Courses
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Andrew Holder, Kathleen Brandenburg, Diane Davis, Rahul Mehrotra, Andrew Witt, Ann Forsyth, Lisa Haber-Thomson, Edward Eigen, Martin Bechthold, Anita Berrizbeitia, Mark Lamster, Ewa Harabasz, Rosalea Monacella, Holly Samuelson, Luis Callejas, Allen Sayegh, Elizabeth Christoforetti, Jock Herron, John May, Lorena Bello Gómez, Malkit Shoshan, Ali Malkawi, James Stockard
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Study on Multi-Cultural Design Environments
An examination and comparison of design practices in a professional setting. This course is open only to students who will be undertaking an internship or…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Joan Busquets, Elizabeth Christoforetti, Peter Rowe, Andrew Witt, Alex Yuen, Thaïsa Way, Mohsen Mostafavi, Diane Davis, Daniel D’Oca, Karen Janosky, Allen Sayegh, Ewa Harabasz, Holly Samuelson, Jock Herron, Frank Apeseche
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Edward Eigen, Eve Blau, Rahul Mehrotra, Jacob Reidel, Thaïsa Way, Danielle Choi, Rosalea Monacella, Daniel D’Oca, Ewa Harabasz, John May, Enrique Silva, Erika Naginski, Peter Rowe, Ann Forsyth, Diane Davis, Yun Fu, Richard Peiser, Ian Miley, Andrew Witt, Ellie Jungmin Han, Joan Busquets, Allen Sayegh, Alex Yuen, Christopher Herbert, Jose Luis Garcia del Castillo Lopez, Nathan King, Rachel Meltzer, David Fixler, Karen Janosky, Abby Spinak
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Jon Lott, Jock Herron, John May, Andrew Witt, Diane Davis, Malkit Shoshan, Megan Panzano, Mohsen Mostafavi, Oana Stanescu, Peter Rowe, Bing Wang, Christine Smith, Elizabeth Christoforetti, Erika Naginski, Elle Gerdeman, Martin Bechthold, Christopher Herbert, Jennifer Molinsky, Rahul Mehrotra, Ann Forsyth, Ajay Manthripragada, Jose Luis Garcia del Castillo Lopez, Abby Spinak, Allen Sayegh, Ewa Harabasz, Alex Wall, Preston Scott Cohen, Chris Reed, Jacob Reidel, Edward Eigen, Rachel Meltzer, Yasmin Vobis, Lisa Haber-Thomson, Stephen Ervin, Joan Busquets, Gary R. Hilderbrand, Danielle Choi, Hannah Teicher
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Alfredo Thiermann, Montserrat Bonvehi Rosich, Iman Fayyad, Peter Rowe, Ann Forsyth, Matthew Kiefer, Diane Davis, Lisa Haber-Thomson, Erika Naginski, K. Michael Hays, Stephen Ervin, Preston Scott Cohen, Richard Peiser, Ewa Harabasz, Rahul Mehrotra, Charles Waldheim, Allen Sayegh, Bing Wang, Carole Voulgaris, Malkit Shoshan
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Peter Rowe, Antoine Picon, Ann Forsyth
9502 must be taken for either 2 or 4 units. Under faculty guidance, the student conducts an independent reading program and formulates a thesis proposal.
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
George Thomas, Oana Stanescu, Andrew Witt, Peter Rowe, Eve Blau, Joan Busquets, Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, Diane Davis, Martin Bechthold, Iman Fayyad, Malkit Shoshan, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Carole Voulgaris, Susan Snyder, Jon Lott, Allen Sayegh, Lisa Haber-Thomson, Alex Wall, Jose Luis Garcia del Castillo Lopez, Hyojin Kwon, Sharon Johnston
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
9502 must be taken for either 2 or 4 units. Under faculty guidance, the student conducts an independent reading program and formulates a thesis proposal.
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Ann Forsyth, Mohsen Mostafavi, Jose Luis Garcia del Castillo Lopez, Paul Nakazawa, Lisa Haber-Thomson, Lily Song, Rosalea Monacella, Iman Fayyad, Hyojin Kwon, Allen Sayegh, Ewa Harabasz, Sharon Johnston, Joan Busquets, Jock Herron, Andrew Witt, Martin Bechthold, Karen Janosky, Preston Scott Cohen, Jacob Reidel, Alex Wall, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Gareth Doherty, David Gamble
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Ann Forsyth, Peter Rowe, Ali Malkawi
9502 must be taken for either 2 or 4 units. Under faculty guidance, the student conducts an independent reading program and formulates a thesis proposal.
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Seth Denizen, Alistair McIntosh, George Thomas, Elizabeth Whittaker, Charles Waldheim, Iman Fayyad, Stephen Gray, Jonathan Grinham, Mark Lee, George L. Legendre, Ann Forsyth, Alex Wall, Sergio Lopez-Pineiro, Lily Song, Oana Stanescu, Gareth Doherty, Preston Scott Cohen, Nathan King, Alfredo Thiermann, Megan Panzano, Joan Busquets, Malkit Shoshan, Stephen Ervin, Toshiko Mori, Jorge Silvetti, John May, Montserrat Bonvehi Rosich, Andrew Witt, Abby Spinak, Daniel D’Oca, Susan Snyder
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
9502 must be taken for either 2 or 4 units. Under faculty guidance, the student conducts an independent reading program and formulates a thesis proposal.
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Stephen Ervin, George Thomas, Dingliang Yang, Ann Forsyth, Lisa Haber-Thomson, Emily Wettstein, Elizabeth Whittaker, Rahul Mehrotra, Mark Lee, Charles Waldheim, Jennifer Molinsky, Oana Stanescu, Carole Voulgaris, Sai Balakrishnan, K. Michael Hays, Andrew Holder, Sergio Lopez-Pineiro, Ivan Panushev, Joan Busquets, Jose Luis Garcia del Castillo Lopez, Ewa Harabasz, Sean Canty, Lily Song, Daniel D’Oca, Jock Herron, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Yusuke Obuchi, Alex Wall, Richard Peiser, Danielle Choi, Iman Fayyad, Jesse M. Keenan, Max Kuo, Belinda Tato, Michael Hooper, Jorge Silvetti, Allen Sayegh, Erika Naginski, Stephen Burks, Malkit Shoshan, John Peterson, Abby Spinak, Eric Howeler, Susan Snyder, John May
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Thesis for the Degree Master in Design Studies
Sai Balakrishnan, Montserrat Bonvehi Rosich, Allen Sayegh, George Thomas, Alex Wall, Dilip da Cunha, Edward Eigen, Ann Forsyth, Jose Luis Garcia del Castillo Lopez, Lisa Haber-Thomson, K. Michael Hays, Gary R. Hilderbrand, Michael Hooper, Alex Krieger, Ali Malkawi, John May, Rahul Mehrotra, Toshiko Mori, Erika Naginski, John Peterson, Robert Pietrusko, Peter Rowe, Holly Samuelson, Malkit Shoshan, Susan Snyder, Abby Spinak, Krzysztof Wodiczko
(Previously "Open Projects”) Prerequisites: Filing of signed "Declaration of Advisor" form with MDes office, and approval signature of the program director. A student who selects…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
9502 must be taken for either 2 or 4 units. Under faculty guidance, the student conducts an independent reading program and formulates a thesis proposal.
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Jesse M. Keenan, Rahul Mehrotra, Joan Busquets, Eve Blau, Michelle Chang, Ann Forsyth, Jeffrey Schnapp, Lily Song, Oana Stanescu, K. Michael Hays, Niall Kirkwood, Gary R. Hilderbrand, Jorge Silvetti, Abby Spinak, Preston Scott Cohen, Robin Winogrond, Jeffry Burchard, Elizabeth Christoforetti, Carole Voulgaris, Andrew Witt, Jose Luis Garcia del Castillo Lopez, Martin Bechthold, Tomás dePaor, John May, Malkit Shoshan, Paola Sturla, Megan Panzano, James Stockard, Toshiko Mori, Allen Sayegh, Richard Peiser, Emily Wettstein, Mark Lee, Jenny French, Lisa Haber-Thomson, Farshid Moussavi, Ewa Harabasz, Nathan King, Robert Pietrusko, Susan Snyder, Ali Malkawi, Jon Lott
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
9502 must be taken for either 2 or 4 units. Under faculty guidance, the student conducts an independent reading program and formulates a thesis proposal.
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Yusuke Obuchi, John May, Jerold S. Kayden, Joan Busquets, Niall Kirkwood, Steven Handel, Eric Howeler, Sawako Kaijima, Emily Wettstein, Stephen Gray, Danielle Choi, Teresa Gali Izard, John Peterson, Abby Spinak, Daniel D’Oca, Peter Rowe, Rosetta S. Elkin, Andres Sevtsuk, Rosalea Monacella, Jesse M. Keenan, Jennifer Molinsky, Ewa Harabasz, Tomás dePaor, Oana Stanescu, Mark Lee, K. Michael Hays, Rahul Mehrotra, Lily Song, Andrew Witt, Jennifer Bonner, Kayoko Ota, Antoine Picon, Jock Herron, Anita Berrizbeitia, Jon Lott, Remment Koolhaas, Martin Bechthold, Alice Friedman, Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, Panagiotis Michalatos, Diane Davis, Richard Peiser, Ann Forsyth
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Thesis for the Degree Master in Design Studies
(Previously "Open Projects”) Prerequisites: Filing of signed "Declaration of Advisor" form with MDes office, and approval signature of the program director. A student who selects…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Niall Kirkwood, Ali Malkawi, Ann Forsyth
9502 must be taken for either 2, or 4 units. Under faculty guidance, the student conducts an independent reading program and formulates a thesis proposal.
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Jock Herron, Karen Janosky, Joan Busquets, Diane Davis, Sai Balakrishnan, Martin Bechthold, Neil Brenner, Danielle Choi, Daniel D’Oca, Sonja Dümpelmann, Edward Eigen, Ann Forsyth, Jenny French, Ewa Harabasz, Sawako Kaijima, Allen Sayegh, Andres Sevtsuk, Jorge Silvetti, Andrew Witt, Preston Scott Cohen, Steven Handel, Oana Stanescu, Mack Scogin, Christopher Herbert, Lily Song, Gareth Doherty, Panagiotis Michalatos, Holly Samuelson, Jonathan Grinham, Francesca Benedetto, Niall Kirkwood, Sebastien Marot, Eric Howeler, Michael Hooper, K. Michael Hays, Robert Pietrusko, Malkit Shoshan, Grace La, John May, Andrew Holder, Tomás dePaor, Dilip da Cunha, Lea-Catherine Szacka, Marty Poirier, Stephen Gray, John Peterson
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Niall Kirkwood, Andres Sevtsuk, Holly Samuelson
9502 must be taken for either 2, or 4 units. Under faculty guidance, the student conducts an independent reading program and formulates a thesis proposal.
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MDES Open Project II
“Open Projects” is a two-semester course sequence for second year MDes students. As the graduating requirement for students enrolled in the 4-Semester Track of the…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Jennifer Bonner, Diane Davis, Jill Desimini, Edward Eigen, Ewa Harabasz, Peter Rowe, Bing Wang, Joan Busquets, Yusuke Obuchi, Hanif Kara, Remment Koolhaas, Jock Herron, Ray Torto, Martin Bechthold, Anita Berrizbeitia, Sonja Dümpelmann, Ann Forsyth, Andrew Holder, Jerold S. Kayden, Grace La, Ali Malkawi, Jorge Silvetti, Andrew Witt, Jon Lott, Mark Mulligan, Felipe Correa, Robert Pietrusko, Alistair McIntosh, Jesse M. Keenan, Chuck Hoberman, Richard Peiser, John May, Sai Balakrishnan, Niklas Maak, Francesca Benedetto, Holly Samuelson, Preston Scott Cohen, Allen Sayegh, Rahul Mehrotra, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Sebastien Marot, Rosetta S. Elkin, K. Michael Hays, Dilip da Cunha
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Neil Brenner, Edward Eigen, Diane Davis, K. Michael Hays, Antoine Picon
9502 must be taken for either 2, or 4 units. Under faculty guidance, the student conducts an independent reading program and formulates a thesis proposal.
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
George Thomas, Silvia Benedito, Sonja Dümpelmann, John Peterson, Jorge Silvetti, Grace La, Megan Panzano, Daniel D’Oca, Jeffry Burchard, Diane Davis, Edward Eigen, Rosetta S. Elkin, Panagiotis Michalatos, Bradley Cantrell, Niall Kirkwood, Natalia Escobar Castrillon, Andrew Holder, Ewa Harabasz, Kiel Moe, Anita Berrizbeitia, Joan Busquets, John May, Ann Forsyth, Fionn Byrne, Gareth Doherty, Michael Hooper, K. Michael Hays, Andrew Witt, Florian Idenburg, Steven Handel, Beth Altringer, Susan Snyder
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Master in Design Studies Final Project
George Thomas, Pierre Bélanger, Martin Bechthold, Bradley Cantrell, Salmaan Craig, Rosetta S. Elkin, K. Michael Hays, John May, Panagiotis Michalatos, Kiel Moe, Erika Naginski, Holly Samuelson, Allen Sayegh, Susan Snyder
The final design project is an 8 unit final project. As the final graduating requirement for all MDes students, the project involves a substantive independent…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Erika Naginski, K. Michael Hays
9502 must be taken for either 2, or 4 units. Under faculty guidance, the student conducts an independent reading program and formulates a thesis proposal.
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Frank Apeseche, Sai Balakrishnan, Anita Berrizbeitia, Sibel Bozdo??an, Jeffry Burchard, Joan Busquets, Fionn Byrne, Bradley Cantrell, Felipe Correa, Salmaan Craig, Diane Davis, Daniel D’Oca, Edward Eigen, Ann Forsyth, Stephen Gray, Ewa Harabasz, K. Michael Hays, Andrew Holder, Zaneta Hong, Niall Kirkwood, David Mah, Panagiotis Michalatos, Kiel Moe, Mark Mulligan, Carles Muro, Robert Pietrusko, Peter Rowe, Holly Samuelson, Allen Sayegh, Mack Scogin, Jorge Silvetti, Ray Torto, Charles Waldheim, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Christopher C.M. Lee, David Gamble, Bing Wang, Richard Peiser, Sonja Dümpelmann
Students may take a maximum of 8 units with different GSD instructors in this course series. 9201 must be taken for either 2, or 4…
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Master in Design Studies Final Project
Frank Apeseche, Martin Bechthold, Salmaan Craig, George Thomas, Bradley Cantrell, Diane Davis, Jill Desimini, Daniel D’Oca, Gareth Doherty, K. Michael Hays, John May, Panagiotis Michalatos, Kiel Moe, Erika Naginski, Richard Peiser, Antoine Picon, Holly Samuelson, Allen Sayegh, Susan Snyder
The final design project is an 8 unit final project. As the final graduating requirement for all MDes students, the project involves a substantive independent…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
9502 must be taken for either 2, or 4 units. Under faculty guidance, the student conducts an independent reading program and formulates a thesis proposal.
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Master of Design Studies Final Project
Niall Kirkwood, Ray Torto, Sonja Dümpelmann, Rosetta S. Elkin, Leire Asensio Villoria, Holly Samuelson, Stephen Gray, Andres Sevtsuk, Dilip da Cunha, Kiel Moe, Silvia Benedito, Andrew Witt, Peter Del Tredici, Peter Rowe, K. Michael Hays, Ann Forsyth, Allen Sayegh, Salmaan Craig, Susan Snyder, Pierre Bélanger, Martin Bechthold, Panagiotis Michalatos, George Thomas, Edward Eigen
The final design project is an 8 unit final project. As the final graduating requirement for all MDes students, the project involves a substantive independent…
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Thesis Extension in Satisfaction of Degree Doctor of Design
A. Hashim Sarkis, Peter Rowe, Anita Berrizbeitia, Martin Bechthold, Antoine Picon, Charles Waldheim, Judith Grant Long, Diane Davis
Under guidance of a faculty committee, the student conducts investigations and prepares a doctoral thesis.
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Cryptographic Masks: De/Tuned Mapping of Architecture, Art and Sound – CANCELED
Instructor: Clemens Finkelstein, MDS 2017 Anthony Morey, MDS 2017 Max Enrollment: 15 Date/Time: Jan 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15/10 a.m. –…
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Naive Design – Drawing the Impossible
Instructor: Clemens Finkelstein, MDS 2017 Anthony Morey, MDS 2017 Max Enrollment: 15 Date/Time: Jan 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14/1 – 3…
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DESIGN WITH DATA: Informed Urban Design/Planning decision-making through data-driven design process and analysis – CANCELED
Instructor: Ken Goulding, Principal at Sasaki Chanwoo Kim, Associate, Urban Designer at Sasaki Associates (MLA 1AP and MAUD 2013) Max Enrollment: 20…
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Ruin Your Project – CANCELED
Instructor: Eliyahu Keller, MDS 2016 Max Enrollment: 16 Date/Time: Jan 5-12/2 – 5 p.m. Location: TBD Description: What and when is…
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Designing data graphics: a return to the basics – CANCELED
Instructor: Oliver Curtis, MDS 2017 Max Enrollment: 12 Date/Time: Jan 5 and 8/9 – 11 a.m. Location: TBD Description: This course…
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Nation-building: Beirut, Damascus, Istanbul
Instructor: Ramzi Naja, ARCH II 2016 Max Enrollment: 12 Date/Time: Jan 12-15/1-4 p.m. Location: L08/Gropius Description: The term "Nation-building" is…
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Architectures of Repository – CANCELED
Instructor: Michael Clapp, ARCII 2017 Max Enrollment: 12 Date/Time: Jan 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15/10 a.m.- 1 p.m. Location: TBD…
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Positively Pom Poms 101
Instructor: Anne Creamer, GSD Staff Max Enrollment: 12 Date/Time: Jan 8/9:15-1pm Location: 4th floor lounge Description: Are you interested in creating…
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Creating a Simple Book
Instructor: Irina Gorstein Conservator, Harvard GSD Max Enrollment: 6 Date/Time: Jan 11-12/9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Location: Conservation Laboratory (Gund…
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Macaron Tea Party – CANCELED
Instructor: Shantel Blakely Public Programs Manager, Harvard GSD Max Enrollment: 15 Date/Time: Jan 13-15/2:30 – 5 p.m. Location: TBD Description:…
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A Project a Day: Architectural Tours
Instructor: Rex Tzen (Coordinator), ARC 2016 Max Enrollment: 15 Date/Time: Jan 4-15/11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Location: Cambridge and Boston area…
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Broadway of Manhattan Revealed 1609-Today: Walking on Broadway through cartographic analysis, geographic scale comparisons, and architectural projects
Instructor: Jonathan J. Cohn, Principal at Perkins Eastman (NY), AIA, LEED AP Jung Hyun Woo, MDS 2016 Max Enrollment: 15 Date/Time: Jan…
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Web-based Data Visualization and Interactive Mapping – CANCELED
Instructor: Lezhi Li, MDES 2016 Max Enrollment: 15 Date/Time: Jan 5-8/1 – 3:30 p.m. Location: TBD Description: This course will cover…
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Custom Metalwork Studio: Brazing and soldering small metal projects – FULL
Instructor: Erica Moody, Principal of Magma Metalworks, Inc. Max Enrollment: 4 Date/Time: Jan 7 and 8/10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Location: metal…
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Five Steps to Make a Great Mobile Application
Instructor: Yujie Hong, MDS 2016 Max Enrollment: 40 Date/Time: Jan 5, 7, 12, and 14/1 – 4 p.m. Location: 4th floor lounge Description: This course…
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Data-driven insights: urban water systems and green infrastructure – CANCELED
Instructor: Sang Cho, Research Assistant, Harvard GSD Yannis Orfanos, Research Associate, Harvard GSD Max Enrollment: 8 Date/Time: Jan 6, 7, 11, 12 and…