Climate Change, Water Rights, and the Future of the Mexican Altiplano: An interview with Lorena Bello
Apan Lagoon, formerly a 600-hectare lake, dries up seasonally. Image: Gustavo Madrid The recent United…
Interviews
Anne Anlin Cheng on the Importance of Discussing Beauty and Aesthetics to Dismantle Systems of Oppression
In her latest book, Ornamentalism, multidisciplinary scholar and Princeton professor Anne Anlin Cheng focuses on…
Practice in a Time of Economic Uncertainty: Advice for Emerging Architects
For many architects—particularly those at the start of their careers—the current moment feels fraught with…
2021 Class Day Speaker Jia Tolentino: An Interview
Jia Tolentino will present the GSD’s 2021 Class Day Address. Photo by Elena Mudd. Jia…
The Black New Deal: Bryan C. Lee on challenging the power structures that use architecture and design as tools of oppression
When asked about the theoretical touchstones for his new studio, “The…
Students in Dialogue: A conversation with MArch II candidate Selwyn Bachus
Selwyn Bachus. Portrait by Chidy Wayne. What is it like to be a…
Students in Dialogue: A conversation with MDE candidate Nupur Gurjar
Nupur Gurjar. Portrait by Chidy Wayne. What is it like to be a Master in…
Students in Dialogue: A conversation with MLA candidate Xinyi Chen
Xinyi Chen. Portrait by Chidy Wayne. What is it like to be a Landscape Architecture…
Excerpt from Pairs Issue 01: “On the Foundational Spirit: W. E. B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits” by Sara Zewde with Kimberley Huggins
Pairs is a student-led journal at the Harvard Graduate School of Design dedicated to conversations…
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,…