Courses
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Elements of Urban Design and Planning
Richard Sommer, James Kostaras, Alexander D’Hooghe, Richard Marshall, Martin Zogran, Barbara Bestor
The \”Elements\” course is the foundation design studio administered by the Department of Urban Planning and Design and is required of all first year students…
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Cybernetic Urbanism in the Future London
Michael McNamara, Martha LaGess
CYBERNETIC URBANISM IN THE FUTURE LONDON Images and MapsCOURSE DESCRIPTION: The studio is intended for Urban Design, Planning, and Architecture students working at appropriate…
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Tokyo- Inner-City Revitalization
Among the prominent cities in the world, international status is no longer a matter of economic power per se, especially when it is purchased at…
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Urbanizations: the Blank Building, the U.S. Postal Service at South Station
Rodolfo Machado, Alan Mountjoy
TThis is the first studio in what is intended to be a series of urban design and architecture studios focusing on the production of urbanity…
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Alternative Futures for the West Lake, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Last fall, we taught a studio which focused on the area of the West Lake in Hangzhou, China. The protection and use of this world-famous…
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Contemporary Urban Dynamics
Today in the United States, urbanization processes are multiple and contradictory. This course will describe and analyze a broad spectrum of emerging urban phenomena, ranging…
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The Culture of Cities
During the 19th century, as dramatic urban transformations rendered many European and American cities nearly unrecognizable, a new urban discourse emerged. Urban critics struggled to…
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Introduction to Urban Planning and Design
Alex Krieger, François Vigier, Ann Forsyth
http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/courses/5101f00…
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Markets and Market Failures
This course introduces economics to students who have had little previous exposure to the subject. Basic tools are covered, including supply, demand, and market equilibrium;…
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Real Estate Finance and Development
This course is intended to give students the training they need to engage in real estate investment and development, both private and public. No prior…
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Planning and Environmental Law
This course examines how land use and environmental laws in the United States shape our cities and landscapes. Such laws raise important questions: What is…
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Policy-Making in Urban Settings
Jointly-offered with the Kennedy School of Government (HUT 100), this course reviews policy-making in American cities, focusing on differing economic, demographic, institutional and political settings.
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Transportation Planning and Development
Access and mobility are essential elements of an urban plan. Transportation strategies directly impact and interact with land-use planning, zoning, economic development, and urban design.
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Social Texts and Polemical Cities
This seminar examines the way representations of society and culture areembodied in social texts and their relation to the design of alternativeurban spaces and places;…
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Design, Law, Policy
Prerequisites: GSD 5201, GSD 5206, or equivalent background.Law has a powerful imprint on the design of the built environment. As much as technological innovation, market…
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Urban Projects and the Development Approval Process
Course Description and Objectives:Large-scale development projects in American cities typically require a series of approvals from municipal, state and occasionally federal boards and agencies. These…
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Political Economy of Urbanization
Over the last two decades or so, cities have been undergoing a drastic process of restructuring. An ever-growing number of terms – urban villages, edge…
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Affordable Housing and Community Development: The Role of Design
Description: The current process for the production of affordable housing in the US will be generally reviewed, with an emphasis on how urban design and…
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The Politics of Urban Development
Provides an overview on how large US cities and metropolitan areas makedecisions about both public investments (in facilities such as roads,transit systems, airports, stadiums, and…
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Fundamentals of GIS
Picking up where GSD 2108 M-1 leaves off, this second module course is for students who want to extend their understanding and mastery of the…
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Prep of Design Thesis Proposal for MAUD/MLAUD and MUP
The purpose of this seminar is to help students considering an independent thesis for their degree in Urban Planning and Design. The course will focus…
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Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree MAUD, MLAUD, or MUP
Following preparation in GSD 9204, each student pursues a topic of relevance to urban design, which may include design exploration, academic inquiry, or a combination…
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Independent Thesis for the Degree Master in Design Studies
A student who selects this independent thesis for the degree MDesS pursues independent research of relevance to the selected course of study within the MDesS…
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Thesis Extension in Satisfaction of Degree Doctor of Design
Richard Peiser, A. Hashim Sarkis, Michelle Addington, Alex Krieger, Stephen Ervin, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis, Jeffrey Huang
Under guidance of a faculty committee, the student conducts investigations and prepares a doctoral thesis.