.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/florian-idenburg.html">Florian Idenburg’s</a> (adjunct associate professor of architecture) firm <a href="http://so-il.org/">SO-Il</a> is part of a partnership selected to compete for the creation of the new Shrem Museum of Art at U.C. Davis. Architecture News 515844 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Architecture for the senses: Pierre Hermé at the GSD http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/architecture-for-the-senses-pierre-herm-at-the-gsd.html For anyone to whom the similarity between a building and a French pastry is not evident, Pierre Herme’s presentation, “The Architecture of Taste,” at the GSD last week was a revelation. Herme’s approach to designing unique tastes through a combination of flavors and textures “is analogous to the programmatic construction that takes place in architecture,” observes Savinien Caracostea (MArch ’13), the event organizer. Read more about it in “<a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/2012/11/constructing-the-perfect-bite">Constructing the Perfect Bite</a>” in Harvard Magazine. Architecture News 515545 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0500 GSD is 2 for 5 on MoMA PS1 shortlist http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-is-2-for-5-on-moma-ps1-shortlist.html <a href="http://www.archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6342">French 2D</a><a style="font-size: 15.199999809265137px; font-family: ff-din-web-1, ff-din-web-2, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #000000; text-decoration: initial; line-height: 21.98666763305664px;" href="http://www.kutonotuk.com/"> (Jenny French, MArch ‘11) is not the only homegrown firm to be selected as a finalist for the 2013 </a><a href="http://www.momaps1.org/yap/view/15">MoMA/PS1 Young Architects Program</a><a style="font-size: 15.199999809265137px; font-family: ff-din-web-1, ff-din-web-2, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #000000; text-decoration: initial; line-height: 21.98666763305664px;" href="http://www.kutonotuk.com/">. Leena Cho (MLA ‘09) and Matthew Jull (MArch ‘08) of </a><a href="http://www.kutonotuk.com/">Kotonotuk</a><a style="font-size: 15.199999809265137px; font-family: ff-din-web-1, ff-din-web-2, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #000000; text-decoration: initial; line-height: 21.98666763305664px;" href="http://www.kutonotuk.com/"> have collaborated with mcdowellespinosa to form </a><a href="http://www.tempagency.co/">TempAgency</a><a style="font-size: 15.199999809265137px; font-family: ff-din-web-1, ff-din-web-2, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #000000; text-decoration: initial; line-height: 21.98666763305664px;" href="http://www.kutonotuk.com/">, which has also been invited to submit a proposal for the 2013 award.   </a> Alumni News 514535 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Elemental and incremental: Alejandro Aravena's urban approach http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/elemental-and-incremental-alejandro-aravena-s-urban-approach.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/jorge-silvetti.html">Jorge Silvetti</a> (professor of architecture) presented the keynote speech at a celebration to launch the Elemental/Incremental Housing and Participatory Design Manual, in Santiago, Chile, on November 26. The book by architect Alejandro Aravena (design critic ‘00-04) and engineer Andrew Iacobelli details 12 years of extraordinary success engaging local communities in a novel program of social housing for the most disenfranchised sectors of the population. Alumni News 514540 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Timothy Hyde to be MacDowell Colony Fellow http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/timothy-hyde-to-be-macdowell-colony-fellow.html Associate professor of architecture <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/timothy-hyde.html">Timothy Hyde</a> will be a residential fellow at the MacDowell Colony, where he will work on his current book project examining the persistence of accusations of ugliness in aesthetic debates in Great Britain. Architecture News 513960 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Rotterdam studio invites the world in http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/rotterdam-gsd-studio-invites-the-world-in.html “Reconsidering Architecture,” the Rotterdam-based studio led by <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/remment-koolhaas.html">Rem Koolhaas</a> (professor in practice of architecture and urban design) and Stephan Trüby (lecturer in architecture) approaches architecture from 40 thousand feet and ground level simultaneously. Recently faculty and students invited the Rotterdam public in for an exhibition and evening of debate about their research at the Dependance at the Schieblock. Read Jaakko van ‘t Spijker's account of the event in <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/61783663/harvard-in-rotterdam-harvard-gsd-amo-presentation-in-the-rotterdam-dependence">Archinect</a>. Architecture News 513962 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 New book by Antoine Picon traces architectural adventure of one postwar French town http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/new-book-by-antoine-picon.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/antoine-picon.html">Antoine Picon’s</a> new book De la ville nouvelle à la vie durable: Marne-la Vallée offers a comprehensive look at the largest French postwar new town begun in the 1960s and still growing today. Architecture News 514069 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Max Rohm on Urban Interrelations http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/max-rohm-on-urban-interrelations.html Max Rohm (MArch/MLA ‘01 and visiting design critic in 2005) and Flavio Janches just published a new book, Urban Interrelations, proposing enhancing integration of informal settlements into the urban mainstream through community participation in the development of public spaces and facilities. Alumni News 513958 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Jeff Mansfield connects with the Amazon http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/jeff-mansfield-connects-with-the-amazon.html In August, Jeffrey Mansfield (MArch) was in the Brazilian Amazon with the Portable Light Project, when he realized that the remote areas are increasingly covered by 3G networks. Mansfield was inspired to develop “Taking Charge,” a project to provide tools and training to jungle residents to expand cell phone use and crowdsource knowledge for farming, fishing, trade, weather, banking, health and more. Read about his grand scheme in “<a href="http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/11/taking-charge-with-cellphones/">Taking Charge with cellphones</a>” in the Harvard Gazette. Architecture News 513723 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Aliki Economides presents in Istanbul http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/aliki-economides-presents-in-istanbul.html Aliki Economides (PhD candidate ‘14) presented her paper “Constructing Home, Constructing Self: The Maison Cormier and its ‘Architecte & Ingénieur-Constructeur Client’” at the ArchTheo’12 conference in Istanbul, Turkey.  DDes/PhD News 513196 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Danish Kurani wins Boston Foundation for Architecture grant http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/danish-kurani-wins-boston-foundation-for-architecture-grant.html The Boston Foundation for Architecture recently announced the 2012 grantees, which include Danish Kurani (MAUD '13) and the Classroom Co-Creators Project. The project involves a participatory design process with Blackstone Elementary School in South Boston to engage students and teachers in the creation of their learning environment.  Architecture News 513198 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 2013 Pavilion Program winner announced http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/2013-pavilion-program-winner-announced.html This year the GSD inaugurated a competition for the school’s first Pavilion Program. The jury has ruled, and “Simulated Panorama” was selected for installation in spring 2013 under the Gund Hall portico. Architecture News 513200 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 From Analog to Digital: Redesigning Gund for the 21st century http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/from-analog-to-digital.html For 40 years Gund Hall has reigned as an architectural icon of the 20th century: great bones, proudly displayed. But changes in contemporary architectural practice and education, along with the need for increased energy efficiency have argued for updating. The GSD is rising to the challenge. Alumni News 513065 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Dean Mostafavi: instigating the design future http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/dean-mostafavi-instigating-the-design-future.html Dean Mohsen Mostafavi has published 5 books in the past two years. In his writing as well as his leadership of the GSD, he is tireless in fostering engagement: between mentors and students, people in communities, the design professions with each other, and the GSD with the world. He’ll sleep later. Read Spencer Bailey’s interview with the dean for <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/images/content/5/4/549040/surface-mag-interview-mm.pdf">Surface</a>. Architecture News 513084 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Jenny French’s ghost buildings http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/jenny-french-s-ghost-buildings.html Jenny French (MArch ’11) visited 15 unbuilt visionary architecture projects around the world for the <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/academic-programs/architecture/fellowships-prizes-travel-programs/julia-amory-appleton-traveling-fellowship.html">Julia A. Appleton Traveling Fellowship</a>. The exhibit based on her inquiry, “Representation’s Ghost,” is on display in Gund through January 28. In other exciting news, French was shortlisted for the 2013 MOMA PS1 Young Architects Program. Results of the competition are expected early next year.  Alumni News 512945 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Hanif Kara shares Stirling Award http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/hanif-kara-shares-stirling-award.html The 2012 RIBA Stirling prize went to a dark horse this year: the Sainsbury Lab designed by Stanton Williams. <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/hanif-kara.html">Hanif Kara’s</a> (lecturer in creative engineering) structural and civil engineering firm <a href="http://www.akt-uk.com/">AKT II </a>shared the accolades. Architecture News 512736 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Gund Hall: architecture’s teaching tool http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gund-hall-architecture-s-teaching-tool.html <a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/features/Americas_Best_Architecture_Schools/2012/Architecture-Education-Now/Architecture-of-Architecture-Schools.asp">Architectural Record</a> looks at 6 schools that represent exemplary 20th century design for architectural education and reports on how they are faring for the 21st century. Foremost among the gorgeous structures is Gund Hall, which beginning in 2010 has undergone a redesign of its studio spaces overseen by Lee Cott (MArch ’70). More on that to come. In the meantime, read “<a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/features/Americas_Best_Architecture_Schools/2012/Architecture-Education-Now/Architecture-of-Architecture-Schools.asp">The Architecture of Architecture Schools</a>.” Alumni News 511860 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 GSD: still on top http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-still-on-top.html Architectural Record just published the annual review by DesignIntelligence, “America’s Top Architecture Schools 2013,” and Harvard once again appears in first place for graduate architectural education, as it has for 12 of the 14 years of the ranking. Not only that, it is number 1 in graduate landscape architecture education as well. What keeps the GSD at the top? “Not only does it have a strong reputation overall, but it scores very well in design, analysis, planning, and the communication skills that graduates need in professional practice.” Read James P. Cramer’s  <a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/features/Americas_Best_Architecture_Schools/2012/Architecture-Education-Now/Americas-Top-Architecture-Schools-2013-2.asp">Architectural Record</a> and <a href="http://www.di.net/articles/big-shifts-in-design-school-rankings-for-2013/">DesignIntelligence</a> articles or download the entire <a href="http://store.di.net/collections/reports/products/best-architecture-schools">DI survey</a>.  Alumni News 511857 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Belinda Tato and Jose Luis Vallejo to design Reggio School http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/belinda-tato-and-jose-luis-vallejo-to-design-reggio-school.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/belinda-tato.html">Belinda Tato</a> and <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/jose-luis-vallejo.html">Jose Luis Vallejo</a> (design critics in urban planning and design and founding members of Ecosistema Urbano of Madrid) just won a competition for the construction of the Reggio Children Foundation’s new experimental education center in Italy. Architecture News 511849 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 Jeanne Gang's compelling vision for Prentice Hospital http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/jeanne-gang-s-compelling-vision-for-prentice-hospital.html <h2>In the midst of a battle that has pitted Northwestern University’s expansion against preservation of the historic (albeit quirky) Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago, Jeanne Gang (MArch ’93) has come up with an elegant solution. Her design for a tower atop the existing structure adds the research space the university needs, pays homage to a unique landmark and forges a “third way” beyond a seemingly</h2> <h2>insoluble conundrum. Read “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/arts/design/adapting-prentice-womens-hospital-for-new-use-in-chicago.html?pagewanted=all&_r=2&">A Vision to Avoid Demolition for a ’70s Pioneer</a>” by critic Michael Kimmelman in the NY Times. Illustration by Jay Hoffman, courtesy of Studio Gang Architects</h2> Alumni News 510870 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:00:00 -0400 A hive of activity atop Gund http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/a-hive-of-activity-atop-gund.html GSD students recently harvested the first honey from the beehive located on the roof of Gund Hall. The bees have been on the roof since spring 2011 thanks to Connie Migliazzo (MLA I ‘13) and Hallie Chen (MArch I ‘12) who started the hive and Melissa Alexander (MAUD ’13) and Ben Ruswick (MArch I ‘15) who help to maintain it. The honey will be raffled off on October 26 to benefit a local community garden. Architecture News 510866 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Harvard Graduate School of Design to Create Visiting Professorship in Honor of John Portman http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-to-create-visiting-professorship-in-architecture.html Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) announced this week that it will name a distinguished visiting professorship in architecture in honor of John Portman, Founder and Chairman of John Portman & Associates, a leading design firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. Architecture News 510855 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Eric Höweler’s new American Dream http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/eric-h-weler-s-new-american-dream.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/eric-howeler.html">Eric Höweler</a> (assistant professor of architecture) and his firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture took top prize in the <a title="" href="http://mooove.com/audi-urban-future-initiative/en/award/award-2012/jury.html" target="_blank">Audi Urban Future Award 2012</a> for “Shareway 2030, a reimagining of the Boston to Washington metropolitan region. Architecture News 510841 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Museum Without Walls: Boston http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/museum-without-walls-boston.html The major sights of Boston, as well as tidbits of history and arcane lore are as close as your smartphone with a new app that just rolled out thanks to 4 GSD students. Ingrid Bengtson (MArch ’15), Sayli Korgaonkar (MArch ’14), Eduardo M. Llinas-Messeguer (MAUD ’13) and Josh Schecter (MArch ’15) helped CultureNOW create walking tours, photos and podcasts for the Museum Without Walls. Architecture News 510845 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Moussavi’s MOCA welcomes change http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/moussavi-s-moca-welcomes-change.html How can a solid structure evoke change and the passage of time? That’s the challenge Farshid Moussavi (professor in practice in architecture) met in designing the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. Architecture News 510821 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0400 International Travel Community Service Fellowship Program 2012 http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/international-travel-community-service-fellowship-program-2012.html This past summer, the <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/gsd-resources/career-resources/community-service-fellowship/international-travel.html">International Travel Community Service Fellowship Program</a> provided funding to GSD students for travel overseas to perform community service. Their experiences demonstrate the wide range of roles planners and designers perform and their innovative contributions to solve urban challenges. Architecture News 510827 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0400 GSD's Design Robotics Group hosts workshop at 2012 RobArch Conference in Vienna http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-s-design-robotics-group-hosts-workshop-at-2012-robarch.html <h2><a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/#/people/martin-bechthold.html">Martin Bechthold</a>, Professor of Architectural Technology and founder of the GSD's <a href="http://research.gsd.harvard.edu/drg/">Design Robotics Group</a> (DRG), and Nathan King (DDes candidate in Technology) will host a robot workshop at Rob|Arch 2012 in Graz.</h2> Architecture News 510814 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Hilderbrand and Beardsley at the Philip Johnson Glass House http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/hilderbrand-and-beardsley-at-the-philip-johnson-glass-house.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/gary-hilderbrand.html">Gary Hilderbrand</a> (adjunct professor of landscape architecture, and <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/john-beardsley.html">John Beardsley</a> (adjunct professor of landscape architecture and director of garden and landscape studies at Dumbarton Oaks) shared the stage in an evening of discussion at the Philip Johnson Glass House on September 20. Their dialogue focused on issues of "Procession" in Johnson's work at his New Canaan estate and other projects, and more broadly throughout modernist and traditional works. Faculty News 510800 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Silvia Benedito and Alexander Häusler commissioned to develop Stadt Park-Donau http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/silvia-benedito-and-alexander-h-usler-commissioned-to-develop.html <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/silvia-benedito.html">Silvia Benedito</a> (assistant in landscape architecture) and Alexander Häusler (MArch II '04) have been commissioned to develop “Stadt Park-Donau,” an urban park along the Donau River in Ingolstadt, Germany. The design team for the plan included Erik Anderson (MLA ’13), Michael Luegering (MLA ’13) and Carolyn Deuschle (MLA ’14). Alumni News 510792 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Alda Black and Chris Masicampo win MOBILIciTY competition http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/alda-black-and-chris-masicampo-win-mobilicity-competition.html Alda Çapi Black (MArch ‘11) is heading to Tirana, Albania, to accept first place award in the MOBILIciTY international competition for design of the city’s transportation station. Her collaborator is Chris Masicampo (MArch '12). Alumni News 510737 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Strong MDesS presence at ACADIA http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/strong-mdess-presence-at-acadia.html There will be a strong MDesS presence at the 2012 Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) conference in San Francisco on October 18-21. MDesS News 510625 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0400 Eve Blau and Rafael Moneo jurors for M+ design competition http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/eve-blau-and-rafael-moneo-jurors-for-m-design-competition.html Eve Blau (adjunct professor of urban planning and design) and Rafael Moneo (Josep Lluis Sert professor of architecture) are among the distinguished jurors for the design competition for M+, Hong Kong's future museum for visual culture. Architectural firms wishing to compete must submit an <a href="http://www.wkcda.hk/en/architectural_competition/mplus/EOI_for_design_or_design_consultant/index.html">Expression of Interest</a> by October 15. Architecture News 510637 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Peter Christensen authors journal article on Islamic architecture http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/peter-christensen-authors-journal-article-on-islamic.html DDes/PhD News 510577 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:00:00 -0400 The design of forests: Dan Handel MArch II '10) curates exhibition at the CCA http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/the-design-of-forests-dan-handel-curates-an-exhibition.html <a href="http://www.cca.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/1781-first-the-forests">First, the Forests</a>, curated by Dan Handel (MArch II '10) at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, looks at the unexplored relationships between forestry, planning and design. Handel is the first winner of the CCA's Young Curator fellowship launched in 2011.   Alumni News 510570 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Timothy Hyde's Aggregate group wins Graham Foundation grant http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/the-power-of-the-aggregate.html The <a href="http://www.we-aggregate.org/">Aggregate Architectural History Collaborative</a>, of which Timothy Hyde (associate professor of architecture) is a founding member, has received a 2012 Graham Foundation grant in support of its digital research and publication initiatives. Architecture News 510563 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:00:00 -0400 GSD students win Bocconi Urban Campus competition http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-students-win-bocconi-competition.html A team led by GSD students Stefano Andreani (MDesS '13) and Federico de Molfetta (MDesS '13) has won the Bocconi Urban Campus international competition with the “Bocconi Yard” project. Architecture News 510528 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:00:00 -0400 ICE-POPS at Venice Biennale http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/ice-pops-at-venice-biennale.html Elizabeth MacWillie (MDesS ’14) and colleagues from Harvard, MIT and Tufts presented their ICE-POPS project at the prestigious Architecture Biennale in Venice. Architecture News 510393 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Wang Shu’s architecture of change in China http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/wang-shu-s-architecture-of-change-in-china.html Wang Shu starts his day reading 17th C poetry and writing Chinese calligraphy. The first Chinese architect to win the Pritzker prize spent the last couple of years at the GSD and is showing China the way to bring the traditional in harmony with the modern. Architecture News 510245 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0400 L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui profiles GSD http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/l-architecture-d-aujourd-hui-profiles-gsd.html Read what one of France’s most important architecture journals has to say about the GSD in their July/August issue. Architecture News 510248 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0400 GSD shines among Architectural Digest’s 2012 Innovators http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-shines-among-architectural-digest-s-2012-innovators.html Architecture News 510230 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Andreas Georgoulias envisions a new Athens Hellinikon http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/andreas-georgoulias-envisions-a-new-athens-hellinikon.html Andreas Georgoulias, research director for the Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure, examines the redevelopment plans for the former Athens Hellinikon Airport in the July 21, 2012 issue of Imerisia. Architecture News 510172 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Maurice Cox new associate dean at Tulane http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/maurice-cox-new-associate-dean-at-tulane.html From urban design to community development to civic leadership to education, with a stop at the Loeb Fellowship, Maurice Cox (LF 2005) has taken an unusual path to his role as architectural educator. On July 1 he was named associate dean for community engagement and director of Tulane City Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. <a class="more-link target-blank" title="Read more at the LOEBlog" href="http://blogs.gsd.harvard.edu/loeb-fellows/maurice-cox-new-associate-dean-at-tulane/#more-1246">Read more at the LOEBlog</a> Architecture News 509664 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Reencuentros Iberica with Daniel Ibañez http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/reencuentros-iberica-with-daniel-iba-ez.html Daniel Ibañez (DDes candidate and co-founder of Margen-Lab) participated in the symposium "Arquitectura Iberica | Reencuentros y Talleres" directed by  Eduardo Souto de Moura (2011 Pritzker Prize) and Francisco Mangado (both former GSD visiting professors). Architecture News 509604 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Mark Gilbert (MArch '90) named advisor to Vienna's Advisory Council for Public Housing http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/mark-gilbert-march-90-named-architectural-advisor-to-the-city-of.html Mark Gilbert, (MArch '90) has been named Architectural Advisor to the City of Vienna's Advisory Council for Public Housing. Alumni News 509476 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Retooling Gabon http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/retooling-gabon.html Gabon, a tiny country with enormous challenges and opportunities, turned to Ben Aranda’s studio when reimagining the future of its capital city. Their solutions for navigating the park-city boundary just might help position Libreville as a model for the 21st Century. Architecture News 509552 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0400 GSD faculty honored at White House for National Design Awards http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-faculty-honored-at-white-house-for-national-design-awards.html The GSD was well represented among the winners of the National Design Awards at a ceremony hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama and the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/mack-scogin.html">Mack Scogin</a> (Kajima professor in practice of architecture) and his wife and partner Merrill Elam won the award for architecture. <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/chris-reed.html">Chris Reed</a> (adjunct associate professor of landscape architecture) and his firm, Stoss Landscape Urbanism, won in the landscape architecture category. Alumni News 509524 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0400 GSD team wins ASLA National Award for Collaboration http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/gsd-team-wins-asla-national-award-for-collaboration.html Michael Albert (Master in Landscape Architecture), Victor Perez Amado (Master in Architecture), and Anna Cawrse,  (Master of Landscape Architecture) have been chosen to receive an American Society of Landscape Architects National Honor Award in Student Collaboration for their project “<a href="http://www.udcompetition.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Team-1482.pdf">Bayou Commons</a>,” a master land use plan for downtown Houston. Architecture News 509431 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Anthony Acciavatti (MArch '09), Justin Fowler (MArch '10) and Dan Handel (MArch '10) win Graham Foundation grant http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/acciavatti-09-fowler-10-and-handeln-10-win-graham-foundation.html Three recent GSD graduates, Anthony Acciavatti (MArch '09), Justin Fowler (MArch '10) and Dan Handel (MArch '10), have won a Graham Foundation grant to develop a new magazine on American architecture and urbanism. Manifest: A Journal of American Architecture and Urbanism seeks to ask questions and initiate discussion about the state of American architecture in both cities and outlying areas. Alumni News 509055 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Nader Tehrani (MAUD '91) and Dan Gallagher (MArch '91) receive awards for Hinman Research Building http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/nader-tehrani-maud-91-and-dan-gallagher-march-91-receive-12.html Nader Tehrani (MAUD '91) and Dan Gallagher (MArch '91) have received 12 awards for the restoration, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the <a class="target-blank" href="http://www.aiaga.org/award-detail/539896-hinman-research-building-rehabilitation-georgia-institute">Hinman Research Building</a> Alumni News 509127 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Dwayne Oyler (MArch '01) and Jenny Wu (MArch '01) unveil installation at Los Angeles Convention Center http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/dwayne-oyler-march-01-and-jenny-wu-march-01-unveil-an.html Oyler Wu Collaborative, the LA-based architecture firm of Jenny Wu (MArch '01) and Dwayne Oyler (MArch '01), unveil their architectural installation entitled Screenplay at the LA Convention Center on June 22. Alumni News 509087 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Glass canopy by Preston Scott Cohen lauded in New York Times http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/glass-canopy-by-preston-scott-cohen-lauded-in-new-york-times.html New York Times dubs Preston Scott Cohen's glass canopy in lower Manhattan, "one of the best new works of architecture in New York." <a class="target-blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/arts/design/architectural-canopy-shines-in-battery-park-city.html?pagewanted=all">Read the article</a>. Architecture News 509088 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Phil Freelon, AM, LF '90 Honored with 2012 Design Guild Award http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/phil-freelon-am-lf-90.html Phil Freelon Wins 2012 Design Guild Award from Design Guild of the College of Design at NC State University.   Alumni News 509035 Mon, 07 May 2012 01:00:00 -0400 Mack Scogin and Chris Reed awarded Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/faculty-awarded-cooper-hewitt-national-design-awards.html Cooper-Hewitt Director Bill Moggridge announced the winners of the 2012 National Design Awards. Among the recipients are GSD faculty Mack Scogin and Chris Reed.  Faculty News 509037 Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Farshid Moussavi delivers keynote at AJ Women in Architecture Awards http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/farshid-moussavi-delivers-keynote-at-aj-women-in-architecture.html Professor in Practice <a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/people/farshid-moussavi.html">Farshid Moussavi</a> delivered the <a href="http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/women-in-practice/">keynote address</a> at the inaugural Architects' Journal Women in Architecture Awards on April 20 in London. Moussavi is the founder and principal of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA), an international practice based in London currently working on the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, USA and a Quran Museum in Tehran, Iran. Moussavi was co-founder and co-principal of the award-winning Foreign Office Architects (FOA), known for projects such as the Yokohama International Ferry Terminal in Japan.  Faculty News 508981 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Memorial by Krzysztof Wodiczko and Julian Bonder (MDesS '96) unveiled in Nantes, France http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/memorial-by-krzysztof-wodiczko-and-julian-bonder-mdess-96-to.html Professor in Residence in Art, Design, and the Public Domain Krzysztof Wodiczko, in collaboration with Julian Bonder (MDesS '96), has recently completed construction of the <a href="http://memorial.nantes.fr/en/le-memorial/">Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery</a> in Nantes, France. Alumni News 508769 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 New publication by Rahul Mehrotra released in Mumbai http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/new-publication-by-rahul-mehrotra-released-in-mumbai.html   Faculty News 505473 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0400