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Illustration of people between nature and city

Excerpt: Turning Migrant Workers into Citizens in Urbanizing China, by Pengfei Xie

“Five years ago, the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Just City…

Nov 10, 2020

Illustration of people crossing the street

Excerpt: Creating Universal Goals for Universal Growth, by Betsy Hodges

“Five years ago, the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Just City…

Nov 2, 2020

Oda chairs exhibited at the Higashikawa Arts Exchange Center

Making Next to Forest: Toshiko Mori’s studio demonstrates how design decisions relate to natural-resource use and protection

The argument that forests should remain untouched by human beings poses counterintuitive but considerable risks.

Oct 30, 2020

Cooking Sections interior images

Cooking Sections’ Salmon: A Red Herring: Are our ideas about color and nature based on fundamental misconceptions?

How do you like your salmon? If you prefer the natural look, that’s fine—there’s a…

Oct 26, 2020

Rendered perspective of new main square facing barraco, Casa de Oxumarê

Sacred Groves and Secret Parks: A two-day colloquium focused on the landscapes of Orisha

Princess Faniyi in front of Gund Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Design. Photo: Moisés…

Oct 22, 2020

Illustration of community

Excerpt: Turning to the Flip Side, by Maruxa Cardama

“Five years ago, the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Just City…

Oct 22, 2020

Abstract blue line drawing representing waste and garbage

The Architecture of Waste: Is wasting resources a necessary part of the design process?

A linear economy conceives of waste as an end. It presumes that refuse cast off,…

Oct 16, 2020

Marcus Samuelsson

Excerpt: The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food by Marcus Samuelsson

Born in Ethiopia, raised and trained as a chef in Sweden, and now living and…

Oct 15, 2020

Illustration of a house under construction

Excerpt: Right to the City for All: A Manifesto for Social Justice in an Urban Century, by Lorena Zárate

“Five years ago, the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Just City…

Oct 14, 2020

Illustration of connected city

Excerpt: How to Build a New Civic Infrastructure, by Ben Hecht

“Five years ago, the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Just City…

Oct 6, 2020