Forests Are Cultural Constructs: Uncovering an Ancient Harvesting Technique in the Blue Hills
One hundred thirty years ago, environmentalist and landscape architect Charles Eliot walked the…
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The GSD Community Feels at Home in the Smithsonian Design Triennial
Challenging and wide-ranging conceptions of “home” underpin the design projects on view at the Cooper…
The Renovated Gund Hall: A Paradigm for the Revitalization of Mid-Twentieth-Century Architecture
Harvard Graduate School of Design students returned for the fall 2024 semester to…
A New Way of Seeing: The Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis
In 1965, as students protested the escalating war in Vietnam, President Lyndon B.
Can a National Housing Policy Solve the Affordability Crisis in Cities?
In the United States, where over 80 percent of the population lives in cities, a…
An Interview with Jay Wickersham: The Architecture and Legacy of H. H. Richardson
Foremost among nineteenth-century American architects stands H. H. Richardson. While most frequently associated with his…
How Stacey Berman Builds Worlds On Stage and Screen
Stacey Berman had been working as a costume designer for films when…
An Interview with Richard Sennett: Democracy and Urban Form
Sociologist and urban theorist Richard Sennett. Photo by Thomas Struth. In fall 1981,…
Ask Me How: Germane Barnes on Establishing a Black Columnar Order from a Place of Joy
If you want to reach Germane Barnes, ask a young person for help. “All my…
Joseph F. Hudnut, the GSD’s First Dean, 1936–1953
Joseph F. Hudnut, First Dean of the GSD, 1936–1953. Courtesy of the Harvard University Archives.