John Rahaim on the California Housing Crisis: What are planners to do?
In the past decade, San Francisco has become the poster child for income inequality, housing…
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2021 Plimpton-Poorvu Design Prize, Honorable Mention: Dolvi Township Project
by Andriani Wira Atmadja (MUP ’21) and Nadege Giraudet (MArch I ’21) — Recipients of…
A mixed-use proposal for historic Massachusetts site wins first place in affordable housing competition
Young girls at the Industrial School for Girls, 1903 (credit: Harvard Art Museums) Lancaster Commons,…
David Bemporad named Harvard’s Graduate Student Employee of the Year
David Bemporad (MUP ’21) has been named Harvard’s Graduate Student Employee…
Students, Faculty Receive 2021 Harvard Mellon Initiative Awards for Urban-Focused Research
The Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative recently awarded 29 grants for urban-focused…
Highlands’ Harvest
by Alysoun Wright (MUP/ MLA I AP ’21) The Lower Highlands neighborhood of Lowell,…
Regional Studies Association Honors Susan Fainstein with Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Field
The Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Senior Research Fellow Susan Fainstein has been awarded…
Toni Griffin discusses what Biden’s presidency could mean for America’s cities in Architectural Digest
Professor in Practice of Urban Planning and founder of Urban American City Toni L.
Urban Planning students win grand prize in affordable housing hackathon
A team of Master in Urban Planning students consisting of Zoe Iacovino (MUP/MPP '23), Ryan…
From Times Square to the Grand Central, Jerold S. Kayden leads New York Times architecture critic on a virtual walking tour of Midtown
Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design, recently led…