COVID-19 is a dangerous new reality, spreading indiscriminately and without regard for skin color or…
Hospitals have not always been sites for curing. In a 1974 lecture entitled “The Incorporation…
The coronavirus outbreak has both revealed and exacerbated structural inequities in American cities. Challenges faced…
The design field is at an inflection point. It must challenge its repertoire, rethink technology,…
“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…
In these tough times, when dystopian fears loom large and the design professions…
In the first week of March, Australia’s New South Wales announced itself free of bushfires…
Imagine that the issues of race, income, education and unemployment inequality, and the resulting segregation, isolation and fear, could be addressed by designing for greater access, agency, ownership, beauty or empowerment. Now imagine the Just City — the cities, neighborhoods and public spaces where all…
In early 2018, the remains of 95 people were found in Sugar Land, Texas, as…
Susan Fainstein’s ideas for the “just city” crystallized in the 1960s and ’70s, during a…
Homeless people sleep in a temporary parking lot shelter at Cashman Center, with spaces marked…
Message From the Dean Each year, we celebrate the achievements of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design’s graduating class by organizing an exhibition of their work. In the space of a physical exhibition, it is only possible to provide a glimpse of the excellent…
The first online gallery of thesis work from the Harvard Graduate School of Design showcases projects by 2020 graduating students. View the gallery…
Highlights from the 2019 Black in Design Conference,…
The health, safety, and well-being of our community, on and off campus, is our top…
