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    MArch, MLA, MUP, MAUD, MLAUD, MRE, DDes

    January 8, 2026

    MDes, MDE
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    • Loeb Fellowship Announces Class of 2026

      Loeb Fellowship Announces Class of 2026

      May 15, 2025Read More
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    • Malkit Shoshan on Design as an Agent of Change

      Malkit Shoshan on Design as an Agent of Change

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      2025 Graduating Student Profiles

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    • Detail of buildings overlooking water with wetlands, wooden walkways, and stone plinths.

      Grafting the Aquarium

      Harvard Graduate School of Design Studio Positions the 21st -Century Aquarium as Environmental Steward


      Author: A. Krista Sykes      Aug. 6, 2025
    • Instructor points to drawing beside student

      The Art in Architecture

      Spanning the length of Gund Hall’s sunny back patio stands a life-size black-and-white drawing of a stone wall, a cluster of students and critics squinting to assess its merits. This is the final review for Ewa Harabasz’s Graduate School of Design (GSD) course “Drawing for Designers 2, Human Presence: Appearance in Natural and Built Environments.” […]


      Author: Rachel May      Aug. 5, 2025
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    • <span class="event-title-name">Lauren Stimson and Stephen Stimson</span> “restraint + wildness”

      Sylvester Baxter Lecture

      Lauren Stimson and Stephen Stimson “restraint + wildness”

      Sep. 23, 2025 6:30 – 8 p.m. EDT
        Lecture Landscape Architecture
    • Design Pedagogies for the Planetary Student in Landscape Architecture

      Design Pedagogies for the Planetary Student in Landscape Architecture

      Experiments Wall
      Sep. 15 – Oct. 20, 2025

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    • Honoring the GSD’s 2025 Unsung Heroes

      Honoring the GSD’s 2025 Unsung Heroes

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