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The global challenges we face are more pressing than ever. Whether it is…
Dean’s year in review: Highlights from 2016–2017
Dear GSD Alumni and Friends, As the spring semester culminates in an exciting range of…
Brick: Thick/Thin
This studio explores a material paradox that the discipline of architecture has constructed the idea…
We the Publics: A manifesto to restore democracy and truth in the Republic
“We the Publics…” is a provocation, a proclamation, and a call for participatory action “We the Publics…” is a reflexive search for clarity that offers a space for individual and collective reflection in a time of ever-increasing noise and distraction “We the Publics…” creates a…
Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities unveils HouseZero project, an ambitious retrofit of its Cambridge headquarters
The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) has revealed its centerpiece initiative:…
Gradually, Fiercely: Amazon and the Urbanism of Fulfillment
by David Zielnicki (MLA ’17) — Recipient of Gerald M. McCue Nomination Amazon operates at the…
MDes students design, build first-ever installation at the Grove in North Allston
The Harvard Graduate School of Design announces an inaugural design-build installation at the Grove, a…
Shelf Life
The more stuff we accumulate, the more space we need to store it all. Vast portions…
Riding the Rails: A Platform for Speculation on American Urbanization in the Age of High Speed Rail
by Melissa Alexander (MAUD ’13) from the Prologue: Unlike the United States, riding a train…
J-term workshop fosters collaboration and experimentation in form-making
The Komorebi Pavilion represents a collaborative project between the GSD, Tokyo University, and…
Stephen Gray asks: Is “Imagine Boston 2030” climate-ready?
Harvard Graduate School of Design professor Stephen Gray (MAUD ’08) has raised inquiry over…
What can the role of innovation be in creating urban environments that are not built on the basis of investment?
David Harvey, Senior Loeb Scholar Lecture
Te Vas o Te Quedas? Variations in the Explanations for Housing Abandonment in Tijuana, México
by Francisco Lara-García (MUP ’16) — Recipient of the 2016 Thesis Prize, awarded by the faculty of the Department…