Life at the GSD

A view of Gund Hall from the back yard on a sunny day.
View of Gund Hall's east facade.

Explore what it’s like to study at the GSD and live in Cambridge. Take a look at our facilities, the neighborhood, and what GSD students have going on outside the classroom and studio. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

Learn More About Life At the GSD

GSD Campus

The GSD campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts includes Gund Hall at 48 Quincy St., 485 Broadway, the Center for Green Buildings & Cities (or House Zero) at 20 Sumner Rd., 7 Sumner Rd., and 40 & 42 Kirkland St.

Campus Tour

An aerial view of Gund Hall and surrounding buildings on a sunny afternoon.

Student Experience

During their time at the GSD, students have the opportunity to take part in a range of extracurricular activities, both at the GSD and across the University. Making the commitment to explore events, places, and groups that align with their academic and personal interests, students find engagement and connections that enliven their experiences and extend beyond and across the classroom and studio.

Student Experience

Students congregate in Gund Hall's backyard on a beautiful afternoon.

Academic Experience

“The cores of the GSD’s various disciplines galvanize the dialogue that drives necessary change across the School and across the world to meet the demands of the 21st century—the dialogue between each of us as individuals and the fields we comprise; and also the dialogue between innovative ideas emerging on the periphery, and the established ways of thinking that underpin the disciplines as we know them today.” –Dean Sarah Whiting

Academic Experience

A student and faculty member examine a student project together.

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