Alex Krieger remembers François Vigier (1931–2020)
François Vigier at the GSD in 1981. Courtesy: Clemens Kalischer François Claude Denis Vigier, the…
Profiles
Studios by Daniel D’Oca present a corrective for racial inequities
Excerpted from the Harvard Gazette series, To Serve Better. Daniel…
From source material to demolition, Wheelwright-winner Aude-Line Dulière untangles the film industry’s elusive supply chain
“What does it take to compose an image?” is the central query for architect…
Learning from Susan Fainstein: Do planners have a responsibility to fight for social equity?
Susan Fainstein’s ideas for the “just city” crystallized in the 1960s and ’70s, during a…
The Thinking Machine: Paola Sturla calls on designers to renew their commitment to humanism
Smart cities, search engines, autonomous vehicles: The pairing of massive data sets and self-learning algorithms…
Rhythm of the Torrent: Susie Ibarra’s sonic maps capture the texture, story, and architecture of a place in sound
Composer, percussionist, and sound artist Susie Ibarra is standing in the…
Radical geometry: With Haus Gables, Jennifer Bonner proposes a new urban typology
Photo credit: NAARO On the first day of the construction of Haus Gables–after 11 trucks…
Teju Cole on the unpredictability and potential of the city: “Once you give up insisting on stereotypes, you can really start to see.”
The work of novelist, essayist, and photographer Teju Cole is a…
Instigations, speculations, and platforms: Dean Mohsen Mostafavi’s lasting contribution to Harvard Graduate School of Design
Mohsen Mostafavi’s deanship has been booked-ended by publications: The first was Ecological…
2018 Rouse Visiting Artist Hannah Beachler on her history-making Oscar nomination
Of the seven Oscar nominations that Marvel Studios’ blockbuster Black Panther received this year, two are…