Harvard Graduate School of Design - The Mathematics of Sensible Things

Projects

196, 925 Meters
Mapping the Border of Mexico City as an Event in the Physical and Virtual Landscape
Laura Janka Zires (MAUD '11), Victor Muñoz Sanz (MAUD '11)

196, 925 Meters
Mapping the Border of Mexico City as an Event in the Physical and Virtual Landscape
Laura Janka Zires (MAUD '11), Victor Muñoz Sanz (MAUD '11)
A Better City
Community Service Fellowship
MAUD '12: Catherine Tang

A Better City
Community Service Fellowship
MAUD '12: Catherine Tang
Anam New City Project, Nigeria
Community Service Fellowship
MArch I '13: Quardean Lewis Allen

Anam New City Project, Nigeria
Community Service Fellowship
MArch I '13: Quardean Lewis Allen
An Ecology of Vulnerability: The Sewerage Crisis in Ahmedabad, India
Stephanie Tam (MArch I '11)

An Ecology of Vulnerability: The Sewerage Crisis in Ahmedabad, India
Stephanie Tam (MArch I '11)
Animated Building Performance Simulation
Jeff Niemasz, Kera Lagios, Jon Sargent, Laura Viklund

Animated Building Performance Simulation
Jeff Niemasz, Kera Lagios, Jon Sargent, Laura Viklund
Artists for Humanity, South Boston
MArch I '12: Chelsea Garunay

Artists for Humanity, South Boston
MArch I '12: Chelsea Garunay
Birmingham New Street Station
Birmingham, UK
Architect: Farshid Moussavi
Alejandro Zaera-Polo
Lola Fernandez, Sukyeong Kim, Carmen Sagredo, Takeru Sato, Penny Sperbund, Christof Trenner, Adams Dara Taylor, Hoare Lee

Birmingham New Street Station
Birmingham, UK
Architect: Farshid Moussavi
Alejandro Zaera-Polo
Lola Fernandez, Sukyeong Kim, Carmen Sagredo, Takeru Sato, Penny Sperbund, Christof Trenner, Adams Dara Taylor, Hoare Lee
Body Filtering

Body Filtering
Boston Redevelopment Authority
Community Service Fellowship
MUP '12: Emily Mytkowicz

Boston Redevelopment Authority
Community Service Fellowship
MUP '12: Emily Mytkowicz
Boston Society of Architects Headquarters
Architect: Hashim Sarkis
MArch I '13: Lauren Matrka
Penn Ruderman (project coordinator), Cynthia Gunadi

Boston Society of Architects Headquarters
Architect: Hashim Sarkis
MArch I '13: Lauren Matrka
Penn Ruderman (project coordinator), Cynthia Gunadi
Byblos Town Hall
Architect : Hashim Sarkis
MArch I '13: Lauren Matrka
Team: Sandra Frem (project coordinator), Boulos Douaihy, Cynthia Gunadi, Penn Ruderman, Sama El-Saket
Structural Design: Adams Kara Taylor, London

Byblos Town Hall
Architect : Hashim Sarkis
MArch I '13: Lauren Matrka
Team: Sandra Frem (project coordinator), Boulos Douaihy, Cynthia Gunadi, Penn Ruderman, Sama El-Saket
Structural Design: Adams Kara Taylor, London
Catalytic Communities, Rio de Janeiro
Community Service Fellowship
MUP '12: Jason Cummings

Catalytic Communities, Rio de Janeiro
Community Service Fellowship
MUP '12: Jason Cummings
Ceramic Futures
Core Team Members: Nathan King (DDes), Shelby Doyle (MArch), Anthony Kane, Jeffrey Niemasz (MArch), Justin Lavallee, Jon Sargent (MArch), Ben Tew, Corey Yurkovich

Ceramic Futures
Core Team Members: Nathan King (DDes), Shelby Doyle (MArch), Anthony Kane, Jeffrey Niemasz (MArch), Justin Lavallee, Jon Sargent (MArch), Ben Tew, Corey Yurkovich
China Urban Research Fund Project
Professor: Peter G. Rowe

China Urban Research Fund Project
Professor: Peter G. Rowe
Concrete Origami

Concrete Origami
Continuous Commissioning
The Use of Energy Simulations during Building Operation
DDes: Holly Samuelson

Continuous Commissioning
The Use of Energy Simulations during Building Operation
DDes: Holly Samuelson
Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Landscape Architect: Martha Schwartz
Martha Schwartz Partners

Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Landscape Architect: Martha Schwartz
Martha Schwartz Partners
Darwin D. Martin House Visitor Center
Buffalo, New York
Architect: Toshiko Mori

Darwin D. Martin House Visitor Center
Buffalo, New York
Architect: Toshiko Mori
Design Corps, Mississippi
Christoph Ibele (MArch '09), Aron Chang (MArch '09), Sabeen Hasan (MArch '09)

Design Corps, Mississippi
Christoph Ibele (MArch '09), Aron Chang (MArch '09), Sabeen Hasan (MArch '09)
Designery at YouthBuild Boston
MArch I '12: Lindsay Chandler-Alexander

Designery at YouthBuild Boston
MArch I '12: Lindsay Chandler-Alexander
Design for Limited Resources in Africa and Haiti
MArch I '13: Caroline Shannon

Design for Limited Resources in Africa and Haiti
MArch I '13: Caroline Shannon
Designing for the Unknown
The Transformative Potential of Mine Clearance on the Falkland Islands
Hans Baumann (MLA '11)

Designing for the Unknown
The Transformative Potential of Mine Clearance on the Falkland Islands
Hans Baumann (MLA '11)
Designing Process: Creating long-term replicable community building solutions in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Lead Faculty: Christian Werthmann
Author: Dan Weissman (MDesS '12)

Designing Process: Creating long-term replicable community building solutions in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Lead Faculty: Christian Werthmann
Author: Dan Weissman (MDesS '12)
Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Erin Kelly (MLA '12)

Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Erin Kelly (MLA '12)
Digital Archaeology: Unearthing Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel, Part I
Professor: Mark Mulligan
Students: Andrew Bryan, Paul Dahlke, Nathan Fash

Digital Archaeology: Unearthing Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel, Part I
Professor: Mark Mulligan
Students: Andrew Bryan, Paul Dahlke, Nathan Fash
Digital Archaeology: Unearthing Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel, Part II
Professor: Mark Mulligan
Students: Andrew Bryan, Paul Dahlke, Nathan Fash

Digital Archaeology: Unearthing Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel, Part II
Professor: Mark Mulligan
Students: Andrew Bryan, Paul Dahlke, Nathan Fash
Dirty Work
Landscape in the Non-formal City
Professor: Christian Werthmann
Partner: John Beardsley, Art Historian, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Design

Dirty Work
Landscape in the Non-formal City
Professor: Christian Werthmann
Partner: John Beardsley, Art Historian, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Design
Ethno-Religious Militias in Jakarta
Community Service Fellowship
MUP '12: Justin Stern

Ethno-Religious Militias in Jakarta
Community Service Fellowship
MUP '12: Justin Stern
Experimental Validation of 3ds Max Design and Daysim
Pierre-Felix Breton

Experimental Validation of 3ds Max Design and Daysim
Pierre-Felix Breton
Flatland: Romance of Many Dimensions
Designed by: Casey Hughes

Flatland: Romance of Many Dimensions
Designed by: Casey Hughes
From Policy to Practice: Xeriscape Grant Program in Cathedral City, CA
Aidan Acker (MLA I '11)

From Policy to Practice: Xeriscape Grant Program in Cathedral City, CA
Aidan Acker (MLA I '11)
Glare Analysis of Daylit Spaces
Recommendations for Practice
J Alstan Jakubiec, Rashida Mogri

Glare Analysis of Daylit Spaces
Recommendations for Practice
J Alstan Jakubiec, Rashida Mogri
Grand Canal Square
Dublin Docklands, Ireland
Landscape Architect: Martha Schwartz
Martha Schwartz Partners

Grand Canal Square
Dublin Docklands, Ireland
Landscape Architect: Martha Schwartz
Martha Schwartz Partners
GSD Green Roof Initiative
Professor: Christian Werthmann
Partner: Katrin Scholz-Barth, Environmental Engineer, Washington DC

GSD Green Roof Initiative
Professor: Christian Werthmann
Partner: Katrin Scholz-Barth, Environmental Engineer, Washington DC
HealthBridge's Livable Cities Program, Hanoi, Vietnam
Community Service Fellowship
MUP '12: Christopher Kuschel

HealthBridge's Livable Cities Program, Hanoi, Vietnam
Community Service Fellowship
MUP '12: Christopher Kuschel
Heart of Doha Daily Mosque
Architect: Hashim Sarkis
Team: Penn Ruderman (project coordinator), Cynthia Gunadi, Cheyne Owens, Meera Deean, Boulos Douaihy

Heart of Doha Daily Mosque
Architect: Hashim Sarkis
Team: Penn Ruderman (project coordinator), Cynthia Gunadi, Cheyne Owens, Meera Deean, Boulos Douaihy
Insert! Chinatown Storefront Library
MArch I '12: Julian Bushman-Copp
MArch I '12: Matthew Swaidan
Marrikka Trotter (MDesS '09)

Insert! Chinatown Storefront Library
MArch I '12: Julian Bushman-Copp
MArch I '12: Matthew Swaidan
Marrikka Trotter (MDesS '09)
Leamouth Peninsula
London, UK
Landscape Architect: Martha Schwartz
Martha Schwartz Partners

Leamouth Peninsula
London, UK
Landscape Architect: Martha Schwartz
Martha Schwartz Partners
Library Park
Allston, Massachusetts
Landscape Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.

Library Park
Allston, Massachusetts
Landscape Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery in Nantes
Artist: Krzysztof Wodiczko
Architect: Julian Bonder (MDesS '96)

Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery in Nantes
Artist: Krzysztof Wodiczko
Architect: Julian Bonder (MDesS '96)
MicroHome Solutions Slum Redevelopment, New Delhi
Community Service Fellowship
MDesS (Sustainable Design) '12: Debashree Pal

MicroHome Solutions Slum Redevelopment, New Delhi
Community Service Fellowship
MDesS (Sustainable Design) '12: Debashree Pal
Mobile Information Unit
Faculty Advisor/Interactivity: Allen Sayegh
Fabrication Team: Michelle Miller
Design Concept: Russ Gould, Jamie Hernandez, Bao Wei; Interactivity: Yen-Tine Cho; Ventilation Study: Masayosh Oka; Fabrication Team: Stephen Hickey, Jaime Hernandez, Justin Lavallee, Rachel Froman, Anthony Di Mari, Richard Juta, Sabeen Hassa, Michelle Miller, and others. Special thanks to Professors Daniel L. Schodek and Kostas Terzidis for their support and advice!

Mobile Information Unit
Faculty Advisor/Interactivity: Allen Sayegh
Fabrication Team: Michelle Miller
Design Concept: Russ Gould, Jamie Hernandez, Bao Wei; Interactivity: Yen-Tine Cho; Ventilation Study: Masayosh Oka; Fabrication Team: Stephen Hickey, Jaime Hernandez, Justin Lavallee, Rachel Froman, Anthony Di Mari, Richard Juta, Sabeen Hassa, Michelle Miller, and others. Special thanks to Professors Daniel L. Schodek and Kostas Terzidis for their support and advice!
MudWorks
Curator: Anna Heringer
Specialist: Martin Rauch

MudWorks
Curator: Anna Heringer
Specialist: Martin Rauch
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Ville de Québec, Canada
Architect: Remment Koolhaas
Partner: Shohei Shigematsu
Associate: Jason Long
Team: Rami Abou-Khalil, Mathieu Lemieux Blanchard, Tsuyoshi Nakamoto, Richard Sharam, Luke Willis, Christy Cheng, Patrick Hobgood, Sandy Yum

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Ville de Québec, Canada
Architect: Remment Koolhaas
Partner: Shohei Shigematsu
Associate: Jason Long
Team: Rami Abou-Khalil, Mathieu Lemieux Blanchard, Tsuyoshi Nakamoto, Richard Sharam, Luke Willis, Christy Cheng, Patrick Hobgood, Sandy Yum
Museum of Contemporary Art
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Architect: Farshid Moussavi
Team: Elliott Hodges, Joann Tang, Cooper Mack, Raha Talebi, Fred Holt, Jessica Yin, Yuji Tanabe, Meehae Kwon, James Khamsi, Phillippe Dufour-Feronce, Yukinobu Toyama, John McLean, Burcu Karahasan, Milosz, Szymczak, Sogol Atighehchi, Eszter Hanzseros

Museum of Contemporary Art
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Architect: Farshid Moussavi
Team: Elliott Hodges, Joann Tang, Cooper Mack, Raha Talebi, Fred Holt, Jessica Yin, Yuji Tanabe, Meehae Kwon, James Khamsi, Phillippe Dufour-Feronce, Yukinobu Toyama, John McLean, Burcu Karahasan, Milosz, Szymczak, Sogol Atighehchi, Eszter Hanzseros
Nanjing Performing Arts Center
Nanjing, China
Architect: Preston Scott Cohen
Team: Amit Nemlich (Project architect); Annie Barrett, David Saladik, Adam Modesitt (Project assistants); Institute of Architectural Design and Planning, Nanjing (Chinese architect of record)

Nanjing Performing Arts Center
Nanjing, China
Architect: Preston Scott Cohen
Team: Amit Nemlich (Project architect); Annie Barrett, David Saladik, Adam Modesitt (Project assistants); Institute of Architectural Design and Planning, Nanjing (Chinese architect of record)
National Art Museum of China
Beijing, China
Professor: Remment Koolhaas
Partners: Shohei Shigematsu, David Gianotten
Project Architect: Alessandro De Santis
Team: Jing Chen, Midori Hasuike, Martin Hejl, Jinman Jo, Anu Leinonen, Adrienne Lau, Kostya Miroshnychenko, Pietro Pagliaro, Ippolito Pestellini, Jue Qiu, Yanfei Shui, Espen Vatn, Yu Wang, James Westcott, Junjie Yan, Nurdan Yakup, Dongmei Yao, Haohao Zhu

National Art Museum of China
Beijing, China
Professor: Remment Koolhaas
Partners: Shohei Shigematsu, David Gianotten
Project Architect: Alessandro De Santis
Team: Jing Chen, Midori Hasuike, Martin Hejl, Jinman Jo, Anu Leinonen, Adrienne Lau, Kostya Miroshnychenko, Pietro Pagliaro, Ippolito Pestellini, Jue Qiu, Yanfei Shui, Espen Vatn, Yu Wang, James Westcott, Junjie Yan, Nurdan Yakup, Dongmei Yao, Haohao Zhu
Natural Ventilation in the Work of Laurie Baker
Mattie Lou Ming Thompson (MArch I '10)

Natural Ventilation in the Work of Laurie Baker
Mattie Lou Ming Thompson (MArch I '10)
Newspaper Cafe
Jinhua Architecture Park, Jinhua, China
Architect: Toshiko Mori

Newspaper Cafe
Jinhua Architecture Park, Jinhua, China
Architect: Toshiko Mori
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY
Community Service Fellowship
MLA 1 '13: Connie Migliazzo

New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY
Community Service Fellowship
MLA 1 '13: Connie Migliazzo
Pier C Park
New York, New York
Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.

Pier C Park
New York, New York
Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Project Khayelitsha, South Africa
Laura Shipman (MAUD '08), Ashley Heeren (MArch I '09), Patrick Stowe Jones (MArch I)

Project Khayelitsha, South Africa
Laura Shipman (MAUD '08), Ashley Heeren (MArch I '09), Patrick Stowe Jones (MArch I)
Ravensbourne
London, UK
Architect: Farshid Moussavi
Team: Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Sukyeong Kim, Maider Llaguno, Nankuei Lyn, Cristina Parreno, Camen Sagredo, Mio Sato, Emory Smith, Penny Sperbund, Daniel Speier, Azizah Sulor, Changho Yao

Ravensbourne
London, UK
Architect: Farshid Moussavi
Team: Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Sukyeong Kim, Maider Llaguno, Nankuei Lyn, Cristina Parreno, Camen Sagredo, Mio Sato, Emory Smith, Penny Sperbund, Daniel Speier, Azizah Sulor, Changho Yao
Rebuild Foundation, Chicago
MArch I '12: Hallie Chen

Rebuild Foundation, Chicago
MArch I '12: Hallie Chen
Reclaiming Al Badia: Sustainable Soil Management in Rural Damascus
Tiffany Wey (MArch '11), John Todd (MArch I)

Reclaiming Al Badia: Sustainable Soil Management in Rural Damascus
Tiffany Wey (MArch '11), John Todd (MArch I)
Robokline

Jan Kokol (Visiting PhD Candidate, TU Graz) with Carnaven Chiu

Special thanks to:
Rachel Vroman, Jonathan King, Justin Lavallee

Robokline

Jan Kokol (Visiting PhD Candidate, TU Graz) with Carnaven Chiu

Special thanks to:
Rachel Vroman, Jonathan King, Justin Lavallee
Solar Zoning and Energy in Detached Residential Dwellings
Jeff Niemasz, Jon Sargent

Solar Zoning and Energy in Detached Residential Dwellings
Jeff Niemasz, Jon Sargent
Surfacing Stone
Principal Investigator: Professor Monica Ponce de Leon; Project Management (Design Phase): Wes McGee; Fabrication Team: Jessica Lissagor, Trevor Patt, Damon Sidel, Heather Boesch, Mathieu Blanchard, Cameron Willard; Structural Peer Review: Souza, True & Partners, Watertown, MA

Surfacing Stone
Principal Investigator: Professor Monica Ponce de Leon; Project Management (Design Phase): Wes McGee; Fabrication Team: Jessica Lissagor, Trevor Patt, Damon Sidel, Heather Boesch, Mathieu Blanchard, Cameron Willard; Structural Peer Review: Souza, True & Partners, Watertown, MA
Syracuse Center of Excellence
Professor: Toshiko Mori

Syracuse Center of Excellence
Professor: Toshiko Mori
Taiyuan Museum of Art
Taiyuan, China
Architect: Preston Scott Cohen
Team: Amit Nemlich (planning); Collin Gardner, Hao Ruan, Joshua Dannenberg (design assistants, modeling, renderings); Yair Keshet(model)
Project Consultants: Architecture Design and Research Institute of South East University

Taiyuan Museum of Art
Taiyuan, China
Architect: Preston Scott Cohen
Team: Amit Nemlich (planning); Collin Gardner, Hao Ruan, Joshua Dannenberg (design assistants, modeling, renderings); Yair Keshet(model)
Project Consultants: Architecture Design and Research Institute of South East University
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Tel Aviv, Israel
Architect: Preston Scott Cohen
Team: Amit Nemlich (Project Architect); Tobias Nolte, Steven Christensen, Guy Nahum, Gjergj Bakallbashi, Bohsung Kong (Project Assistants); Models: Jonathan Lott (Lightfall); Isamu Kanda (Massing in Situ); Renderings: Chris Hoxie (Exterior, Lightfall); Agito Design Studios (Lobby and Gallery Views); Competition Project Team: Scott Cohen, Cameron Wu, Andrew Saunders, Janny Baek; Competition Consultants: Ove Arup and Partners, Caroline Fitzgerald, Tom Dawes, Mark Walsh-Cooke (Structural and MEP); Hanscomb Faithful and Gould (Cost Estimator)

Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Tel Aviv, Israel
Architect: Preston Scott Cohen
Team: Amit Nemlich (Project Architect); Tobias Nolte, Steven Christensen, Guy Nahum, Gjergj Bakallbashi, Bohsung Kong (Project Assistants); Models: Jonathan Lott (Lightfall); Isamu Kanda (Massing in Situ); Renderings: Chris Hoxie (Exterior, Lightfall); Agito Design Studios (Lobby and Gallery Views); Competition Project Team: Scott Cohen, Cameron Wu, Andrew Saunders, Janny Baek; Competition Consultants: Ove Arup and Partners, Caroline Fitzgerald, Tom Dawes, Mark Walsh-Cooke (Structural and MEP); Hanscomb Faithful and Gould (Cost Estimator)
The Daylighting Dashboard
Jan Wienold

The Daylighting Dashboard
Jan Wienold
The Initiative for Idjwi
Daniel Sullivan (MArch I AP '11), Marika Shioiri-Clark (MArch I '11)

The Initiative for Idjwi
Daniel Sullivan (MArch I AP '11), Marika Shioiri-Clark (MArch I '11)
The Lemons of the Sorrentine Peninsula: An Integrated Cultural Landscape

Vera Shur (MArch '11), Julian Wu (MArch '11)

The Lemons of the Sorrentine Peninsula: An Integrated Cultural Landscape

Vera Shur (MArch '11), Julian Wu (MArch '11)
TransUrban
Charting the City of the Future
Professor: Christian Werthmann
Partners: Thomas Schroepfer, Assistant Professor in Architecture, Graduate School of Design
Limin Hee, Assistant Professor in Urban Design, National University of Singapore
Student Researchers: Jon Kher Kaw, Kyung-Sun Lee, Quilian Riano, Andrew tenBrink

TransUrban
Charting the City of the Future
Professor: Christian Werthmann
Partners: Thomas Schroepfer, Assistant Professor in Architecture, Graduate School of Design
Limin Hee, Assistant Professor in Urban Design, National University of Singapore
Student Researchers: Jon Kher Kaw, Kyung-Sun Lee, Quilian Riano, Andrew tenBrink
UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya
MArch I '12: Marta Nowak
Iman M Ansari (MAUD '10)

UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya
MArch I '12: Marta Nowak
Iman M Ansari (MAUD '10)
Upper Parana Atlantic Forest
Charlie Howe (MLA '10)

Upper Parana Atlantic Forest
Charlie Howe (MLA '10)
West Kowloon Cultural District
Hong Kong, China
Partners in Charge:: Remment Koolhaas
David Gianotten
Team: Yannis Chan, Giulia Foscari, Alain Fouraux, Alexander Giarlis, Ekaterina Golovatyuk, Ravi Kamisetti, Michael Kokora, Barend Koolhaas, Janice Kwok, Katja Lam, Michelle Lam, Jedidiah Lau, Miranda Lee, Brigitta Lenz, Brendan McGetrick, Betty Ng, Stephan Petermann, Benny Tam

West Kowloon Cultural District
Hong Kong, China
Partners in Charge:: Remment Koolhaas
David Gianotten
Team: Yannis Chan, Giulia Foscari, Alain Fouraux, Alexander Giarlis, Ekaterina Golovatyuk, Ravi Kamisetti, Michael Kokora, Barend Koolhaas, Janice Kwok, Katja Lam, Michelle Lam, Jedidiah Lau, Miranda Lee, Brigitta Lenz, Brendan McGetrick, Betty Ng, Stephan Petermann, Benny Tam
York Quay
Toronto, Ontario
Professor: Michael Van Valkenburgh
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.

York Quay
Toronto, Ontario
Professor: Michael Van Valkenburgh
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.

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