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Building facade in Harlem with many overlapping geometric colors

The African American Design Nexus’ Harlem StoryMap traces the neighborhood’s Black-designed places

Black Harlem, storied and resilient, has been chronicled from many perspectives. Missing until now has…

Feb 17, 2021

Black and white photograph of Steilneset Memorial is a monument in Vardø, Norway

Groundscrapers: Exploring the logic behind long, low buildings

A visionary architect of the modern metropolis surveyed the vast urban scene unfolding from his…

Feb 17, 2021

ABSTRACT artwork with two red shapes against a white background

Designing for Disability Justice: On the need to take a variety of human bodies into account

Disability ought to be an exciting subject for architects: it’s about lived experience, problem solving,…

Feb 10, 2021

Abstract areal photograph of a plane at an airport

The Future of Air Travel: Toward a better in-flight experience

Anyone remember air travel? In early 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe…

Jan 29, 2021

Dean's Messages

Couple dancing in the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Hall.

Spring 2021 All-School Welcome from Dean Sarah M. Whiting

On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Dean Sarah M. Whiting joined the GSD community on Zoom…

Jan 20, 2021

Image of scanned Cottom Kingdom map with tracing and labels in red

In Cotton Kingdom, Now, Sara Zewde retraces Frederick Law Olmsted’s route through the Southern states

“The mountain ranges, the valleys, and the great waters of America, all trend north and…

Jan 13, 2021

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Mexican Cities Initiative in 2020: Essays, Conversations, and Events

Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Mexican Cities Initiative (MCI) aims to guide, through research,…

Jan 8, 2021

Donald L. Stull

Remembering pioneering Black architect Donald L. Stull (1937–2020)

The Harvard Graduate School of Design honors Donald L. Stull, FAIA (MArch ’62), a groundbreaking…

Jan 7, 2021

Materials from the Womxn in Design archive at the GSD

Womxn in Design on shifts in design pedagogy: “The conditions in which we learn become the conditions we practice and reproduce.”

It’s been almost three years since the #MeToo movement started launching public awareness around the…

Jan 4, 2021

How Not to Write About Design: A guide for anyone looking to move beyond form, space, order, and structure

Architects are often reluctant writers, choosing instead to express themselves in other ways. Perhaps this…

Dec 11, 2020